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Senate Report 119-47 - TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2026
[Senate Report 119-47]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 125
119th Congress } { Report
SENATE
1st Session } { 119-47
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TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2026
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July 24, 2025.--Ordered to be printed
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Mrs. Hyde-Smith, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the
following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 2465]
The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 2465)
making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation,
and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes,
reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that
the bill do pass.
Amounts of new budget (obligational) authority for fiscal year 2026
Total of bill as reported to the Senate.................$100,223,577,000
Amount of 2025 appropriations........................... 114,493,711,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to--
2025 appropriations................................. -14,270,134,000
C O N T E N T S
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Overview and Summary of the Bill................................. 4
Program, Project, and Activity................................... 4
Reprogramming Guidelines......................................... 4
Congressional Budget Justifications.............................. 6
Transparency Requirement......................................... 7
Federal Trust and Treaty Responsibilities........................ 7
Reporting Requirements........................................... 7
Audit Standards.................................................. 8
Federally Funded Research........................................ 8
Affordable Housing Program Alignment............................. 8
Foreign Malign Influence Mitigation.............................. 9
Title I: Department of Transportation:
Office of the Secretary...................................... 10
Federal Aviation Administration.............................. 29
Federal Highway Administration............................... 54
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.................. 62
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration............... 66
Federal Railroad Administration.............................. 72
Federal Transit Administration............................... 83
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation...... 92
Maritime Administration...................................... 92
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration....... 100
Office of Inspector General.................................. 104
General Provisions--Department of Transportation............. 105
Title II: Department of Housing and Urban Development:
Management and Administration................................ 106
Public and Indian Housing.................................... 115
Community Planning and Development........................... 127
Housing Programs............................................. 138
Federal Housing Administration............................... 142
Government National Mortgage Association..................... 144
Policy Development and Research.............................. 145
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity........................... 149
Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes.............. 150
Office of Inspector General.................................. 152
General Provisions--Department of Housing and Urban
Development................................................ 153
Title III: Independent Agencies:
Access Board................................................. 157
Federal Maritime Commission.................................. 157
National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Office of Inspector
General.................................................... 158
National Transportation Safety Board......................... 158
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation........................ 159
Surface Transportation Board................................. 160
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness............ 162
Title IV: General Provisions--This Act........................... 163
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI, of the Standing Rules of
the
Senate......................................................... 165
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI, of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 166
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 166
Budgetary Impact of Bill......................................... 170
Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items............ 171
Comparative Statement of Budget Authority........................ 172
OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL
The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and
Related Agencies appropriations bill provides funding for a
wide array of Federal programs, mostly in the Departments of
Transportation [DOT] and Housing and Urban Development [HUD].
Programs in the DOT support road, transit, rail, pipeline,
maritime, and aviation infrastructure development, as well as
safety, oversight, and enforcement across the various modes.
Resources for HUD support economic development, affordable
housing production, and housing assistance for those most in
need, including the elderly, individuals with disabilities, and
people experiencing homelessness. The bill also provides
funding for the Federal Housing Administration [FHA] and the
Government National Mortgage Association [Ginnie Mae] to
continue their traditional roles of providing access to
affordable homeownership in the United States.
The bill, as reported, provides the proper balance of
funding for transportation, housing, and community development
programs and activities. It is consistent with the
subcommittee's allocation for fiscal year 2026. All accounts in
the bill have been closely examined and funding is provided to
carry out the programs and activities of the DOT, HUD, and
related agencies. Details on each of the accounts and the
Committee's justifications for the funding levels are included
in this report.
PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY
During fiscal year 2026, for the purposes of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law
99-177), as amended, with respect to appropriations contained
in the accompanying bill, the terms ``program, project, and
activity'' [PPA] shall mean any item for which a dollar amount
is contained in appropriations acts (including joint
resolutions providing continuing appropriations), accompanying
reports or explanatory statements of the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations, or accompanying conference
reports and joint explanatory statements of the committee of
conference. This definition shall apply to all programs for
which new budget (obligational) authority is provided, as well
as to discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations
made through either bill, report, or joint explanatory
statement language.
REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES
The Committee includes provisions in section 405
establishing the authority by which funding available to the
agencies in this act, division J of Public Law 117-58, or
previous appropriations acts may be reprogrammed for other
purposes. These provisions specifically require the advanced
notification and approval of the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations of any proposal to reprogram funds that:
--creates a new program;
--eliminates a PPA;
--increases funds or personnel for any PPA for which funds
have been denied or restricted by the Congress;
--proposes to redirect funds that were directed in such
reports or explanatory statements for a specific
activity to a different purpose;
--augments an existing PPA in excess of $5,000,000 or 10
percent, whichever is less;
--reduces an existing PPA by $5,000,000 or 10 percent,
whichever is less; or
--creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division,
office, bureau, board, commission, agency,
administration, or department different from the
congressional budget justifications or most recent
organizational charts submitted to the Committees on
Appropriations or the report accompanying this act,
whichever is more detailed. This direction applies to
both the bill and accompanying reports or joint
explanatory statements.
The Committee retains the requirement that each agency
submit an operating plan to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations not later than 60 days after enactment of this
act to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming
and transfer authorities provided in this act. Specifically,
each agency should provide a table for each appropriation with
columns displaying the prior year enacted level; budget
request; adjustments made by Congress; adjustments for
rescissions, if appropriate; and the fiscal year enacted level.
The table shall delineate the appropriation and prior year
enacted level both by object class and by PPA, as detailed in
this act, accompanying reports or joint explanatory statements,
or in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations,
whichever is more detailed, and shall apply to all items for
which a dollar amount is specified and to all programs for
which new budget (obligational) authority is provided, as well
as to discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations.
In addition, the operating plan shall include an organizational
chart with the number of full-time personnel onboard as of the
end of the most recent pay period for each office as approved
by this act or a report or joint explanatory statement
accompanying this act that provides the same level for detail
provided in the congressional budget justification or most
recent organizational charts submitted to the Committees on
Appropriations, with an exception. The operating plan must also
identify items of special congressional interest.
The Committee expects the agencies and bureaus to submit
reprogramming requests in a timely manner and to provide a
thorough explanation of the proposed reallocations, including a
detailed justification of increases and reductions and the
specific impact the proposed changes will have on the budget
request for the following fiscal year. Except in emergency
situations, reprogramming requests should be submitted no later
than June 30.
The Committee expects each agency to manage its programs
and activities within the amounts appropriated by Congress. The
Committee reminds agencies that reprogramming requests should
be submitted only in the case of an unforeseeable emergency or
a situation that could not have been anticipated when
formulating the budget request for the current fiscal year.
Further, the Committee notes that when a Department or agency
submits a reprogramming or transfer request to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations and does not receive
identical responses from the House and Senate, it is the
responsibility of the Department to reconcile the House and
Senate differences before proceeding, and if reconciliation is
not possible, to consider the request to reprogram funds not
approved.
The Committee would also like to clarify that these
sections apply to the working capital fund [WCF] for the DOT,
and that no funds may be obligated from such funds to augment
programs, projects or activities for which appropriations have
been specifically rejected by the Congress, or to increase
funds or personnel for any PPA above the amounts appropriated
by this act or a report or joint explanatory statement
accompanying this act.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS
Budget justifications are the primary tool used by the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations to evaluate the
resource requirements and fiscal needs of agencies. Timely
receipt of such budget justifications is integral to the
Committee's ability to produce an effective and efficient
annual appropriations bill, as is the prompt and comprehensive
briefing of Committee staff on the details of the President's
budget request. The Committee is aware that the format and
presentation of budget materials is largely left to the agency
within presentation objectives set forth by the Office of
Management and Budget [OMB]. The Committee expects all of the
budget justifications to provide the data needed to make
appropriate and meaningful funding decisions. Section 424 of
this act outlines the information that agencies are required to
include in the congressional budget justification for fiscal
year 2027. Among other items, agencies shall use or provide a
comparison to the account and sub-account structure provided
under this act or a report or joint explanatory statement
accompanying this act; provide all available budgetary
resources from contract authority, mandatory budget authority,
advance appropriations, and discretionary authority, including
disaster and emergency-designated funding; provide detailed
information on all programs, including detailed discussion of
proposed new initiatives or changes to the agency's financial
plan; and provide detailed tables and organizational charts
that delineate funding for salaries and expenses and the number
of full-time equivalent [FTE] and full-time positions [FTP] as
well as justifications for all funding and staffing changes,
reorganizations, and restructurings at the same level of detail
provided to support the fiscal year 2025 budget justifications
and amounts provided for salaries and expenses by the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act [IIJA] and any other
supplemental or emergency-designated funding shall be presented
separately. This shall include all salaries and expenses
funding and FTE/FTP provided by administrative takedowns from
any and all budgetary resources. Advance appropriations from
division J of the IIJA includes takedowns for administrative
expenses, and amounts that are made available for programmatic
activities should not be used to exceed the administrative
limitation specified in division J of the IIJA. FTEs funded by
division J are expected to be managed as a separate and
distinct resource and shall not be included or represented as
an adjustment to base in the annual discretionary budget
request for salaries and expenses.
The Committee is aware that the analytical materials
required for review by the Committee are unique to each agency
in this act. Therefore, the Committee expects that each agency
will coordinate with the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations in advance on its planned presentation for its
budget justification materials in support of the fiscal year
2027 budget request.
TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENT
The Committee remains interested in increasing transparency
and accountability of Federal grant spending. The Departments
of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education are directed
by the Stevens Amendment, section 505 of title V, division H of
Public Law 115-141, to require grantees to include the total
cost of the project, the percentage of Federal funds in the
project or program, and identify all of the sources of funding
for the total project or program in all public documents
announcing the grant award. The Committee directs agencies to
collect data on what information Federal grant recipients
currently include in the public documents announcing the grant
award to determine whether recipients of funding in this act
could comply with the Stevens Amendment without unreasonable
burden. The Committee expresses appreciation for the Department
that has submitted the report and again reminds the remaining
Department to provide the report required in fiscal year 2020
on the feasibility of complying with the Stevens Amendment.
FEDERAL TRUST AND TREATY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Committee reminds agencies funded by this act of their
obligation to uphold the Federal trust and treaty
responsibilities to Tribes and Federal obligations to the
Native Hawaiian community. This includes upholding treaty and
reserved rights, and any other rights and obligations under
Federal law; supporting self-determination efforts by Native
communities; and conducting early and robust government-to-
government consultation with Tribes, and meaningful outreach
and engagement with Native Hawaiians.
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
The Committee directs the DOT and HUD to provide the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations with quarterly written
notifications on the status of pending reports required by this
and prior appropriations acts. The agencies are reminded that
these reports are important to the Committee's ability to carry
out its oversight responsibilities, and each agency is expected
to comply with specified deadlines.
AUDIT STANDARDS
The Committee is concerned about Federal agencies executing
contracts with certain independent financial auditing and audit
remediation firms that have been penalized for poor auditing
practices. The Committee believes that all firms contracting
with departments and agencies funded in this act, particularly
for financial auditing and accounting services, should have
qualified professionals and ethics, and integrity controls in
place to ensure they are in compliance with Federal accounting
and procurement standards. For all contract actions (including
awards, renewals, and amendments), Departments and agencies
funded in this act shall require any accounting firm providing
financial auditing or audit remediation services to provide a
statement setting forth the details of any disciplinary
proceedings occurring within 1 year of the projected
performance period related to noncompliance with rules or laws
applying to audit services.
FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH
The Committee urges the DOT and HUD to affirmatively
determine and make available on a publicly accessible website a
justification that federally funded research grants or
agreements promote the progress of science in the United States
or will advance a national security or economic interest.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM ALIGNMENT
The Committee remains steadfast in its commitment to
reducing duplicative inspections addressing the statutory,
regulatory, and procedural barriers that add time and cost to
affordable housing projects that are developed with multiple
Federal funding sources. The Committee commends HUD for issuing
several rules recently to improve alignment across Federal
affordable housing programs and reduce administrative burdens
on grantees. The actions taken by HUD to update the community
development block grant [CDBG] and HOME investment partnerships
[HOME] programs regulations, as well as to implement the
Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 [HOTMA]
will streamline and simplify coordination. However, the
Committee notes continued challenges within HUD to align and
streamline efforts across other Federal agencies. The Committee
directs HUD, in coordination with the Internal Revenue Service
[IRS] and other Federal agencies, to take steps, within
existing authorities, to streamline and better coordinate
Federal affordable housing development incentives and programs
with the goals of simplifying the work necessary for developers
to build the capital stack for affordable housing and
redevelopment projects and minimizing the need for duplicative
inspections. The Committee directs HUD, in coordination with
the IRS and other agencies, to report to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations no later than 180 days after
enactment of this act on policy recommendations to address
statutory barriers and to identify additional authorities
necessary to further this goal.
FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE MITIGATION
For more than a decade, adversaries of the United States--
primarily Russia, China, and Iran--have utilized foreign malign
influence [FMI] to conduct influence operations against the
Nation to create divisiveness and fracture communities. Per the
Department of Homeland Security [DHS], FMI refers to the
deliberate and covert actions, such as disinformation campaigns
and propaganda, used by foreign governments, organizations, or
individuals to manipulate, disrupt, or undermine that
political, social, or economic stability of another country.
FMI aims to create their own narrative to shape public opinion,
destabilize democratic processes, sow discord, and advance the
interests of the foreign actor. These influence operations
generally target politically charged issues, but the Committee
is concerned that our adversaries are exploiting U.S.
transportation incidents, infrastructure, and companies in an
effort to instill a fear of travel and to undermine the economy
with an adversarial narrative. To gain a better understanding,
scope, and impact of these nefarious efforts, the Committee
directs the DOT to coordinate efforts with the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence [ODNI] Foreign Malign
Influence Center and the National Center for Narrative
Intelligence [NCNI] to produce a public report on state backed
influence operations on U.S. transportation infrastructure and
transportation companies.
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Section 3 of the Department of Transportation Act of
October 15, 1966 (Public Law 89-670), provides for the
establishment of the Office of the Secretary of Transportation
[OST]. OST is comprised of the Secretary and the Deputy
Secretary immediate and support offices; the Office of the
General Counsel; the Office of the Under Secretary of
Transportation for Policy, including the offices of the
Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, the
Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, and the
Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and
Policy; five Assistant Secretarial offices for Budget and
Programs, Governmental Affairs, Research and Technology, and
Administration; and the Offices of Public Affairs and Public
Engagement, the Executive Secretariat, Intelligence, Security
and Emergency Response, the Chief Information Officer, and
Tribal Government Affairs. OST also includes the Department's
Office of Civil Rights and the Department's working capital
fund.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $191,295,000
Committee recommendation................................ 185,965,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation finances the costs of policy development
and central supervisory and coordinating functions necessary
for the overall planning and direction of the Department. It
covers the immediate secretarial offices as well as those of
the assistant secretaries and the general counsel.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $185,965,000 for the salaries and
expenses of OST, including $70,000 for reception and
representation expenses. The recommendation is $5,330,000 less
than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
The Committee recommendation authorizes the Secretary to
transfer up to 4 percent of the funds among the purposes funded
in the Office of the Secretary. The bill also continues
language that permits up to $2,500,000 of fees to be credited
to the Office of the Secretary for salaries and expenses. The
Committee recommendation supports the realignment of individual
office WCF expenses being streamlined into one shared services
account, as well as the realignment of information technology
development, modernization, and enhancement [IT DME] efforts.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation in comparison to the fiscal year 2025 enacted
level.
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Committee
2025 enacted recommendation
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Office of the Secretary............. $3,770,000 $3,764,000
Office of the Deputy Secretary...... 1,370,000 1,348,000
Office of the General Counsel....... 32,272,000 27,780,000
Office of the Under Secretary for 20,064,000 20,222,000
Policy.............................
Office of the Assistant Secretary 22,724,000 21,505,000
for Budget and Programs............
Office of the Assistant Secretary 7,138,000 3,807,000
for Government Affairs.............
Office of the Assistant Secretary 43,284,000 20,024,000
for Administration.................
Office of Public Affairs and Public 6,244,000 5,664,000
Liaison............................
Office of the Executive Secretariat. 2,515,000 2,332,000
Office of Intelligence, Security, 16,506,000 15,484,000
and Emergency Response.............
Office of the Chief Information 33,879,000 16,957,000
Officer............................
Office of Tribal Government Affairs. 1,529,000 1,494,000
WCF Shared Services................. ................ 41,644,000
IT DME.............................. ................ 3,940,000
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Total......................... 191,295,000 185,965,000
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World Cup, Olympic, and Paralympic Events.--The Committee
recognizes that the mobility needs of competitors, supporting
staff, and spectators place high demands on the transportation
and infrastructure systems in U.S. cities hosting the 2026 FIFA
World Cup and 2028 Olympic and Paralympic events. These include
providing safe and reliable event-specific mass transportation
operations across aviation, road, rail, and transit systems for
attendees, residents, and visitors to the United States. The
Committee directs the Department to expedite technical
assistance and to exercise flexibilities in providing Federal
resources, funding, approvals, and waivers in a timely manner
to the host cities, States, local governments, regional or
metropolitan agencies, transit agencies, airport and public
authorities, and associated entities to enable adequate
preparation for the events.
The DHS designating the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games
as a national special security event commits all Federal
agencies to provide full cooperation and support to ensure the
safety of all participants. Because significant resources will
need to be dedicated to the planning, design, and
implementation of transit infrastructure over the next 3 years,
the Secretary shall report to the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations on the full scope of the DOT's obligations,
including the nature of its coordination with other Federal
agencies and departments, as well as representatives of the
relevant State and local transportation entities involved in
the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The report shall also
include the host locations' projected resource needs for fiscal
year 2027 through fiscal year 2029, including specific account
details for each fiscal year.
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Secretary of Transportation provides leadership and has
the primary responsibility to provide overall planning,
direction, and control of the Department.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $3,764,000 for the Immediate
Office of the Secretary, which is $6,000 less than the fiscal
year 2025 enacted level. The Committee directs the Department
to abide by both the will and intent of Congress in all funding
and policy decisions, and to consult with the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations prior to issuing all notices of
funding opportunities [NOFOs].
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Deputy Secretary has the primary responsibility of
assisting the Secretary in the overall planning and direction
of the Department.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,348,000 for the Immediate
Office of the Deputy Secretary, which is $22,000 less than the
fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of the General Counsel provides legal services
to the Office of the Secretary, including the conduct of
aviation regulatory proceedings, and coordinates and reviews
the legal work in the chief counsels' offices of the operating
administrations. The General Counsel is the chief legal officer
of the Department and the final authority on all legal
questions.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $27,780,000 for the Office of the
General Counsel, which is $4,492,000 less than the fiscal year
2025 enacted level. Of the amount provided, not less than
$8,000,000 is to continue the Department's efforts to address
aviation consumer complaints and related consumer aviation
activities as well as implement aviation consumer protection
laws through the Office of Aviation Consumer Protection within
the Office of the General Counsel.
Aviation Consumer Complaints.--The number of air travel
service complaints surged to an unprecedented level of 102,561
in 2020 versus 15,332 in 2019, an increase of 569 percent.
Since that time, complaints have de-escalated, but remain
unacceptably high at a rate of 86,240 in 2022, 96,853 in 2023,
and 97,906 in 2024. Therefore, the Committee directs the
Department to report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations an annual summary of air travel consumer
complaints from the preceding year accounting for flight
delays; mishandled baggage, wheelchairs, and scooters; over
sales; airlines reports of the loss, injury, or death of
animals during transportation; customer reports to the
Transportation Security Administration; and other consumer
complaints. Further, the bill requires the Secretary to report
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the
implementation of all sections under title V of the FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2024 not later than 90 days after
enactment of this act.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLICY
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Under Secretary for Policy is the chief policy officer
of the Department and is responsible for the analysis,
development, and review of policies and plans for domestic and
international transportation matters. The office administers
the economic regulatory functions regarding the airline
industry and is responsible for international aviation
programs, the essential air service program, airline fitness
licensing, acquisitions, international route awards,
computerized reservation systems, and special investigations.
Within this office, the IIJA also created an Office of
Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy [MFIP] to oversee
certain multimodal freight grant programs, carry out the
National multimodal freight policy, and facilitate the movement
of freight across and within different modes of transportation.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $20,222,000 for the Office of the
Under Secretary for Policy, which is $158,000 more than the
fiscal year 2025 enacted level. Of the amount provided,
$1,970,000 is for the MFIP and $2,000,000 is for the freight
logistics optimization works [FLOW] program.
Competitive Grants.--The Committee strongly believes in the
importance of Federal competitive grant programs that provide
funding above Federal formula programs and allow both State and
local transportation agencies to build and maintain
infrastructure that would otherwise not receive Federal
funding. While reaching a grant agreement between the
Department and a grant recipient can be a time-consuming and
burdensome process, the grant agreement is critical to ensuring
grantees meet all Federal requirements and make prudent use of
taxpayer funding. The Committee appreciates the Department's
progress in approving over 1,900 competitive grant awards for
obligation since January 2025, but remains concerned that the
on-going review of previously awarded competitive grants is
slowing down transportation projects in every State and leading
to unnecessary delays and cost increases. The Committee directs
the DOT to expeditiously complete its reviews to minimize
impacts on grantees. Further, the Committee directs the
Department to continue helping at-risk grantees and in
particular grantees whose funds have an obligation deadline of
September 30, 2026. The Committee directs the Department to
prioritize staffing increases in the relevant division,
regional, or field offices that can help improve the timeliness
of reaching grant agreements, especially given the significant
losses in staffing the Department has recently experienced. In
order to bring greater transparency to this process, the
Committee directs the Department to provide the status of all
awarded but not obligated competitive grant and community
project funding/congressionally directed spending projects. The
Department shall provide a list of all such awards by program,
fiscal year, and grantee, and include the name of the project,
the state of the project location, the original amount of the
award when announced, and the amount obligated to date. The
Department shall provide the data to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations not later than 120 days after the
enactment of this act and biannually after the first submission
of such data.
FLOW Program.--The Committee continues to support the
Department's efforts to improve supply chain resiliency through
the FLOW program, and industry-supported data-sharing network,
and is pleased with the progress the FLOW program has made in
improving the transparency of the supply chain. The Committee
encourages the DOT to consider integrating commercially
available artificial intelligence and machine learning tools
into the FLOW program. Further, the Committee directs the
Department to coordinate with the DHS Supply Chain Resiliency
Center [SCRC] to improve forecasting and scenario planning for
various supply chain disruptions, including staffing at U.S.
ports.
Cargo Theft Prevention.--The Committee recognizes the
substantial increase in cargo theft that has affected the
transportation supply chain over the last few years. The
Committee directs the Department to coordinate with the Federal
Bureau of Investigations [FBI], the Department of Justice, the
DHS SCRC, and relevant stakeholders, including professional
policing organizations, to provide a report on cargo theft
trends in the transportation supply chain, along with a
strategy to combat cargo theft, to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations not later than 120 days after
enactment of this act.
Department Policies.--The Department's current statement of
international air transportation policy was last updated in
1995 and is now almost 30 years old. The Committee once again
directs the Department to brief the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations on the status of this policy document not
later than 120 days after enactment of this act.
Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything Safety Technology.--The
Committee commends the Department's commitment to reducing
deaths and serious injuries on our Nation's roadways. The
Department's October 2023 draft report Saving Lives with
Connectivity: A Plan to Accelerate V2X Deployment calls
cellular vehicle-to-everything [C-V2X] technologies a
``powerful tool for achieving its ambitious, long-term goal''
of eliminating roadway fatalities. C-V2X enables vehicles to
communicate with each other, with other road users such as
pedestrians and cyclists, and with roadside infrastructure.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Department to find ways to
incentivize and accelerate the deployment of cellular C-V2X
technologies through coordinated actions across modal agencies,
including incorporation into the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration's [NHTSA's] new car assessment program
[NCAP] and through program guidance, NOFOs for discretionary
grant programs, and national roadway safety strategy
implementation. Further, the Committee directs the Department
to update and publish its draft report Saving Lives with
Connectivity: A Plan to Accelerate V2X Deployment.
Communications Services for Limited English Proficient
Communities.--The Committee directs the Department to continue
improving multi-lingual communications, which should include
mediums such as television and radio, to reach limited English
proficient [LEP] communities. However, to improve
implementation, the Committee encourages the DOT to review its
communication practices and create uniform applications across
all modes, as appropriate, in order to strengthen communication
including through digital, television, and radio advertising.
The Committee further directs agencies at the DOT that engage
in educational outreach campaigns to report to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations on their annual advertising
budgets not later than 90 days after enactment of this act.
Digital Twin Technologies.--The Committee understands the
potential that digital infrastructure technologies, including
software and related services, have in modernizing our Nation's
existing and future infrastructure. These technologies have the
potential to reduce project costs, accelerate project delivery,
and build more innovative, resilient, and efficient
infrastructure, including bridges and other surface
transportation assets. As such, the Committee directs the
Department to include digital infrastructure technologies in
NOFOs in an effort to leverage Federal resources to the maximum
extent possible and to bring the U.S. into the next generation
of bridge design, construction, operations, and maintenance.
The Committee also directs the Department to ensure non-Federal
stakeholders are informed of the eligibility of technology in
the delivery of federally funded projects.
Transportation Workforce Outreach Program.--The Committee
strongly supports initiatives to encourage awareness of career
opportunities in the transportation sector. The Committee
directs the Department to implement the transportation
workforce outreach program as authorized in section 25020 of
the IIJA. Further, the Committee directs the Department to
utilize program funds to support the development, production,
and use of broadcast, digital, and print media advertising and
outreach efforts as part of a public awareness campaign.
Foreign Control of Helicopter Operators.--The Committee
expects the Department to address allegations of U.S. carriers
under actual foreign control that are operating between two
U.S. points for compensation without satisfying 49 U.S.C.
40102(a)(15) and to take enforcement or other action as
appropriate on such carriers found to be operating in violation
of existing law.
Battery Powered Mobility Devices.--The Committee notes the
rapid rise of battery powered mobility devices in the United
States, and the limitations of current battery options due to
long charge times and limited life cycles. As such, the
Department is encouraged to support the development of hybrid
supercapacitor-lithium-ion battery modules to improve the
performance and accessibility of battery powered mobility
devices.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET AND PROGRAMS
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs serves as
the Chief Financial Officer for the Department and provides
leadership on all financial management matters. The primary
responsibilities of this office include ensuring the
development and justification of the Department's annual budget
submissions for consideration by the OMB and the Congress. The
office is also responsible for the proper execution and
accountability of these resources. In addition, the Office of
the Chief Financial Officer for the Office of the Secretary is
located within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget
and Programs.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $21,505,000 for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs, which is
$1,219,000 less than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs advises
the Secretary on all congressional and intergovernmental
activities and on all departmental legislative initiatives and
other relationships with Members of Congress. The Assistant
Secretary promotes effective communication with other Federal
agencies and regional Department officials, and with State and
local governments and national organizations for development of
departmental programs and ensures that consumer preferences,
awareness, and needs are brought into the decision-making
process.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $3,807,000 for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, which is
$3,331,000 less than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Assistant Secretary for Administration is responsible
for establishing policies and procedures; setting guidelines;
working with the operating administrations to improve the
effectiveness and efficiency of the Department in human
resource management, security and administrative management;
real and personal property management; and acquisition and
grants management.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $20,024,000 for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Administration, which is $23,260,000
less than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
Staffing.--DOT staff in each modal administration plays a
critical role in maintaining a safe transportation system and
carrying out the Department's mission. With the significant
reduction in staffing levels in fiscal year 2025 as a result of
employees electing to take the deferred resignation program
[DRP], the Committee is concerned about the potential impact
this will have on the Department's ability to fulfill statutory
responsibilities and Congressional direction. The Secretary
should ensure that each office within the Department is at a
staffing level supported by the funding levels provided by the
Committee, and ensure that each office at the Department can
carry out all statutorily authorized activities including, but
not limited to: improving safety; conducting inspections;
providing technical assistance; and reviewing and approving
plans for obligating and expending Federal formula and grant
funding. The Committee directs the OST to provide a report to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the number
and job series of positions lost through the DRP within each
office included in the Office of the Secretary in the
congressional budget justification. The report shall include an
analysis of the impact of these staffing reductions on the
OST's ability to support the functions of the Department and
modal administrations as well as all other statutory
responsibilities.
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Director of Public Affairs is the principal advisor to
the Secretary and other senior departmental officials on public
affairs questions. The office is responsible for managing the
Secretary's presence in the media, writing speeches and press
releases, and preparing the Secretary for public appearances.
The office arranges media events and news conferences, and
responds to media inquiries on the Department's programs and
other transportation-related issues. It also provides
information to the Secretary on the opinions and reactions of
the public and news media on these programs and issues.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $5,664,000 for the Office of
Public Affairs, which is $580,000 less than the fiscal year
2025 enacted level.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Executive Secretariat assists the Secretary and the
Deputy Secretary in carrying out their management functions and
responsibilities by controlling and coordinating internal and
external written materials.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $2,332,000 for the Executive
Secretariat, which is $183,000 less than the fiscal year 2025
enacted level.
OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE, SECURITY, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency
Response ensures the development, coordination, and execution
of plans and procedures for the Department to balance
transportation security requirements with the safety, mobility,
and economic needs of the Nation. The office keeps the
Secretary and senior leadership apprised of current
developments and long-range trends in international issues,
including terrorism, aviation, trade, transportation markets,
and trade agreements. The office also advises the Department's
leaders on policy issues related to intelligence, threat
information sharing, national security strategies, and national
preparedness and response planning.
To ensure the Department is able to respond to disasters,
the office prepares for and coordinates the Department's
participation in national and regional exercises and training
for emergency personnel; administers the Department's
continuity of government and continuity of operations programs
and initiatives; provides direct emergency response and
recovery support through the National response framework; and
operates the Department's crisis management center that
monitors the Nation's transportation system 24 hours a day, 7
days a week, and is the Department's focal point during
emergencies.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $15,484,000 for the Office of
Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response, which is
$1,022,000 less than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of the Chief Information Officer serves as the
principal advisor to the Secretary on matters involving IT,
cybersecurity, privacy, and records management.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $16,957,000 for the Office of the
Chief Information Officer, which is $16,922,000 less than the
fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
OFFICE OF TRIBAL AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Tribal and Governmental Affairs was
authorized in the IIJA to advise the Secretary and senior
leadership in the Department on all Tribal matters. The office
works to fulfill the Secretary's legislative priorities that
will strengthen Tribal economies, improve infrastructure, and
serve as the liaison between the Department and Tribal
governments in support of Tribal self-governance activities.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,494,000 for the Office of
Tribal and Governmental Affairs, which is $35,000 less than the
fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $49,040,000
Committee recommendation................................ 32,705,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and
Technology assumed responsibilities previously held by the
Research and Innovative Technology Administration. The
responsibilities include coordinating, facilitating, and
reviewing the Department's research and development programs
and activities; and overseeing and providing direction to the
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the Intelligent
Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, the university
transportation centers program, the Volpe National
Transportation Systems Center, and the Transportation Safety
Institute.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $32,705,000 for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, which is
$16,335,000 less than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The
Committee directs the Department to continue to improve the
representation of administrative costs for the office and
directs the Department to include details relating to staffing
levels across activities in future budget justifications. The
following table provides funding levels for activities within
this account, and includes programmatic and staffing related to
such activities.
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Highly automated systems safety center of excellence.. $4,000,000
PNT technologies and GPS backup....................... 3,000,000
Advanced research projects agency-infrastructure [ARPA- 9,000,000
I] initiative........................................
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Positioning, Navigation, and Timing [PNT] Technologies and
Global Positioning System [GPS] Backup.--The Committee
recommendation provides $3,000,000 to support this initiative
established by Congress in 2022 that allows for the wide
adoption of multiple technologies that provide the necessary
GPS backup and complementary PNT technologies as identified in
2021 in the Complementary PNT and GPS Backup Technologies
Demonstration Report (DOT-VNTSC-20-07). The Department is
directed to use the funds provided in this and prior year
appropriations acts to enable the deployment of commercial
solutions that provide permanent complementary PNT services.
The Committee also encourages the Department to use enhanced
contracting authority, such as: cooperative agreements,
cooperative research, and development agreements, or small
business innovation research [SBIR] to deploy such services
rapidly.
ARPA-I.--The recommendation includes $9,000,000 to support
ARPA-I as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 119, and the open research
initiative as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5506. The funding will
advance and deploy technology products that have the potential
to transform transportation systems and the way they are used.
The Committee is aware of the significant number of bridges
across the country in need of repair or replacement and the
high costs associated with traditional bridge construction and
maintenance techniques and materials. Therefore, of the amount
provided for ARPA-I, $6,000,000 is to support ARPA-I's work to
advance and deploy composite material technology for short- and
medium-span bridge construction in order to reduce costs and
improve bridge lifespans.
Ferry Decarbonization Data.--The Committee directs the
Department to collect additional data in conjunction with the
national census of ferry operators [NCFO] to better understand
the condition of the existing domestic ferry fleet, including
the baseline emissions, engine model year, segment layover
duration, and existing electric utility infrastructure at
terminal. Additionally, the Department shall obtain information
on whether the respondent has specified published emissions
reductions goals, what those specific emissions reductions
goals are, and whether each organization maintains a long-range
fleet capitalization plan. Responses to the NCFO shall be
mandatory.
Infrastructure Durability.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of ensuring long-lasting transportation improvements
that are capable of withstanding extreme events, natural
disasters, and other potential impacts to ensure durability,
efficiency, and cost effectiveness. The DOT has published
research showing the advances in the science of concrete
materials and specifically the enhanced durability benefits and
exceptional performance of ultra-high-performance concrete
[UHPC]. The Committee directs the Department to report to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the use of
UHPC in Federal infrastructure projects and how the use of such
materials are expected to improve the overall lifespan of
federally funded infrastructure projects.
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $345,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 250,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This program provides grants and credit assistance to State
and local governments, Tribes, transit agencies, ports, or a
collaboration of such entities for capital investments in
surface transportation infrastructure that will have a
significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a
region. Eligible projects include highways and bridges, public
transportation, freight and passenger rail, and port
infrastructure. The Department awards grants on a competitive
basis; however, the Department must ensure an equitable
geographic distribution of funds and an appropriate balance in
addressing the needs of urban and rural communities, including
Tribal areas.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $250,000,000 for grants and credit
assistance as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 6702, which is
$95,000,000 less than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
The national infrastructure investments program, known
again as the BUILD program, has become integral to improving
safety and mobility in communities throughout the country for
more than a decade. The outcome-oriented selection criteria
that includes state of good repair, economic competitiveness,
quality of life, environmental sustainability, safety,
innovation, and partnership, nurtures stronger applications and
results in successful multimodal projects. Given the importance
of infrastructure reuse projects for transportation, economic
development, emissions reduction, and recreation, the Committee
encourages the Department to consider supporting infrastructure
reuse projects.
Geographic Distribution.--The Committee continues to
believe that our Federal infrastructure programs must benefit
communities across the country. The Committee continues to
require the Secretary to award grants and credit assistance in
a manner that ensures an equitable geographic distribution of
funds and an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of
urban and rural communities, including Tribal areas.
Mega Grants.--The Committee recognizes that inland ports
are an important element in the international supply chain,
increasing intermodal capacity and efficiencies in the movement
of global commerce from ships to major transportation networks
for distribution. Benefits include reduced congestion at marine
terminals and on the Nation's highways, lower costs of moving
cargo, environmental and safety benefits, economic development
in underserved or rural areas, as well as consolidation of
import/export centers. Within the advance appropriations for
this program, the Committee encourages the Secretary to
consider mega grant applications that include the development
of coastal and inland ports that provide supply chain
improvements and reduce supply chain disruption and to continue
to support major infrastructure projects that are too complex
or costly for traditional funding sources while likely
generating significant national or regional benefits.
Further, the Committee notes that the mega grant program
was designed to be a multi-modal transportation program,
including to support transit projects. Specifically, 49 U.S.C.
6701(d)(1)(E) makes transit projects eligible that are ``part
of'' eligible highway or bridge, freight intermodal or rail,
highway-rail grade crossing, or intercity passenger rail
projects. Within the advance appropriations for this program,
the Committee encourages the Secretary to consider mega grant
applications for transit projects that are ``part of''
otherwise eligible projects under the program.
NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE FINANCE BUREAU
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $9,558,000
Committee Recommendation................................ 9,850,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance
Bureau [Bureau] administers the Department's infrastructure
finance programs authorized by chapter 6 of title 23, the
railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program
[RRIF] as authorized by chapter 224 of title 49, United States
Code, and technical assistance as authorized by section 21205
of Public Law 117-58.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $9,850,000 for the Bureau, which
is $292,000 more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
Transit Oriented Development.--Maximizing a community's
access to DOT financing for transit oriented development has
the potential to make affordable and mixed-income housing
projects co-locate near rail and transit infrastructure
possible due to the program's favorable lending rates compared
to the private market. The Committee supports the efforts of
the Departments in this act to leverage HUD expertise in
housing development financing to streamline the application
process for loans under the DOT's Transportation Infrastructure
Finance and Innovation Act [TIFIA] credit program and the RRIF
program. To that end, the DOT and HUD shall establish a task
force to examine ways to leverage existing underwriting
procedures and proformas that are familiar to housing
developers for use in the TIFIA and RRIF application process,
to explore opportunities to layer Federal financing to meet the
investment grade rating requirement of TIFIA, to address timing
challenges for projects with multiple financing sources, and to
minimize the need for duplicative credit reviews. The Committee
directs the task force to report to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations on its priority objectives,
assessment of administrative and statutory barriers, and
planned action items and milestones not later than 120 days
after enactment of this act.
RURAL AND TRIBAL INFRASTRUCTURE ADVANCEMENT
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $25,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 10,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The rural and Tribal infrastructure advancement program
authorized by section 21205 of Public Law 117-58 allows the
Build America Bureau to provide financial, technical, and legal
assistance to evaluate and support potential transportation
projects reasonably expected to be eligible for Federal funding
or financing.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $10,000,000 for the rural and
Tribal infrastructure advancement program, which is $15,000,000
below the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The RRIF program, authorized by chapter 224 of title 49,
United States Code, provides direct loans and loan guarantees
to State and local governments, Government-sponsored entities,
and railroads. Credit assistance under the program may be used
for rehabilitating or developing rail equipment and facilities.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The bill authorizes the Secretary to issue direct loans and
loan guarantees pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 224.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $5,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The financial management capital program is a multi-year
business transformation initiative to streamline and
standardize the financial systems and business processes across
the Department. The initiative includes upgrading and enhancing
the commercial software used for DOT's financial systems,
improving the cost and performance data provided to managers,
and instituting new accounting standards and mandates.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for the Secretary's
financial management capital initiative, which is equal to the
fiscal year 2025 enacted level, in order to increase data
quality, ensure compliance with financial standards and
reporting, continue DATA Act compliance, and provide oversight
of DOT's risk and controls.
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $49,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 60,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The cyber security initiative is an effort to close
performance gaps in the Department's cyber security. The
initiative includes support for essential program enhancements,
infrastructure improvements, and contractual resources to
enhance the security of the Department's computer network and
reduce the risk of security breaches.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $60,000,000 to support the
Secretary's cyber security initiative, which is $11,000,000
more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $18,228,000
Committee recommendation................................ 12,228,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Civil Rights is responsible for advising the
Secretary on civil rights and equal employment opportunity
matters, formulating civil rights policies and procedures for
the operating administrations, investigating claims that small
businesses were denied certification or improperly certified as
disadvantaged business enterprises, overseeing the Department's
conduct of its civil rights responsibilities, and making final
determinations on civil rights complaints. In addition, the
office is responsible for enforcing laws and regulations which
prohibit discrimination in federally operated and federally
assisted transportation programs.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $12,228,000 for the Office of
Civil Rights, which is $6,000,000 less than the fiscal year
2025 enacted level.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $20,926,000
Committee recommendation................................ 34,259,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of the Secretary performs those research
activities and studies which can more effectively or
appropriately be conducted at the departmental level. This
research effort supports the planning, research, and
development activities needed to assist the Secretary in the
formulation of national transportation policies. The program is
carried out primarily through contracts with other Federal
agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit research
organizations, and private firms.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $34,259,000 for transportation
planning, research, and development, which is $13,333,000 more
than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. Within this funding
level, the Committee recommendation includes $9,647,000 to
accommodate congressionally directed spending [CDS] for
eligible projects. The Committee directs the Office of the
Secretary to provide funding for those projects listed in the
table at the end of this report in the corresponding amounts.
Flight 5342.--In light of the traffic accident of American
Eagle Flight 5342 with an U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter, the
Committee remains fully committed to ensuring no such accident
occurs again. As such, the Committee recommendation includes
$2,000,000 for the DOT to commission the National Academies of
Science within 30 days of enactment of this act to conduct an
independent review of airspace design, civil-military
coordination, and operational safety in the National Capital
Region, with particular focus on airspace activities at Ronald
Reagan Washington National Airport [DCA]. The review shall be
conducted by an independent panel of experts in aviation
safety, airspace operations, and civil-military coordination.
Panel members shall be selected by the National Academies of
Science, in consultation with the National Transportation
Safety Board [NTSB], the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations, and other relevant authorizing committees.
Panel members shall include representatives from academia,
former regulators currently unaffiliated with the Federal
Aviation Administration [FAA] or the Department of Defense
[DoD], relevant industry partners, stakeholders, unions, and
nationally recognized safety institutions. The panel shall be
formed within 90 days of enactment of this act. The review
shall assess: (1) historical and ongoing risks associated with
DCA airspace design and usage, including historical incidents
relevant to current protocols; (2) the adequacy of coordination
protocols between the FAA, DoD, and other entities involved in
or affected by airspace coordination; (3) patterns of near-miss
incidents involving military aircraft; and (4) structural,
cultural, or procedural barriers to risk identification and
accountability. The DOT and the FAA shall: (1) not chair,
direct, or control the panel's work; (2) allocate sufficient
resources to ensure timely completion of the review; and (3)
provide full cooperation, including access to non-classified
data, documentation, and personnel. The DOT and FAA shall fully
cooperate with the National Academies of Science and respond to
all requests for data, including by coordinating with the DoD
to provide their data. The National Academies of Science shall
issue a summary of findings and recommendations as determined
by the panel not later than 180 days after enactment of this
act. The findings and recommendations shall convey key
conclusions without redacting non-sensitive procedural
information, and shall be submitted to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations and published online not later
than 180 days after enactment of this act. The full report of
the panel shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations not later than 210 days after enactment of
this act. The DOT and the FAA shall respond publicly in writing
to the recommendations of the panel within 90 days of
publication of the final report.
Human Trafficking.--Globally, millions of people are
subject to human trafficking and forced labor. The vast
majority of international human trafficking journeys cross
through official border control points such as airports and
land borders. Educating and empowering travelers and
transportation employees of the indicators of this abuse of
human rights is a valuable prevention mechanism that can
enhance community-coordinated responses and support informed
interventions. The Committee supports the DOT's ``Combating
Human Trafficking in the Transportation Sector Awareness
Training'' and directs the Department to encourage relevant
stakeholders, including airports, transit hubs, and recipients
of financial assistance from the Department, to implement
comprehensive policies to combat human trafficking and support
survivors based on guidance and recommendations from DOT's
Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking.
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Limitation, 2025........................................ $522,165,000
Committee recommendation................................ 650,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The WCF provides technical and administrative services to
the Department's operating administrations and other Federal
entities. The services are centrally performed in the interest
of economy and efficiency, are funded through negotiated
agreements with the Department's operating administrations and
other Federal customers, and are billed on a fee-for-service
basis to the maximum extent possible.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a limitation of $650,000,000 on
activities financed through the WCF, which is $127,835,000 more
than the limit enacted for fiscal year 2025. As in past years,
the bill specifies that the limitation on the WCF shall apply
only to the Department and not to services provided for other
entities. The Committee directs services to be provided on a
competitive basis to the maximum extent possible.
Consolidation Efforts.--The Committee appreciates the
Department's efforts to identify opportunities to derive
efficiencies in operations across the Department and its modal
administrations. While the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations have previously prohibited the Department from
expanding activities within the WCF to include non-commodity
IT, the Committee recognizes the potential for economies of
scale and efficiencies that could be gained by the Department
by expanding the WCF's existing work on commodity IT to non-
commodity IT activities. However, the Committee remains
concerned with the lack of a clearly defined plan for the
consolidation of non-commodity IT activities. The bill
specifies how the Department may proceed with the consolidation
of non-commodity IT activities and requires the Secretary to
provide a plan to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations describing the non-commodity IT consolidation
not less than 30 days prior to using the authorities provided
within the bill. Such plan shall include details on the IT
programs and systems being consolidated, the modal
administrations participating in such consolidation, impacts on
staffing within the OST and any participating modal
administration, the expected costs and benefits to the OST and
any participating modal administrations from such
consolidation, and the expected timeline for such
consolidation.
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND OUTREACH
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $5,330,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,330,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation provides contractual support to assist
small, women-owned, Native American, and other disadvantaged
business firms in securing contracts and subcontracts for
transportation-related projects that involve Federal spending.
Separate funding is provided for these activities since this
program provides grants and contract assistance that serve
Department-wide goals and not just OST purposes.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $5,330,000 for the Office of Small
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Outreach, which is
equal to the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The Committee
directs the office to provide a briefing to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations on certification
requirements for the disadvantaged business enterprise
determinations regarding Tribal entities.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program.--The Committee
recognizes the critical role that the Department's
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise [DBE] program has played in
the success of women- and minority-owned businesses since its
inception in 1983. The Committee directs the Department to
carefully consider the impact of any proposed changes to the
program on the success of women- and minority-owned firms and
on economic development in the transportation sector.
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $450,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 513,637,231
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation provides funding for the essential air
service [EAS] program, which was created to continue air
service to communities that had received federally mandated air
service prior to deregulation of commercial aviation in 1978.
The program currently provides subsidies to air carriers
serving small communities that meet certain criteria.
The FAA collects user fees that cover the air traffic
control services the agency provides to aircraft that neither
take off from, nor land in, the United States. These fees are
commonly referred to as ``overflight fees'' and the receipts
from the fees are used to help finance the EAS program.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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Appropriations Mandatory Total
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Appropriations, 2025...................................... $450,000,000 $166,091,000 $616,091,000
Committee recommendation.................................. 513,637,231 173,891,000 687,528,231
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The Committee recommends an appropriation of $513,637,231
for the EAS program. This appropriation is in addition to an
estimated $173,891,000 from overflight fees collected by the
FAA, allowing the Department to support a total program level
for EAS of $687,528,231. The Committee's recommendation for the
appropriation is $63,637,231 more than the fiscal year 2025
enacted level.
Status of Funds.--The Department is directed to provide the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations quarterly updates
on overflight fee collections and program costs to ensure the
continued success of the EAS program.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 101 prohibits funds available to the DOT from being
obligated for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to
approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to
funds appropriated to the operating administrations, except for
activities underway on the date of enactment of this act,
unless such assessments have completed the normal reprogramming
process for congressional notification.
Section 102 requires the Secretary of Transportation to
post on the Internet a schedule of all council on credit and
finance meetings, agendas, and meeting minutes.
Section 103 allows the DOT working capital fund to provide
payments in advance to vendors for the Federal transit pass
fringe benefit program, and to provide full or partial payments
to, and to accept reimbursements from, Federal agencies for
transit benefit distribution services.
Section 104 allows the DOT's working capital fund to use
certain recoveries from the transit benefit program to improve
the administration of that program.
Section 105 requires the approval from the Assistant
Secretary for Administration for retention or senior executive
bonuses for all employees.
Section 106 requires the DOT's working capital fund to use
certain transfer equipment into the working capital fund and
collect replacement reserve for the equipment equal to the
useful life and estimated replacement cost of the equipment.
Section 107 requires congressional notification before the
Department provides credit assistance under the TIFIA program.
Section 108 allows the operating administrations to
transfer funds to the Office of Tribal Government Affairs for
recipients of the Tribal Transportation Self Governance
program.
Section 109 allows the Secretary to transfer and
consolidate administrative resources for certain programs.
Section 109A modifies the amount of funding reserved for
planning grants under the safe streets and roads for all
program.
Section 109B allows the Secretary to transfer up to
$1,641,000 to the operating administration(s) for the cost of
rent payments.
Section 109C extends the period of availability for certain
fiscal year 2022 grants.
Section 109D provides air service protections for rural
communities who have regularly scheduled EAS service.
Section 109E rescinds certain unobligated amounts.
Section 109F rescinds certain unobligated amounts.
Section 109G rescinds certain unobligated amounts.
Federal Aviation Administration
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Federal Aviation Administration is responsible for the
safe movement of civil aviation and the evolution of a national
system of airports. The Federal Government's regulatory role in
civil aviation began with the creation of an Aeronautics Branch
within the Department of Commerce pursuant to the Air Commerce
Act of 1926 (Public Law 69-254). This act instructed the agency
to foster air commerce; designate and establish airways;
establish, operate, and maintain aids to navigation; arrange
for research and development to improve such aids; issue
airworthiness certificates for aircraft and major aircraft
components; and investigate civil aviation accidents. In the
Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 (Public Law 75-706), these
activities were transferred to a new, independent agency named
the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Congress streamlined
regulatory oversight in 1957 with the creation of two separate
agencies, the Federal Aviation Agency and the Civil Aeronautics
Board. When the DOT began its operations in 1967, the Federal
Aviation Agency was renamed the FAA and became one of several
modal administrations within DOT. The Civil Aeronautics Board
was later phased out with enactment of the Airline Deregulation
Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-504), and ceased to exist in 1984.
Responsibility for the investigation of civil aviation
accidents was given to the National Transportation Safety Board
in 1967. FAA's mission expanded in 1995 with the transfer of
the Office of Commercial Space Transportation from the Office
of the Secretary, and decreased in December 2001 with the
transfer of civil aviation security activities to the
Transportation Security Administration.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The total recommended funding level for the FAA for fiscal
year 2026 amounts to $22,427,551,000, including new budget
authority and a limitation on the obligation of contract
authority. The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendations and advance appropriations provided by the IIJA
for fiscal year 2026:
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General Fund
Advance Committee
Appropriations recommendation Total
in IIJA
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Operations............................................ ................ $13,818,183,000 $13,818,183,000
Facilities and equipment.............................. $1,000,000,000 4,000,000,000 5,000,000,000
Research, engineering, and development................ ................ 290,000,000 290,000,000
Grants-in-aid to airports (obligation limitation)..... ................ 4,000,000,000 4,000,000,000
Grants-in-aid to airports (general fund).............. ................ 319,368,000 319,368,000
Airport infrastructure grants......................... 3,000,000,000 .................. 3,000,000,000
Airport terminal grants............................... 1,000,000,000 .................. 1,000,000,000
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Total........................................... 5,000,000,000 22,427,551,000 27,427,551,000
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OPERATIONS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $13,482,783,000
Committee recommendation................................ 13,818,183,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation provides funds for the operation,
maintenance, communications, and logistical support of the air
traffic control and air navigation systems. It also covers
administrative and managerial costs for the FAA's regulatory,
international, commercial space, medical, research,
engineering, and development programs, as well as policy
oversight and agency management functions. The operations
appropriation includes the following major activities:
--the Air Traffic Organization [ATO], which operates, on a
24-hour daily basis, the National air traffic system,
including the establishment and maintenance of a
national system of aids to navigation, the development
and distribution of aeronautical charts and the
administration of acquisition, and research and
development programs;
--the regulation and certification activities, including
establishment and surveillance of civil air regulations
to ensure safety and development of standards, rules
and regulations governing the physical fitness of
airmen, as well as the administration of an aviation
medical research program;
--the Office of Commercial Space Transportation; and
--headquarters and support offices.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a total of $13,818,183,000 for FAA
operations. This funding level is $335,400,000 more than the
fiscal year 2025 enacted level. As in past years, the FAA is
directed to report immediately to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations in the event resources are
insufficient to operate a safe and effective air traffic
control system. The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation in comparison to the fiscal year 2025 enacted
level:
FAA OPERATIONS
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Committee
2025 enacted recommendation
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Air traffic organization............ $10,105,678,000 $10,378,148,000
Aviation safety..................... 1,832,078,000 1,876,039,000
Commercial space transportation..... 42,018,000 41,546,000
Finance and management.............. 948,211,000 970,124,000
NextGen operations and planning..... 67,818,000 67,249,000
Security and hazardous materials 162,155,000 161,174,000
safety.............................
Staff offices....................... 324,825,000 323,903,000
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Total......................... 13,482,783,000 13,818,183,000
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Funding Level.--The Committee provides $13,818,183,000 for
FAA operations, which is $335,400,000 above the fiscal year
2025 enacted level. This increase consists of $217,220,000 in
adjustment to base increases and the following discretionary
adjustments:
--$97,253,000 for the controller hiring and training surge,
with a goal of hiring 2,500 new controllers in fiscal
year 2026;
--$9,744,000 for air carrier surveillance and production
oversight, to be prioritized for the FAA's enhanced
oversight of Boeing;
--$35,000,000 for cybersecurity efforts; and
--$23,817,000 in funding reductions due to staffing decreases
(except for air traffic organization and aviation
safety).
Staffing.--The Committee recommendation includes
$9,700,420,000 for the FAA's personnel expenses. According to
the FAA, over 2,000 employees have accepted the DRP and will
leave the agency in the next few months. The Committee directs
the FAA to provide a complete list of positions that will not
be filled due to the employee accepting the DRP within 30 days
of enactment of this act. The Committee expects the FAA to
accumulate hundreds of millions of dollars in savings from the
DRP, and directs the FAA to provide a report on how such funds
will be used.
Air Traffic Controller Hiring.--The Committee supports the
FAA's efforts to hire 2,500 new air traffic controllers in
fiscal year 2026. The FAA shall expand training at the FAA
Training Academy at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center
[MMAC] and supplement these efforts by expanding air traffic
controller training through the air-traffic collegiate training
initiative [AT-CTI] program. The Committee directs the FAA to
provide quarterly staffing updates, including hiring and
separations, by program office for all positions funded by this
and any other act, and to provide on a quarterly basis: (1) the
status of hiring new controllers; (2) actual staffing levels,
including hiring and separation levels, at all air traffic
control [ATC] facilities; and (3) flight delays at each ATC
facility by category.
AT-CTI.--The FAA should ensure that all air traffic
controller trainees from the AT-CTI and enhanced-CTI programs
are taught according to the same rigorous and uniform
standards, and the FAA should closely monitor these programs
and provide sufficient oversight for each school. The Committee
directs the FAA provide within 270 days of enactment of this
act a report on: (1) FAA hiring and separation numbers for AT-
CTI and E-CTI graduates; (2) the total number of AT-CTI and E-
CTI program graduates and the proportion that seek employment
as certified professional controllers [CPCs] within one
calendar year of program completion; and (3) a comparison of
training performance, separation rates and attainment of
necessary qualifications between AT-CTI and E-CTI graduates and
the FAA-academy trained CPCs. For each hiring pool opened in
fiscal year 2026, the report shall contain the total number of
applicants, for AT-CTI, E-CTI, and the FAA academy, who have:
(1) applied for the position of air traffic controller; (2)
been issued a tentative offer letter for the position of air
traffic controller; (3) been issued a firm offer letter for the
position of air traffic controller; and (4) been hired for the
position of air traffic controller.
Designee Training.--The Committee directs the FAA to
provide a $9,000,000 increase for the Office of Aviation Safety
[AVS] to improve the training of designees, potential
designees, and FAA employees assigned to provide oversight of
designees authorized under 14 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR]
Part 183. These funds should also be used to increase the
number of designees authorized under 14 CFR Parts 183.23,
183.25, 183.29, and 183.33, but only to the extent that such
designees will improve aviation safety. AVS may select
appropriate third-party providers, including educational
institutions, to provide this training. This funding may
facilitate the effective use of designees to support the
certification of new and novel aircraft designs and other
certificate activities, to the extent permissible under current
law.
Organization Chart.--The Committee directs the FAA to
include a more detailed organization chart as an exhibit to
section one of the President's budget justification that
provides not less than two levels of offices below the Office
of the Administrator and Deputy Administrator for the Air
Traffic Organization and the Office of the Assistant
Administrator for Aviation Safety.
NextGen Advisory Committee.--The FAA is directed to
reinstate the NextGen Advisory Committee, or a successor
advisory committee or other forum through which aviation
stakeholders convene and help provide independent advice and
recommendations to the FAA and respond to specific taskings
received directly from the FAA.
Congested Airspace.--The Committee urges the FAA to
increase the use of performance based navigation instrument
flight procedures in congested airspace in order to enhance
safety and operational efficiency through more precise and
predictable aircraft routing. The Committee directs the FAA to
assess the impact of limiting aircraft to those equipped with
certain NextGen avionics at times based on operational
efficiency without leading to air service loss to small
communities or any reduction in safety. In assessing potential
loss of air carrier service, the FAA shall examine the current
equipage at congested airports and work with stakeholders to
assess realistic timelines for air carriers to equip all
aircraft with certain NextGen avionics. The FAA shall brief the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 120 days
of enactment of this act on this assessment.
Medical Certifications and Clearances.--The Committee
recommendation includes $100,063,000, an increase of $3,000,000
above the budget request, for the Office of Aerospace Medicine
to increase staffing and to modernize its information
management system in order to reduce processing times and
improve decision-making for medical certification and
clearances. The FAA is directed to increase staffing for
additional staff psychiatrists, legal instrument examiners, and
program analysts who can help expedite and reduce the existing
backlogs for pilot and air traffic controller medical
certification, including special issuance or special
consideration, and medication approvals. The FAA should also
use the additional funding to modernize its information
management system by developing a template electronic
submission platform to reduce errors and omissions in
information submitted to the FAA by aviation medical examiners.
The FAA should also publish practical medical certification/
clearance guidance for applicants and ensure that information
and documentation made available to aviation stakeholders is
correct and consistent. The FAA should strive to achieve fair
and reasonable time limits on certification decisions of all
classes of medical applications. Finally, the FAA is directed
to provide a briefing within 90 days of enactment of this act
to the House and Senate Committee on Appropriations on: (1)
implementation of recommendations from the mental health and
aviation medical clearances rulemaking committee; and (2) the
findings and recommendations from the aviation workforce mental
health task group established in section 411 of the FAA
Reauthorization of 2024.
Air Traffic Control Privatization.--The United States has
the largest, safest, most efficient, and most complex air
traffic control system in the world, and the FAA should remain
a global leader with a singular and unified mission of safety.
To that end, the Committee does not support any efforts to
transfer the FAA's air traffic functions to a not-for-profit,
independent, private corporation. The Committee is aware that
if the Nation's air traffic control system had been privatized
during the COVID-19 pandemic, similar to other air navigation
service providers in Canada and the European Union, the United
States would have faced severe funding shortfalls. These
shortfalls would have likely led to controller layoffs and
greater risks to flight safety, and a slower recovery after the
end of the pandemic, thus leading to more flight delays and
price increases for consumers.
Contract Towers.--The Committee recommendation provides not
less than $279,200,000 for the contract tower program,
including the cost-share for contract towers. The Committee
directs the FAA to continue to operate all contract towers
currently in the program, including the contract tower cost-
share program, as well as to expeditiously add qualified
eligible airports. The Committee directs the FAA to expedite
the applications for cost-benefit ratio studies upon receipt of
all applications to the contract tower program and to take into
account all relevant operations activities, including military
and commercial operations, as permissible under current law.
The Committee recommendation also includes $8,000,000 for
the pilot program to convert high activity air traffic control
towers operating under the contract tower program to FAA
staffed visual flight rules towers, as authorized under section
625 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. The Committee
directs the FAA to commence this program within 180 days of
enactment of this act and to prioritize contract towers as
required under section 625(a)(2) of such act.
Safety Management System [SMS] Rulemaking.--The Committee
continues to support the FAA's efforts to implement the final
SMS rulemaking issued on April 26, 2024. However, the Committee
is also aware that the FAA needs to further increase the use of
SMS, such as by adding part 145 repair stations and to meet
other International Civil Aviation Organization requirements
under Annex 19. The FAA should also consider including other
approval holders in SMS, such as supplemental type certificate
holders, parts manufacturer approval holders, and technical
standard order holders. However, no change to the current SMS
shall in any way reduce the overall safety of the national
airspace system [NAS].
Radar Approach Control.--The Committee is aware that radar
approach control enhances aviation safety and efficiency for
regularly scheduled commercial airline service. The FAA should
utilize existing budget authorities, if excess funding is
available, to provide radar to all air traffic control towers
with significant adverse terrain and seasonal winter weather
conditions.
FAA Public Hearing.--The Committee notes that the proposal
to modify the Condor 1 and Condor 2 military operating areas
has been withdrawn. However, the Committee remains concerned
with any potential proposals to modify these military operating
areas and encourages the FAA to work with its partner agencies
by holding a public hearing with representatives from the
relevant Federal agencies in western Maine if any such proposal
is issued. The Committee recognizes that the Air National
Guard, as the lead agency under the National Environmental
Policy Act [NEPA] (Public Law 91-190) process, has previously
sought to meet the minimum legal requirements for public
participation and comment in past proposals. Should any similar
proposal be issued, the Committee directs the FAA to report to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations prior to the
issuance of a record of decision regarding any modification of
the Condor 1 and Condor 2 military operations areas that
includes a summary of any public meetings and hearings and a
list of the comments, questions, and responses presented at
these meetings and hearings.
Special Use Airspace.--The Committee directs the FAA to
continue its efforts to improve airspace sharing with the DoD
for special use.
Next Generation Radio Altimeters.--The Committee continues
to support the FAA's ongoing work at the MMAC, in partnership
with aviation manufacturers, to accelerate testing,
certification, and implementation of new radio altimeter
capabilities consistent with the next generation avionics
standards. The Committee directs the FAA to provide an updated
report on the roadmap and timeline for development, testing,
and certification to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 180 days of the enactment of this act.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems [UAS] Test Sites.--The Committee
recommendation includes $6,000,000 for providing matching funds
to commercial entities that contract with an FAA-designated UAS
test range to demonstrate or validate technologies that the FAA
considers essential to the safe integration of UAS into the
NAS. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 allows the FAA to
select up to two additional locations as UAS test sites through
a criteria-based selection process. Prior to selecting these
two additional locations, the FAA shall brief the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations on the criteria that will
be used to select these additional test site locations,
including references to criteria used to select the previous
test sites, whether those criteria will be retained, and if
not, why they were replaced. The Committee further expects the
FAA to ensure that any new test site selected possesses a level
of expertise and capacity to safely operate UAS equivalent to
the existing test sites.
Know Before You Fly.--The Committee supports FAA's ``Know
Before You Fly'' public-private partnership to improve the
safety of UAS operations.
UAS Beyond Visual Line of Sight [BVLOS] Rulemaking.--The
FAA should meet all requirements in the FAA Reauthorization Act
of 2024 for the BVLOS rulemaking, including the required
timeline for the proposed and final rule. The FAA should
continue to keep UAS stakeholders informed of a realistic BVLOS
rulemaking timeline, including the challenges associated with
this rulemaking, and any differences between the proposed
rulemaking and the BVLOS aviation rulemaking committee's
recommendations.
UAS Environmental Reviews.--The expanded use of small UAS
across the country requires the FAA to conduct environmental
reviews, and the FAA has made progress toward broader, area-
wide environmental reviews for UAS operations. The Committee
directs the FAA to continue to streamline area- or region-wide
environmental reviews, and brief the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations on its progress within 90 days of
enactment of this act.
Military UAS Integration.--The Committee recommendation
includes up to $1,000,000 to support collaborative efforts with
the DoD to safely integrate military UAS into the NAS.
Protecting Domestic Manufacturing From Unauthorized Drone
Use.--The Committee is concerned about the use of drones to spy
on and facilitate theft at automotive manufacturing plants. The
Committee directs the FAA to report to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of
this act on any challenges associated with including major
manufacturing plants and domestic automotive manufacturing
sites as critical infrastructure under section 2209 of the FAA
Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016.
UAS and Advanced Air Mobility Integration.--The Committee
is mindful that the proliferation of UAS deployments around the
country will require careful coordination with advanced air
mobility [AAM] aircraft as new AAM entrants are certified and
begin to operate in the NAS. As such, the Committee supports
the FAA's efforts to work with public and private stakeholders
that are actively testing and advancing the operation of UAS
and AAM aircraft as a tool to connect small communities to
improve the delivery of goods and services. The FAA should work
with State partners with broad expertise in aviation
manufacturing, research, and innovation to demonstrate the
application of these air traffic management technologies, to
the extent such partnerships benefit the FAA's mission. The FAA
should also engage with local communities, including those not
represented at airport roundtables, on how AAM will integrate
into the NAS and local communities.
Aircraft Certification.--The Committee recommendation
includes not less than $379,223,000 for the aircraft
certification service [AIR]. The additional 32 positions
included in the budget request shall be prioritized to address
the FAA's increased oversight of Boeing and other aviation
manufacturers.
Alaska Air Flight 1282.--The NTSB's final report on the
Alaska Air flight 1282 accident principally highlighted the
manufacturer's failure to provide adequate training, guidance,
and oversight of its manufacturing personnel, particularly for
the parts removal process. In addition, the NTSB determined
that the FAA had ineffective compliance and audits over the
manufacturer, including failure to identify and address
repetitive and systemic nonconformance issues. As the FAA
continues its increased oversight over the manufacturer, the
FAA is directed to also address all NTSB recommendations to
both the FAA and the manufacturer, and to report to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of
enactment of this act on a timeframe for implementing the NTSB
recommendations. The Committee recommendation includes
sufficient resources for efforts to improve record systems for
managers and inspectors overseeing production approval holders
and to convene a third-party panel to conduct a comprehensive
review of the manufacturer's commercial airplanes' safety
culture.
Aircraft Certification Modernization and International
Competitiveness.--The Committee provides sufficient resources
to ensure technical expertise and workforce training is made
available to strengthen safety and production oversight. The
aircraft certification process can, at times, be plagued by
antiquated procedures and delayed due to the need to transfer
thousands of physical documents between the FAA and
manufacturers. Manufacturers have also highlighted the lack of
harmonization between the FAA's regulatory requirements and
those of international regulatory bodies. Such competitive
distortion may not have any corresponding safety benefits. The
Committee believes investing in the digitization and
modernization of the aircraft certification process, while
ensuring a safety-focused and level international playing
field, will serve to advance the FAA's safety mission while
enhancing U.S. industry's competitiveness. The Committee
expects the FAA to expedite implementation of sections 310,
311, 313, 358, and 359 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
and requests a briefing from the FAA on its implementation
plans within 30 days of the enactment of this act.
New Aircraft Technologies to Improve Safety.--Multiple
redundant sensors can provide accurate and consistent data to
aircraft, and validating aircraft and environmental data that
feeds these systems will be increasingly critical as automation
increases in flight control systems. Within 180 days of
enactment of this act, the FAA shall provide the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations a report analyzing the
safety benefit of employing a redundant technology sensing
requirement for safety critical air data systems, including but
not limited to primary ice detectors for part 23 and part 25
aircraft, as well as part 27 and part 29 rotorcraft.
Aviation Safety-Enhancing Technology.--The Committee
supports the use of new aviation technologies to improve
aviation safety. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 will help
the FAA to better oversee and improve its cross-agency efforts
to integrate such technologies. These efforts should include
coordination within FAA offices to the extent such efforts can
demonstrably improve safety.
Parts Manufacturer Approval [PMA].--The FAA should adhere
to its regulations and remain objective in the assessment of
critical technology and applications for PMA parts. The FAA
must balance the requirement to not disclose PMA applications
to competitors while ensuring that any third-party input is
fact-based and justified by operational data and technical
merit, with documented rationale for such input. The Committee
directs the FAA to brief the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations, no later than 90 days after enactment of this
act, on any significant changes to the PMA process, submit the
report required from the instructions for continue
airworthiness aviation rulemaking committee, as authorized
under section 349 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024.
Whistleblower Reports.--Currently, the FAA only releases
the final report for a whistleblower complaint or information
that has been substantiated by the FAA through a Freedom of
Information Act [FOIA] request. The Committee acknowledges the
importance of protecting any sensitive non-public information
in these reports, but is concerned that the FAA has, in some
instances, taken months to provide these reports to the brave
whistleblowers who identified aviation safety concerns.
Therefore, the Committee directs the FAA to increase staffing
in relevant offices to ensure FOIA requests can be completed in
a reasonable amount of time.
Veterans' Pilot Training.--The Committee recommendation
includes $3,000,000 for the pilot program to provide veterans
with pilot training services, as authorized under section 418
of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. This program is an
important tool to increasing the number of commercial pilots.
The Committee recognizes the importance of building upon
existing agreements between the FAA and flight training schools
to continue providing training and education to veterans to
become commercial airline pilots, and directs that any
remaining funds previously appropriated for the program remain
available for use in fiscal year 2026. The Committee recommends
that the FAA assess best practices and ways to improve pilot
training to veterans as it implements this program.
Aviation Manufacturing.--The Committee acknowledges the
contributions of manufacturing and maintenance to U.S.
competitiveness and exports. For the general aviation sector,
this supports 1,300,000 jobs and $339,000,000,000 in economic
output annually to the U.S. economy. Collectively, aviation is
the second largest manufacturing export sector and the largest
positive trade balance of any manufacturing sector resulting in
a net positive export trade balance of $104,000,000,000, with
exports of $124,000,000,000 and imports of $20,000,000,000 in
2024. The Committee encourages the DOT and the FAA to support
efforts that sustain this leadership through workforce
investment, certification improvements, and expansion of a
trade policy that has supported U.S. dominance.
Office of Commercial Space Transportation [AST].--The
Committee recommendation includes $41,546,000 for AST and
expects AST to accelerate the pace of hiring in fiscal year
2026 in order to keep up with the pace of licensing
applications, as well as the transition to part 450 regulations
in March 2026. The Committee is aware that despite AST
evaluating license applications on average within 118 days,
well within the statutory mandated deadline, license applicants
continue to face delays in the pre-application process.
However, the licensing process has become increasingly strained
due to delays in resolving substantive disagreement about how
to comply with part 450 regulations between AST staff and
certain applicants. Therefore, the Committee directs AST to
implement a technical escalation process through which disputes
can be adjudicated. This process, which may be requested by the
license applicant when the applicant receives a notification
from AST that a technical methodology or application element is
insufficient, should ensure a consistent standard of review
between all license applications, provide equal opportunity for
licensing material that may represent new or innovative
solutions, and ensure that individual AST licensing staff can
access additional resources for critical decisions. The process
must include the license applicant, require adjudications to be
made within 15 days, and require that rationale be documented
and shared with the applicant. The applicant shall have three
opportunities for adjudications for a new license application.
The Committee directs the FAA to brief the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations on the status and utilization of
this process within 180 days of enactment of this act.
Airspace Integration.--The Committee directs the FAA to
include updates to tools and systems used to integrate space
launch and reentry operations into the NAS, including
capabilities to provide real-time hazard area generation and
project live telemetry data onto air traffic controller scopes,
in efforts to modernize the United States' air traffic control
system. While these efforts would provide limited benefits to
the users of the NAS in comparison to other technology efforts,
they will help optimize airspace management around space launch
and reentry operations, mitigate the impact of such operations
on other users of the NAS, and provide greater information and
operational readiness to air traffic controllers actively
managing the airspace. The FAA is directed to include the FAA
ATO office that handles space operations integration in all
discussions on the planning, development, and implementation of
air traffic control modernization efforts to ensure that the
full integration of space launch and reentry operations remains
a possibility.
Tower Services.--The FAA is directed to: (1) identify
airports that are currently served by FAA towers with nonradar
approach and departure control; and (2) develop an
implementation plan, which takes into account budgetary and
flight volume considerations, to provide an airport identified
under section (1), if appropriate, with approach control radar.
Direct Aircraft-to-Aircraft Communications.--The Committee
remains concerned about the expected potential exponential
growth in the NAS of UAS creating significant traffic and
congestion and increasing the risk of collisions. The Committee
believes that, in addition to UAS traffic management services,
fast, reliable, and secure communications between drones are
also needed to ensure safe flights and to prevent collisions.
Direct aircraft-to-aircraft communications enable drones to
detect and avoid each other without the need for terrestrial or
satellite connectivity and can play a critical role in ensuring
that safety-critical communications are always available.
Therefore, the Committee expects the FAA to consider and study
the use of well-established wireless communications standards
for direct aircraft-to-aircraft communications, including those
proposed by the radio technical commission for aeronautics, 3rd
generation partnership project, and Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, to ensure safe drone operations in the
NAS. The Committee directs the FAA to report its findings to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 180
days of enactment of this act.
Mobile Clearances.--The Committee is aware the FAA has
sponsored research and conducted trials to advance a safe and
secure mobile platform for delivering clearances to pilots with
the aim of reducing controller workload and enabling fuel
savings. As authorized under section 614 of the FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2024, the FAA shall establish a pilot
program for mobile clearances for general aviation and part 135
air carriers at five airports or heliports which do not have
towered data link services to test and set security, safety,
and operational requirements and expects the FAA to report its
progress on this program to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 60 days of enactment of this act.
Epinephrine Autoinjectors on Airplanes.--Consistent with
section 368 in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, the FAA
should take such action as necessary to issue a notice of
proposed rulemaking regarding first aid and emergency medical
kit equipment and training required for flight crewmembers. The
FAA should take into consideration the feasibility and costs
associated with requiring adult and child epinephrine
autoinjectors on airplanes. As part of its work on the
rulemaking, the FAA should take into consideration the
feasibility of requiring passenger airlines to systematically
report to the FAA about the type and number of incidences of
medical emergencies in the air and the use of onboard emergency
medical kits, as well as how the FAA should maintain a database
of this information.
New York City Helicopter Noise Report.--The New York
metropolitan area has one of the highest rates of helicopter
use in the world, and helicopter-related noise complaints have
gone up dramatically in the last 5 years. Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this act, the Government
Accountability Office [GAO] shall initiate a study regarding
the impact of helicopter operations over New York City
including, but not limited to: (1) the impact of helicopter
noise on human health, businesses, and non-profit
organizations; (2) common flight paths; (3) trends in
helicopter usage; (4) types of helicopter operations occurring
over New York City; and (5) efforts by the State of New York
and local government authorities to mitigate the impact of
helicopter noise.
Flight Diversions.--The Committee directs the Secretary to
report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on:
(1) the number of flight diversions by regularly scheduled
passenger airlines in the most recent year for which the FAA
has such data compared to the previous three calendar years;
(2) the location to which such flights were diverted; (3) the
reason for such diversions; and (4) the airlines' obligations
under current laws and regulations to support its passengers
during a flight diversion.
Airspace Modernization Roadmap Work.--The FAA can achieve
significant efficiencies in air traffic by modernizing outdated
design and procedures. For example, modernization of the 30-
year old Hawaii airspace design would lead to faster
interisland flights, fewer flight delays and cancellations, and
more reliable air service. The Committee directs the FAA to
complete the Hawaiian islands airspace modernization project
and to brief the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
within 60 days of enactment of this act on the status and
timelines for completion of this project.
Human Intervention Motivation Study [HIMS] and Flight
Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program [FADAP].--The Committee
recommendation includes not less than $1,000,000 for HIMS and
FADAP, which are important for mitigating drug and alcohol
abuse through a peer identification and intervention program.
The FAA shall continue to prioritize these programs.
Bessie Coleman Women in Aviation Advisory Committee.--In
recognition of the lack of recruitment and retention of women
in key aviation fields, the Committee directs the FAA to report
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the
implementation of the Bessie Coleman Women in Aviation Advisory
Committee, as authorized under section 403 of the FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2024, including the timeline for
appointing board members and holding board meetings.
High Speed Testing with Hypersonic Aircraft.--Consistent
with the requirements of section 1009 of the FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2024, the Committee directs the FAA, in
consultation with the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, to establish a high-speed testing corridors for
development and airworthiness testing and demonstration flights
for manufacturers and operators of high-speed aircraft within 1
year of enactment of this act.
Crew Complements.--The presence of a minimum of two well
trained, qualified pilots in commercial aircraft is another
example of safety through redundancy. Funding made available in
this act shall not support reductions in flight deck crew in
commercial operations as provided under 14 CFR Part 121. This
direction is not intended to limit the FAA's research and
development activities related to unmanned aerial vehicles.
Office of Spectrum Engineering.--The Committee
recommendation includes $14,000,000 for the Office of Spectrum
Engineering, which provides funding for five additional staff.
The Committee is aware that pending legislation could
significantly increase the number of covered facilities or
assets where DoD could deploy counter-UAS systems. As such, the
FAA should increase staffing in this office in order to be able
to expeditiously provide the required consultation prior to
DoD's deployment of counter-UAS systems.
Illegal Charter Enforcement.--The Committee remains
concerned about uncertified air charters--also referred to as
illegal charters--conducting commercial flights in violation of
14 CFR parts 119 and 135. The Committee strongly encourages the
Federal Aviation Administration to continue to pursue
enforcement action against illegal charters, consult with the
Department of Justice as appropriate in such cases, and to
maintain a single public-facing portal for reporting suspected
illegal-charter activity, so that rogue operators can be
identified and removed without hindering legal, compliant Part
135 air carriers.
Coordination.--The Committee notes that the FAA and the
Coast Guard have been in discussion regarding the regulation of
Wing-in-ground-effect craft. The FAA shall continue to
coordinate with its Coast Guard counterparts to develop and
execute a memorandum of understanding governing the specific
roles, authorities, delineations of responsibilities,
resources, and commitments of the FAA and the Coast Guard,
respectively, pertaining to wing-in-ground-effect craft. The
FAA shall brief the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations on its progress within 90 days of the enactment
of this act.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $3,176,250,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,000,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The facilities and equipment appropriation provides funding
for modernizing and improving air traffic control and airway
facilities, equipment, and systems. The appropriation also
finances major capital investments required by other agency
programs, experimental research and development facilities, and
other improvements to enhance the safety and capacity of the
NAS. The program aims to keep pace with the increasing demands
of aeronautical activity and remain in accordance with the FAA
comprehensive 5-year capital investment plan.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,000,000,000
for the facilities and equipment account of the FAA. The
recommended level is $823,750,000 more than the fiscal year
2025 enacted level. The Committee expects the FAA to make sound
investment decisions and report to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations on any major cost overruns or
delays. The Committee continues to direct the FAA to notify the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 3 business
days of the joint resources council making any final investment
decisions, establishing a baseline for previously approved
projects, or making acquisition program baseline changes that
alter program performance, cost or schedule baseline.
The following table provides allocations of funds for FAA
facilities and equipment from the IIJA for fiscal year 2026:
Allocation of FAA Facilities and Equipment Funding in the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act--Fiscal Year 2026
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Committee
recommendation
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Terminal and en route air traffic control facilities-- $205,100,000
replace..............................................
Electrical power system--sustain/support and fuel 163,700,000
storage tank replacement and management..............
Hazardous materials management and nas facilities, 69,100,000
OSHA, and environmental standards compliance.........
Facility security risk management..................... 30,000,000
Navigation, landing, and lighting..................... 20,000,000
Personnel compensation, benefits, and travel.......... 200,000,000
Long range radar infrastructure sustainment........... 7,800,000
Air route traffic control center [ARTCC] & combined 142,100,000
control facility [CCF] sustainment...................
Unstaffed infrastructure sustainment.................. 60,600,000
Air traffic control tower/terminal radar approach 101,600,000
control sustainment..................................
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The following table shows the Committee's recommended
distribution of funds for each of the budget activities funded
under this heading in this act:
Allocation of FAA Facilities and Equipment Funding in this Act--Fiscal
Year 2026
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Committee
recommendation
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Activity 1--engineering, development, test and
evaluation
Advanced technology development and prototyping... $32,500,000
William J. Hughes technical center laboratory 19,900,000
sustainment......................................
William J. Hughes technical center infrastructure 23,000,000
sustainment......................................
Separation management portfolio................... 13,800,000
Traffic flow management portfolio................. 9,000,000
On demand NAS portfolio........................... 10,000,000
NAS infrastructure portfolio...................... 17,100,000
Support portfolio................................. 7,000,000
Unmanned aircraft systems [UAS]................... 16,000,000
Enterprise, concept development, human factors, & 10,500,000
demonstrations portfolio.........................
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Total activity 1................................ 158,800,000
Activity 2-- Air traffic control facilities and
equipment
a. En route programs
En route automation modernization [ERAM]--system 42,000,000
enhancements and tech refresh....................
Next generation weather radar [NEXRAD]............ 3,000,000
Air route traffic control center [ARTCC] & 25,000,000
combined control facility [CCF] building
improvements.....................................
Air/ground communications infrastructure.......... 8,200,000
Air traffic control en route radar facilities 5,000,000
improvements.....................................
Oceanic automation system......................... 21,900,000
Next generation very high frequency air/ground 100,000,000
communications [NEXCOM]..........................
System-wide information management................ 4,600,000
ADS-B NAS wide implementation..................... 269,800,000
Air traffic management implementation portfolio... 26,600,000
Time based flow management portfolio.............. 19,900,000
Weather processor................................. 500,000
Airborne collision avoidance system X [ACASX]..... 1,700,000
Data communications in support of nextgen air 94,700,000
transportation system............................
Offshore automation............................... 48,300,000
Commercial space integration...................... 1,000,000
=================
Subtotal en route programs...................... 672,200,000
b. Terminal programs
Standard terminal automation replacement system 188,700,000
[STARS] [TAMR Phase 1]...........................
Terminal automation program....................... 7,400,000
Terminal air traffic control facilities-replace... 107,000,000
Integrated display system [IDS]................... 30,100,000
Terminal flight data manager [TFDM]............... 47,300,000
Performance based navigation support portfolio.... 5,000,000
UAS Implementation................................ 3,000,000
Airport ground surveillance portfolio............. 56,200,000
Terminal and enroute surveillance portfolio....... 58,900,000
Terminal and enRoute voice switch and recorder 36,600,000
portfolio........................................
Enterprise information platform................... 9,600,000
Remote towers..................................... 3,000,000
Voice switch replace.............................. 300,000,000
Radar replace..................................... 414,150,000
=================
Subtotal terminal programs...................... 1,266,950,000
c. Flight service programs
Future flight services program.................... 3,000,000
Alaska flight service facility modernization 2,100,000
[AFSFM]..........................................
Weather camera program............................ 6,500,000
Weather systems portfolio......................... 28,050,000
Don Young alaska safety initiatives............... 20,000,000
=================
Subtotal flight service programs................ 59,650,000
d. Landing and navigational aids program
Wide area augmentation system [WAAS] for GPS...... 92,000,000
Instrument flight procedures automation [IFPA].... 2,400,000
Runway safety areas--navigational mitigation...... 1,400,000
Landing and lighting portfolio.................... 40,000,000
=================
Subtotal landing and navigational aids programs. 135,800,000
e. Other ATC facilities programs
Aircraft replacement and related equipment program 98,500,000
Airport cable loop systems--sustained support..... 13,000,000
Child care center sustainment..................... 1,600,000
FAA Telecommunications infrastructure............. 455,200,000
Operational analysis and reporting systems........ 8,700,000
Aeronautical information management program....... 80,900,000
=================
Subtotal other ATC facilities programs.......... 657,900,000
=================
Total activity 2................................ 2,792,500,000
Activity 3--non-air traffic control facilities and
equipment
a. Support equipment
Aviation safety analysis system [ASAS]............ 40,000,000
National air space [NAS] Recovery communications 12,000,000
[RCOM]...........................................
Information sSecurity............................. 27,000,000
System approach for safety oversight [SASO]....... 13,600,000
Aerospace medical equipment needs [AMEN].......... 1,300,000
System safety management portfolio................ 13,700,000
National test equipment program................... 3,000,000
Configuration, logistics, and maintenance resource 20,100,000
solutions [CLMRS]................................
Tower simulation systems [TSS]/Tower training 3,100,000
stimulator [TTS].................................
=================
Subtotal support equipment...................... 133,800,000
b. Training, equipment and facilities
Aeronautical center infrastructure sustainment.... 20,000,000
Distance Learning................................. 1,000,000
=================
Subtotal training, equipment and facilities..... 21,000,000
=================
Total activity 3................................ 154,800,000
Activity 4--facilities and equipment mission support
System engineering and development support........ 39,000,000
Program support leases............................ 55,000,000
Logistics and acquisition support services........ 12,000,000
Mike monroney aeronautical center leases.......... 16,900,000
Transition engineering support.................... 16,000,000
Technical support services contract [TSSC]........ 20,000,000
Resource tracking program [RTP]................... 10,000,000
Center for advanced aviation system development 55,000,000
[CAASD]..........................................
=================
Total activity 4................................ 223,900,000
Activity 5--personnel and related expenses
Personnel and related expenses.................... 670,000,000
=================
Total all activities............................ 4,000,000,000
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UAS.--The Committee recommendation includes $16,000,000 for
this program to enable the FAA to complete the development and
standardization of the airborne collision avoidance system
[ACAS] program, to support UAS, small UAS, and rotorcraft
operations. The ACAS program may provide a safety-enhancing
replacement for the existing traffic alert and collision
avoidance system [TCAS II] to support NextGen operations.
Airport Non-Cooperative Surveillance Radar [ANSR]
Program.--The Committee directs the FAA to report on the status
of the ANSR program, including long-term funding needs for the
program; a cost-benefit analysis of the most effective
solutions to provide ongoing ANSR services, including a
comparison of a sustainment approach versus a replacement
approach; an analysis of how the FAA intends to provide
commercial service airports with necessary equipment; an update
on the radar divestiture program; and the projected lifecycle
support needs of the existing inventory of non-cooperative
airport surveillance radar models 8, 9, and 11.
Offshore Automation.--The Committee recommendation includes
$48,300,000 for offshore automation. The FAA should keep the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations up to date on
this critical project and ensure that the project incorporate
the needs of the FAA service operations centers, including
equipage, cabinetry and consoles, and improved floor-space
design.
Commercial Space Integration.--The Committee recommendation
includes $1,000,000 for commercial space integration
activities. This includes funding to operationalize the space
operations portal and for the investment analysis in
preparation for the final investment decision for a program to
enable space data to be displayed on existing automation
systems. The FAA should continue its work on the development,
acquisition, and deployment of technologies and capabilities,
including automation where appropriate, to aid in space launch
and reentry integration into the NAS and to enable near real-
time dynamic rerouting of commercial aircraft during and
following commercial space launch and reentry operations. The
FAA is directed to brief the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations no later than 180 days after the enactment of
this act on its efforts, including potential challenges it may
face, to integrate space launch and reentry tracking data into
air traffic controller displays.
Remote Towers.--The Committee is aware of the growing need
from small and rural communities to improve safety and
modernize the air traffic control capabilities of their
airports in a timely manner. The Committee supports the FAA's
work on remote towers as a potential solution to address this
need. The Committee provides no less than $3,000,000 for the
remote towers program. The Committee directs the FAA to provide
a briefing to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
no later than 30 days after enactment of this act on the status
of the system design approval and timeframe for approval.
Future Flight Services Program.--The Committee remains
supportive of the Department's efforts to offer enhanced
capabilities to, as well as improve the safety of, general
aviation pilots in Alaska. The current legacy automation
service reached end-of-life in 2024 and is no longer cost-
efficient to sustain. Following completion of its plan and
investment analysis, the FAA shall make a final investment
decision to replace this legacy automation service within 1
year of enactment of this act.
Don Young Alaska Aviation Safety Initiative.--The Committee
recommendation includes $25,000,000 to implement the Don Young
Alaska aviation safety initiative [DYAASI], which includes
$20,000,000 from this budget line item [BLI], $3,500,000 from
the ADS-B NAS-wide implementation BLI, and $1,500,000 from the
weather camera program BLI. The Committee notes the persistent
lack of certified weather reporting capability in the FAA
Alaska region and directs the FAA to provide the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations with a plan for the visual
weather observation program within 90 days of enactment of this
act.
Terminal Flight Data Manager [TFDM].--The Committee
recommendation includes $47,300,000 and directs the FAA to
report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on
the feasibility, challenges, and benefits of expanding the
number of airports on the TFDM waterfall, consistent with
section 619(e) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024.
FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure.--The Committee
appreciates the FAA's efforts to address recent challenges with
telecommunications systems in the New York City area airports
to prevent any future outages of critical data for air traffic
controllers. The Committee directs the FAA to brief the House
and Senate Committee on Appropriations on the status of all FAA
telecommunications infrastructure and the FAA's efforts to
accelerate the transition from time division multiplexing to
modern internet protocol-based communications within 120 days
of enactment of this act.
Terminal and En Route Surveillance Portfolio.--The DoD and
the FAA operate networks of airport surveillance radar that
monitor the airspace for cooperative and non-cooperative
aircraft and weather conditions for commercial flights. The FAA
should continue its efforts to upgrade these radars to extend
their life and avoid costly replacements.
Landing and Lighting Portfolio.--The Committee is aware
that many aging instrument landing systems [ILS] were installed
in the 1970's and 1980's and their age presents a significant
threat to maintaining NAS capacity and safety. The Committee
provides $10,000,000 for ILS within this heading.
Light Emitting Diode [LED] Medium Intensity Approach
Lighting System [MALSR] Lamps.--The Committee appreciates the
FAA's focus on expediting the transition to LED lamps for MALSR
with runway alignment indicator lights installations which will
provide significant benefits in safety, reliability, and cost
savings. The Committee directs the FAA to prioritize the
acquisition and installation of commercial off-the-shelf LED
lamps that have already been FAA-approved for MALSR LED
transitions by the spectrum engineering services group at the
MMAC and successfully installed at more than 20 airports across
the United States.
Military Operations Areas.--The Committee finds that radar
and future NextGen systems capable of controlling airspace down
to 500 feet above ground level enhances aviation safety in
military operations areas that overlay public use airports. The
Committee recommends that the FAA utilize existing resources to
promptly provide radar or NextGen capability in areas with more
than 5,000 operations per year.
Spectrum Coordination.--The Committee directs the FAA to
coordinate with the Federal Communications Commission [FCC] on
the impact of spectrum utilization on aviation safety and
aircraft operations. Specifically, the FAA is directed to
establish, with the FCC, a permanent interagency working group
to consult on potential spectrum impacts on aviation safety
systems, including radio altimeters and other critical
avionics. Any FAA-identified risks to aviation safety resulting
from changes in spectrum use shall be communicated to the FCC
and be addressed expeditiously. The FAA shall provide a report
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 180
days of enactment of this act detailing the coordination
process with the FCC, including any findings or recommendations
resulting from their joint assessment of spectrum-related
aviation safety concerns.
Facility Replacement and Radar Modernization.--The FAA
currently owns 370 facilities and 618 radars, most of which are
decades old and well beyond their useful life, requiring
expensive repairs and short-term fixes to avoid gaps in air
traffic services. As the FAA continues to replace aging air
traffic control towers, the Committee directs the FAA to be
mindful of the consideration of aging towers referenced in
section 608 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 in the
development of this proposal and in the facilities and
equipment spend plans.
Federal Aviation Administration--Department of Defense
Deconfliction Coordination.--The Committee supports FAA's joint
efforts with DoD to ensure coordination and management of
commercial and military flight operations, including in special
use airspace, with an emphasis on deconfliction. As the FAA
moves to modernize our Nation's air traffic control systems,
the Committee encourages the deployment and testing of software
capabilities that provide real-time, dynamic status-sharing and
management to optimize the use of the National airspace system
for all stakeholders, including for use with FAA Contract
Towers. In doing so, the Committee encourages the FAA to
utilize off-the-shelf capabilities to expedite the deployment
of new technologies. The Committee further directs the FAA to
brief the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within
120 days of enactment of this act on its coordination with DoD
for such real-time dynamic scheduling.
Airborne Situational Awareness Technology.--The Committee
is aware that many FAA contract towers operate without radar
display capabilities, which may limit air traffic controller's
situation awareness. The Committee further understands that the
FAA is in the process of reviewing the use of Airborne Position
Reference Tools [APRT] to supplement non-FAA operated control
towers visual operations and radio communications with pilots.
The Committee encourages the FAA to expeditiously conduct the
review of these technologies to enhance aviation safety at
contract tower airports and further encourages the FAA, through
its ongoing review of the AIP handbook, to consider allowing
non-Federal entities to acquire these technologies using both
discretionary and entitlement grant funding.
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $280,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 290,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The research, engineering, and development appropriation
provides funding for long-term research, engineering, and
development programs to improve the air traffic control system
by increasing its safety and capacity, as well as by reducing
the environmental impacts of air traffic. The programs are
designed to meet the expected air traffic demands of the future
and to promote flight safety through improvements in
facilities, equipment, techniques, and procedures to ensure
that the system will safely and efficiently handle future
volumes of aircraft traffic.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $290,000,000 for the FAA's
research, engineering, and development activities. The
recommended level of funding is $10,000,000 more than the
fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
The following table provides the Committee's recommended
distribution of funds for each of the budget activities under
this heading in this act:
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
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Committee
recommendation
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Fire research and safety.............................. $7,200,000
Propulsion and fuel systems........................... 4,500,000
Advanced materials/structural safety.................. 4,500,000
Advanced materials/structural safety--joint center of 11,500,000
excellence for advanced materials [JAMS].............
Aircraft icing........................................ 3,000,000
Digital system safety................................. 6,000,000
Continued air worthiness.............................. 8,400,000
Flight deck/maintenance/system integration human 14,300,000
factors..............................................
System safety management/terminal area safety......... 10,000,000
Air traffic control/technical operations human factors 5,910,000
Aeromedical research.................................. 10,500,000
Weather program....................................... 15,500,000
Unmanned aircraft systems research.................... 7,500,000
Unmanned aircraft systems research--center of 14,000,000
excellence for UAS research..........................
Alternative fuels for general aviation................ 12,000,000
Commercial space transportation safety................ 4,300,000
NextGen wake turbulence............................... 4,700,000
Information/cyber security............................ 5,800,000
Environment & energy.................................. 12,500,000
Environment & energy--center of excellence for 8,500,000
alternative jet fuels and environment [ASCENT COE]...
NextGen--environmental research--aircraft technologies 5,000,000
and fuels............................................
NextGen--environmental research--aircraft technologies 40,000,000
and fuels--continuous lower energy, emissions, and
noise program [CLEEN]................................
NextGen--environmental research--aircraft technologies 27,000,000
and fuels--ASCENT COE................................
System planning and resource management............... 5,100,000
Aviation grant management............................. 30,000,000
William J. Hughes technical center laboratory 7,290,000
facilities...........................................
Aircraft radio altimeter development, testing, and 5,000,000
certification........................................
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Total RE&D...................................... 290,000,000
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Advanced Materials/Structural Safety.--The Committee
recommendation includes a total of $4,500,000 for advanced
materials/structural safety, and an additional $11,500,000
shall be for advanced materials/structural safety work at the
center of excellence [COE] for joint advanced materials and
structures [JAMS]. Of the amounts provided in both BLIs, the
Committee recommendation provides $6,000,000 to advance the use
of these new additive materials (both metallic and non-metallic
based additive processes) in the commercial aviation industry
and for the FAA to work with the advanced composites institute
and private partners to evaluate resin-infused materials and
processes for airworthiness certification and $4,000,000 to
advance the use of fiber reinforced composite materials in the
commercial aviation industry through JAMS.
The Committee recognizes the importance of advanced
manufacturing for aerospace. The FAA should conduct research,
in partnership with the commercial sector, to address gaps in
knowledge for the use of large-scale metal wire arc additive
manufacturing in aerospace, including to manufacture aerospace
products such as aircraft and other aerospace vehicles. The
focus of the research should be: (1) process development for
the creation of additive manufacturing design and manufacturing
standards for aerospace vehicles; (2) improving certification
efficiency of additively manufactured aviation products; (3)
evaluating long-term material and structural behavior and
associated maintenance, including support for fatigue life
determination, structural changes related to fatigue, thermal,
corrosive environments, and expected maintenance of such
material to include recommended repair techniques; and (4)
utilizing commercial partners to mature and certify large-scale
metal wire arc additive manufacturing and advanced materials
capabilities, including the development and qualification of
new material chemistries, optimized for large-scale metal wire
arc additive manufacturing, to be used in the manufacture of
aerospace vehicles.
UAS Research.--The Committee recommendation includes
$7,500,000 for UAS research and an additional $14,000,000 for
the UAS COE. Of the amounts for the UAS COE, $2,000,000 is for
transportation disaster preparedness and response, in
partnership with institutions that have demonstrated experience
in damage assessment, collaboration with State transportation
agencies, and applied UAS field testing; and $2,000,000 is to
continue efforts with the safety standards of UAS for
development and validation of certification standards for such
systems. The UAS COE research may include cyber security,
agricultural applications, and BVLOS.
Environment and Energy.--The Committee recommendation
includes $12,500,000 for environment and energy, and an
additional $8,500,000 for environment and energy for the
aviation sustainability center [ASCENT] COE for research
focused on sustainable aviation fuels [SAFs].
NextGen-Environmental Research-Aircraft Technologies and
Fuels.--The Committee recommendation includes $5,000,000 for
NextGen Environmental Research-Aircraft Technologies and Fuels,
an additional $27,000,000 for the ASCENT COE on SAFs and
aviation noise, and an additional $40,000,000 for the
continuous lower energy, emissions, and noise [CLEEN] program.
The Committee continues to direct the FAA to prioritize
research related to SAFs, certification of SAFs, and challenges
associated with the SAF supply chain. The Office of Environment
and Energy and the Office of Airports should work together to
identify SAF-related projects at airports that can be funded
from airport improvement program grants. The FAA should also
support hydrogen and fuel-cell related technologies that could
reduce the noise and emissions footprint in future aircraft.
Within the CLEEN program, the FAA may use any unused funds
to work with commercial supersonic aircraft manufacturers that
will help mature clean and quiet technologies for conventional
non-supersonic aircraft manufacturers.
Aviation Grant Management.--The Committee recommendation
includes $30,000,000 for the aviation workforce development
programs as authorized by section 625 of the FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2018, as amended by the FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2024.
The Committee encourages the FAA, to prioritize applicants
for the aviation workforce development programs that provide an
assurance to either use grant funds to: (1) encourage the
participation of populations that are underrepresented in the
aviation industry, including women, minorities, and individuals
in economically disadvantaged communities and rural
communities; or (2) strengthen aviation programs at a minority-
serving institution, a public institution of higher education,
or a public postsecondary vocational institution, including
such institutions in rural communities.
Aircraft Accessibility Research.--Persons with reduced
mobility have been disproportionately impacted by challenges
associated with air travel due to limited cabin space and
relevant accommodating technologies. The Department continues
to receive numerous consumer complaints related to commonly
mishandled and/or damaged equipment in aircraft cargo handling.
The Committee supports the FAA and the aviation industry's
efforts to develop, test, and certify aviation accessibility
technologies, including solutions for passengers to travel
onboard aircraft using power wheelchairs in cabins, accessible
lavatories and other boarding and cabin technologies that would
enable greater mobility and ease of travel.
PFAS-Free Aviation Fire Suppression Technologies.--The
Committee encourages the FAA to conduct research and
development activities, including partnerships with the DoD and
U.S. industry, to identify, develop, and test technologies that
will provide an alternative to fire protection systems with
hydrofluorocarbons and halon technologies that are critical to
the safety of flight systems in use across civil, commercial
and military aircraft today.
Electric Aircraft.--The FAA should identify and prioritize
technical assistance, research, workforce development, and
funding opportunities to support aircraft operators
transitioning to electric aircraft. The FAA should also
coordinate with outside stakeholders to identify opportunities
to advance electrification of current and future aircraft.
Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing [eVTOL] Aircraft.--
The Committee directs the FAA to conduct research, development,
and testing of eVTOL vehicles and AAM systems to ensure that
these emerging technologies are integrated into the NAS in a
safe manner. The Committee encourages the FAA to collaborate
with independent testing and research facilities to help
improve the safe certification and deployment of eVTOL vehicles
and other AAM systems. The FAA should encourage collaboration
with independent testing centers and private-sector partners
to: conduct comprehensive testing of eVTOL vehicles for safety,
reliability, airworthiness, and operational performance; assess
the integration of eVTOL vehicles into urban and rural airspace
in coordination with local transportation agencies, air traffic
controllers, and airport authorities; develop and test safety
protocols, air traffic management systems, and cyber security
measures specific to eVTOL vehicles and AAM networks; and
create a framework for certification and regulatory approval of
eVTOL vehicles and related infrastructure to support commercial
deployment.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Funding for grants-in-aid for airports pays for capital
improvements at the Nation's airports, including those
investments that emphasize capacity development, safety
improvements, and security needs. Other priority areas for
funding under this program include improvements to runway
safety areas that do not conform to FAA standards, investments
that are designed to reduce runway incursions, and aircraft
noise compatibility planning and programs.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a limitation on obligations and a
liquidating cash appropriation of $4,000,000,000 for grants-in-
aid for airports for fiscal year 2026. This is equal to the
enacted level for fiscal year 2025.
Administrative Expenses.--The Committee recommends not more
than $160,000,000 to cover administrative expenses. This
funding level is $3,768,000 more than the fiscal year 2025
enacted level. Increased staffing should be used to support the
FAA's work to help airports develop plans to mitigate the
impact of climate change on airport infrastructure.
Airport Cooperative Research.--The Committee recommends not
less than $15,000,000 for the airport cooperative research
program. This funding level is equal to the fiscal year 2025
enacted level.
Airport Technology.--The Committee recommends not less than
$41,827,000 for airport technology research. This funding level
is $26,000 more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. Of
this amount, $6,000,000 is for the airfield pavement technology
program authorized under section 744 of Public Law 115-254, of
which $3,000,000 is for concrete pavement research and
$3,000,000 is for asphalt pavement research.
Small Community Air Service Development Program.--The
Committee recommends $15,000,000. This funding level is
$5,000,000 more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
Cost Share.--The bill includes a provision that allows
small airports to continue contributing 5 percent of the total
cost for unfinished phased projects that were underway prior to
the passage of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
(Public Law 112-095).
Zero-Emission Vehicle [ZEV] and Voluntary Airport Low
Emissions [VALE] Programs.--The Committee directs the FAA to
provide not less than $50,000,000 for ZEV and VALE eligible
projects. The Committee expects the FAA to actively engage with
airport sponsors at major hubs to identify projects suitable
for the VALE program, such as energy efficiency, energy
resiliency, and renewable energy projects that would help
prevent power disruptions or outages.
Sound Insulation.--The Committee is aware that certain
sound insulation projects installed prior to 2002 caused
physical damage to the residence or the materials used for such
insulation have deteriorated, broken, or are otherwise no
longer functional. As such, the Committee directs the FAA to
consider residences that were mitigated prior to 2002 with
sound insulation as ``unmitigated'', and any new sound
insulation shall be considered a one-time mitigation, subject
to current requirements for determining eligibility for sound
insulation, if an airport can verify that: (1) the residences
continue to fall within the latest day-night average sound
level [DNL] 65 decibel [dB] contour; (2) the residential
structure is experiencing an average interior noise level of
DNL 45 dB or higher; (3) any previously installed sound
insulation for which prior Federal financial assistance or
passenger facility charges resulted in structural deterioration
that was not caused by any actions attributed to the owner or
occupant of the residence, nor by the failure of a property
owner to repair or maintain a residential building; and (4) the
applicant and the property owner demonstrate having made good
faith effort to exhaust any amounts available through
warranties, insurance coverage, and legal remedies for the
sound insulation treatment previously installed on the eligible
residence.
The FAA has previously determined other sound insulation
treatments to be considered as ``unmitigated'' and should
provide the same flexibility to these treatments. The FAA
should also continue to require applicants and property owners
to conform to currently published FAA standards that would
achieve a measurable reduction in interior noise levels.
Airport Growth.--Airport modernization and growth projects
rely on a combination of Federal, State, and local funds, as
well as airline funds, in some instances. For airports
experiencing growth in traffic, this requires long-term
cooperation and partnerships between these government and
private sector entities. The Secretary and the FAA should help
coordinate these partnerships between airports and airlines, to
the extent permissible under current law, to ensure funding
commitments are met and that they adequately capitalize on
prior or ongoing Federal investments at the airport.
Long-Term Trends in Aviation.--Certain long-term trends in
society, such as extreme weather, electrification, automation,
and demographic changes of the workforce, may have significant
impacts on airports and their funding needs. The Committee
directs the GAO to conduct a study on these and other major
trends that could impact airports and their funding needs over
the long-term, and how the U.S. commercial aviation industry
and the FAA can adapt to them.
Boarding Bridges.--The Committee supports section 711 of
the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, that prohibits Federal
funding from going towards the procurement of passenger
boarding bridges from Chinese State-owned, controlled, or
subsidized companies that seek to threaten the United States'
economy and national security.
Reimbursable Agreements.--The Committee is aware of
challenges facing the administration of the State block grant
program for certain airports, and the reimbursable agreement
[RA] associated with them. The RA process can be burdensome and
costly for some States and their airports. The Committee
directs the FAA to work with stakeholders who participate in a
block grant program, and all relevant FAA offices, to modify
the current process in order to reduce any additional costs and
delays being imposed on States and airports. Specifically, the
FAA must work with stakeholders to identify and address the
root cause of these challenges, which may include: (1)
disclosing the upfront cost for each item required to perform
their duties on a project; (2) providing a commitment on when
work will be completed; and (3) once the duties are completed,
requiring the FAA to provide a line-item receipt of their costs
and reimbursing the paying entity for any costs that are less
than what was pre-paid within 120 days.
GRANTS-IN-AID TO AIRPORTS
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $50,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 319,368,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Funding for grants-in-aid for airports pays for capital
improvements at the Nation's airports, including those
investments that emphasize capacity development, safety
improvements, and security needs. Other priority areas for
funding under this program include improvements to runway
safety areas that do not conform to FAA standards, investments
that are designed to reduce runway incursions, and aircraft
noise compatibility planning and programs.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation includes $319,368,000, of
which, $50,000,000 is for additional airport infrastructure
grants, and $269,368,000 is for CDS. This amount is
$269,368,000 more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The
Committee directs the FAA to provide funding for the CDS
projects listed in the table at the end of this report in the
corresponding amounts. The Committee is aware of the importance
of this funding for nonhub, small hub, reliever, and nonprimary
airports.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS-FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Section 110 limits the number of technical staff years at
the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development to no more
than 600 in fiscal year 2026.
Section 111 prohibits funds in this act from being used to
adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to
provide the FAA ``without cost'' buildings, maintenance, or
space for FAA services. The prohibition does not apply to
negotiations between the FAA and airport sponsors concerning
``below market'' rates for such services, or to grant
assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land
without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facilities.
Section 112 permits the Administrator to reimburse FAA
appropriations for amounts made available for 49 U.S.C.
41742(a)(1) as fees are collected and credited under 49 U.S.C.
45303.
Section 113 allows funds received to reimburse the FAA for
providing technical assistance to foreign aviation authorities
to be credited to the operations account.
Section 114 prohibits the FAA from paying Sunday premium
pay except in those cases where the individual actually worked
on a Sunday.
Section 115 prohibits the FAA from using funds provided in
the bill to purchase store gift cards or gift certificates
through a Government-issued credit card.
Section 116 requires that, upon request by a private owner
or operator of an aircraft, the Secretary block the display of
that owner or operator's aircraft registration number in the
aircraft situational display to industry program.
Section 117 prohibits funds in this act for salaries and
expenses of more than nine political and Presidential
appointees in the FAA.
Section 118 requires the FAA to conduct public outreach and
provide justification to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations before increasing fees under 49 U.S.C. 44721.
Section 119 requires the FAA to notify the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations at least 90 days before closing or
relocating a regional operations center or reducing the
services it provides or its personnel.
Section 119A prohibits funds from being used to change
weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro
Airport in New Jersey.
Section 119B prohibits funds from being used to withhold
from consideration and approval any new application for
participation in the contract tower program, including
applications from cost share program participants if the
Administrator determines such tower is eligible.
Section 119C prohibits the FAA from closing, consolidating,
or re-designating any field or regional airports office without
a reprogramming request.
Section 119D provides restrictions on the use of the
authorities under 49 U.S.C. 44502 to transfer certain air
traffic system or equipment to the FAA.
Section 119E prohibits the privatization or separation of
the air traffic control functions of the FAA.
Section 119F prohibits the construction of a second air
traffic controller training academy.
Section 119G allows the FAA to increase pay for employees
with a medical degree in the Office of Aerospace Medicine.
Section 119H requires a monthly spend plan and briefing
from the FAA Administrator and other senior officials on all
air traffic control modernization efforts.
Federal Highway Administration
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The principal mission of the Federal Highway Administration
[FHWA] is, in partnership with State and local governments, to
foster the development of a safe, efficient, and effective
highway and intermodal system nationwide.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Under the Committee recommendations, a total program level
of $63,932,530,821 is provided for the activities of the FHWA
in fiscal year 2026. The recommendation is $1,538,860,276 more
than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Limitation, 2025........................................ $497,015,664
Committee recommendation................................ 507,435,977
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This limitation on obligations provides for the salaries
and expenses of the FHWA for program management, direction, and
coordination; engineering guidance to Federal and State
agencies; and advisory and support services in field offices.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a limitation on obligations of
$507,435,977 for the administrative expenses of the FHWA, of
which $3,248,000 is for the administrative expenses of the
Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance with 23 U.S.C.
104. Additional staff should be prioritized for administration
and oversight of competitive grants, including to reach grant
agreements between the Department and awardees.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Limitation, 2025........................................ $61,314,170,545
Committee recommendation................................ 62,657,105,821
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Federal-aid highway program provides financial support
to States and localities for the development, construction, and
repair of highways and bridges through grants. This program is
financed from the Highway Trust Fund, and most of the funds are
distributed through apportionments and allocations to States.
Title 23 of the United States Code and other supporting
legislation provide authority for the various activities of the
FHWA. Funding is provided by contract authority, with program
levels established by annual limitations on obligations set
forth in appropriations acts.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends limiting fiscal year 2026
obligations for the Federal-aid highway program to
$62,657,105,821, which is $1,342,935,276 more than the fiscal
year 2025 enacted level.
Staffing.--The Committee is aware of the significant
reduction in the agency's workforce, resulting in part from
employees choosing to take the DRP offer. The Committee also
understands that some division offices have lost up to 50
percent of their staff. The Committee is concerned about the
impact of these dramatic staffing reductions on the
Department's ability to build our Nation's highways, bridges,
and other infrastructure projects. As such, the Committee
directs the FHWA to provide a report on the number of positions
lost through the DRP within each office included in the
congressional budget justification as well as each State
division office. The report shall include an analysis of the
impact of these staffing reductions on the agency's ability to
implement the Federal-aid highway program and all other
statutory responsibilities.
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.--When the FHWA
stopped all further obligations from the National Electric
Vehicle Infrastructure [NEVI] formula program, it also
rescinded the program guidance from June 11, 2024. At the same
time, the FHWA committed to ``have updated draft NEVI Formula
Guidance published for public comment in the spring of 2025.''
As of July 2025, no such guidance has been published for public
comment. The Committee directs the Secretary to issue new
guidance for the NEVI formula program. The Secretary may also
consider releasing funding under the previous guidance while
the FHWA works to update the guidance. The Committee also
encourages the FHWA to update guidance to adopt technology-
neutral charger deployment requirements.
Bridge Investment Program.--The demand for Bridge
Investment Program funding has demonstrated the need for a
dedicated funding source for improving the condition of large
and important bridges across the country. The Committee
encourages the Department to implement this program to rebuild
bridges in significant states of disrepair.
Reducing Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions.--The Committee
encourages the FHWA to work with States to reduce wildlife-
vehicle collisions through quick implementation of the wildlife
crossings pilot program and through the highway safety
improvement program and eligibilities under 23 U.S.C.
148(a)(4)(B)(xvii). The Committee directs the FHWA to provide
technical assistance related to the implementation of 23 U.S.C.
148(a)(4)(B)(xvii), as needed.
Asphalt Research.--The Committee directs the FHWA to
evaluate research initiatives eligible under the FHWA's highway
research and development program focusing on the properties of
purified bituminous coal waste as a source of high quality
carbon to be used as an additive for asphalt road building, and
provide a report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 180 days of enactment of this act
outlining the FHWA's action plan to evaluate such research. The
Committee also encourages the FHWA to use public-private
partnerships to advance its research on the use of purified
carbon-rich materials as environmentally beneficial additives
for road building material.
Safety.--The Committee remains concerned by the staggering
number of pedestrian fatalities each year involving vehicles,
and is aware that an increasing number of municipalities are
developing plans to significantly reduce these incidents. The
Committee directs the FHWA to continue developing resources and
providing technical assistance to help State and local
governments facilitate the implementation of their vision zero
plans and strategies to reduce pedestrian fatalities and
injuries consistent with the directives in House Report 117-402
and Senate Report 118-70. Programs such as the safe streets and
roads for all grant program support projects that improve road
safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road
users, and the Secretary should implement this program. The
FHWA should also use existing funds to fund the bollard
installation pilot program, as authorized under section 11502
of the IIJA.
Truck Parking.--The Committee is aware of the lack of safe
truck parking on our Nation's highways, which creates a hazard
for truck drivers, reduces safety for all road users, and
hinders recruitment. The Committee commends the Department for
identifying existing sources of funding in the IIJA that States
can use to address the nationwide truck parking shortage and
for working with private sector stakeholders, State DOTs, and
metropolitan planning organizations to fund requests for
discretionary grant funding to increase the availability of
safe truck parking. The Committee directs the Department to
continue these efforts and to continue to use existing
discretionary grant programs to fund truck parking projects,
where eligible and appropriate.
Permeable Pavements.--The Committee continues to encourage
the Secretary to accelerate deployment of permeable pavements,
including permeable pavers, to achieve flood mitigation,
pollutant reduction, stormwater runoff reduction, and
resilience in new road construction and retrofitting existing
roads and other facilities. The Secretary is also encouraged to
support the use of permeable pavements and permeable pavers in
Federal lands highway projects.
Roadside Safety.--The Committee is concerned with the
significant number of fatalities caused by high-speed roadway
departure crashes and notes that guardrail end terminals remain
a critical safeguard for reducing such incidents. The current
testing standard for guardrail end terminals in the manual for
assessing safety hardware [MASH], under which the FHWA requires
devices to be tested in order to be Federal-aid eligible,
utilizes a maximum speed of 62 miles-per-hour and relies on
research that was conducted more than 40 years ago. According
to the MASH, ``after a system has been proven to meet the
recommended impact performance guidelines, the evaluation
should switch to an in-service evaluation of the feature's
field performance. It is recommended that in-service
performance evaluations be conducted when new safety features
are placed in service,'' and ``experience has shown that as new
designs are developed, current test procedures may not properly
evaluate critical conditions for these designs.'' Given the
significant changes to vehicle fleets, highway speed limits,
other changes to the operating environment, and the development
of more advanced devices, the Committee strongly encourages the
FHWA to engage with the American Association of State Highway
and Transportation Officials to pursue updates to the testing
standard that better reflect current real-world conditions. The
Committee directs the FHWA to, within 180 days of enactment of
this act, provide a report to the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations on the design of a potential pilot program to
help facilitate State-led in-service performance evaluations of
guardrail end terminals with documented effectiveness beyond
the scope of MASH compliance. This report should include
consideration of the number of participants, minimum funding
amount needed for a successful pilot, and any other program
requirements necessary to ensure its effectiveness.
National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration
Grant Program.--The Committee appreciates the Department
clarifying in its recent NOFO for the culvert aquatic organisms
passage [AOP] program that recipients and sub-recipients may
request alternative funding arrangements, as permissible under
2 CFR Part 200. However, the NOFO does not provide any details
on what these alternative funding arrangements are or what
information recipients are required to submit to be approved
for them. The Committee is aware that AOP applicants face
challenges with a grant program that provides funding on a
reimbursable basis. The Committee directs the Department to
proactively provide information on alternative funding
arrangements, including what written procedures and financial
management systems applicants are required to maintain and
demonstrate in order to meet the fund control and
accountability requirements under 2 CFR Part 200. The Committee
also directs the Department to provide information with regard
to the authority it has to provide cash on a working capital
advance basis. The Department should provide information
through webinars, trainings, technical assistance, and any
means necessary to bring this information to the large number
of potential applicants for this grant program. The Department
should use successful examples of such arrangements from the
first round of awardees. The Department should make available
to potential applicants, upon request, relevant staff with
sufficient budgetary and legal expertise in these alternative
funding arrangements, and respond to questions from potential
applicants on these matters within 15 days of such request. The
Committee also urges the Department to further clarify to
potential applicants how grant recipients can partner with
implementation entities, such as non-profit organizations,
through the use of a contract or other agreement, to deliver a
project.
The most recent NOFO also requires applicants to identify
design standards that will be used for fish passage
improvements, but does not specifically identify any such
design standards. The Committee expects the Department to work
with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[NOAA], and other Federal agencies, to develop a minimum design
standard that includes minimum fish passage requirements,
hydraulic design methodology that incorporates the impact of
climate change on hydrology, and minimum project design life
and sizing standards that are climate resilient. The Department
shall brief the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
on these efforts within 180 days of enactment of this act.
Further, the Committee directs the FHWA to make grant
awards for the fiscal year 2023 NOFO within 60 days of
enactment of this act, and to issue the fiscal year 2024 NOFO
for this program not later than 120 days after enactment of
this act.
Salmon Mitigation.--The Committee provided $5,000,000 in
fiscal year 2023 to establish a cooperative series of
agreements with universities, Federal agencies, the National
Academy of Sciences, transportation agencies, or nonprofit
organizations to examine the impacts of culverts, roads, and
bridges on threatened or endangered salmon populations. The
Committee notes that the FHWA has not published a solicitation
for these funds. The Committee directs the FHWA to publish a
solicitation for these funds within 90 days of enactment of
this act and award funds within 180 days of enactment on this
act.
Update and Expand 14th Amendment Highway Report.--Section
1927 of Public Law 109-59 required a report describing the
steps and estimated funding to designate and construct a route
for the 14th Amendment Highway, which comprises much of the I-
14 route. The Committee directs the Secretary to provide an
update to this report and to include a comprehensive
feasibility analysis of the I-14 corridor, with an emphasis on
its potential to serve as a bypass to Atlanta and other major
cities; enhance connectivity to key military installations,
ports, energy production areas, and other economic centers;
utilize established modeling systems, including the highway
economic requirements system, travel demand models, and
regional economic development models; analyze environmental and
economic impacts, safety improvements, and national security
benefits; and produce actionable recommendations for inclusion
in statewide and metropolitan plans and transportation
improvement programs.
I-69 Corridor Development in West Tennessee.--The Committee
encourages the FHWA to continue working with the Tennessee
Department of Transportation and local stakeholders to advance
the completion of I-69 through Tennessee, a critical component
of high priority corridor 18. With I-69 now providing
continuous interstate connectivity from the Canadian border to
the Kentucky state line, completing segments seven through nine
is essential to closing a major gap in the national corridor.
The Committee supports continued coordination and investment to
complete this nationally significant corridor.
U.S. 50 Blue Mesa Bridge.--The Committee is aware that the
U.S. 50 Blue Mesa Bridge in Colorado is in need a repair due to
a crack found in the steel and is currently shut down to all
traffic. The Committee encourages the Department to work with
the state to identify potential sources of funding for
repairing this bridge.
Computer Vision in Roadway Maintenance.--The Department
establishes minimum standards for traffic control devices that
enhance safety and reliability throughout our Nation's roadway
infrastructure. The Committee recognizes the safety and
operational benefits of computer vision, a specialized field of
artificial intelligence, in assisting infrastructure owners and
operators to assess roadway conditions and damage to roadway
assets, such as missing signage, pavement damage, and other
infrastructure concerns, without requiring human inspectors to
enter dangerous or inaccessible areas. Furthermore, the
Committee recognizes the critical importance of maintaining
pavement marking and retroreflectivity for roadway safety. As
such, the Committee believes it is important to ensure that
non-Federal stakeholders are informed of the eligibility of
computer vision technologies for inspecting roadways and
traffic control devices and directs the Department to provide
sufficient notice to relevant non-Federal stakeholders.
Emerging Vehicle Technology Safety.--The Committee is
concerned by the results of recent testing of the compatibility
of roadside safety hardware with electric vehicles. With an
increasing number of electric vehicles on the roadways and the
emergence of other technologies including hydrogen and
autonomous vehicles, the Committee believes that continued
research and testing is essential to ensure the safe
integration of emerging vehicle technologies on our Nation's
roadways. Such efforts should prioritize the testing of
current, and development and testing of new, roadside safety
hardware. The FHWA is encouraged to collaborate with State DOTs
and institutions of higher education that have experience with
and are currently conducting research and testing on roadside
safety hardware for emerging vehicle technologies, as well as
participants in transportation pooled fund studies examining
these issues.
Emergency Relief Manual.--The Committee remains
disappointed that the FHWA has yet to meet the statutory
deadlines for updating the Emergency Relief program manual
(section 11519 of Public Law 117-58) and directs the FHWA to
provide an update to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations on the status of implementation on a quarterly
basis instead of the current monthly requirement.
Anti-Competitive Bidding.--The Department's Office of
Inspector General has found nearly $1,200,000,000 in estimated
higher costs associated with undetected collusive bidding on
Federal highway projects in six randomly-selected eastern
States over 8 years. These cost increases represent a nearly 7
percent increase in project costs due to anti-competitive
bidding practices, primarily driven by complementary bidding
amongst bidding firms. If extrapolated to all Federal-aid
highways program funding, there could be over $21,000,000,000
in highway funds lost to fraud, rather than spent on highway
construction. The Committee directs the FHWA to report to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, within 180 days
of enactment of this act, on steps taken to implement the
Inspector General's recommendations to amend FHWA guidance to
recommend State DOTs: (1) conduct frequent, regular, systematic
reviews of procurements made over multiple years using specific
statistics to identify anti-competitive bidding patterns; and
(2) to the extent practical, reduce reliance on historical data
when developing engineer's estimates, instead moving to methods
FHWA has found to be more reliable, including cost-based
estimation.
Stormwater Management.--The Committee is concerned with the
impact of emerging contaminants on the environment, such as the
compound N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine
[6PPD] and its transformant, 6PPD-quinone. The Committee
recommendation includes $8,000,000 for the FHWA to work with
State DOTs and other relevant State agencies to build or
implement, operate, and maintain low-cost and rapidly
deployable stormwater management technologies and techniques to
reduce the impacts of 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone on salmon-bearing
streams.
The results of this research shall be used by the FHWA to
inform its stormwater policies and guidance publications. This
research shall be conducted in coordination with Federal,
State, and Tribal agencies engaged in relevant research, along
with academia. This research shall be conducted in locations
that: (1) have resident salmonid populations that have
documented acute toxicity effects to the stormwater
contaminant, 6PPD-quinone, and where harmful stormwater
contaminants may bioaccumulate in endangered southern resident
killer whales through their salmon prey; (2) provide a variety
of land uses for optimizing technologies to specific
transportation scenarios; (3) are available for near-term
installation; and (4) provide opportunities for long-term
monitoring.
In conducting this research, the FHWA is directed to
collaborate and consult with NOAA's National Marine Fisheries
Service [NMFS] to ensure that NMFS will be able to directly
corroborate the findings and endorse treatment alternatives
with proven effectiveness. The intent of this collaboration
shall be to ensure that demonstrably effective treatment
alternatives identified through this research can help expedite
NMFS consultations to the extent that stormwater quality is a
consideration for determination.
Unobligated Balances.--The Committee directs the FHWA to
submit a list of all unobligated balances of contract authority
and budget authority as of September 30, 2025, to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations by January 1, 2026, and
provide an annual update with each year's President's budget
request. The list of unobligated balances shall include the
account name, program name, Treasury account symbol, amounts
remaining available for obligation, date of most recent
obligation, and any other information that will help the
Committees determine the status of all unobligated balances.
For allocated program unobligated balances that remain
available for obligation, the FHWA shall determine whether the
funds are likely to be obligated in the near term. For each
formula program unobligated balances that remain available for
obligations, the FHWA shall provide a state-by-state
distribution list.
LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION
HIGHWAY TRUST FUND
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $62,053,170,545
Committee recommendation................................ 63,396,105,821
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Federal-aid highway program is funded through contract
authority paid out of the Highway Trust Fund. Most forms of
budget authority provide the authority to enter into
obligations and then to liquidate those obligations. Put
another way, it allows a Federal agency to commit to spending
money on specified activities and then to actually spend that
money. In contrast, contract authority provides only the
authority to enter into obligations, but not the authority to
liquidate those obligations. The authority to liquidate
obligations, to actually spend the money committed with
contract authority, must be provided separately. The authority
to liquidate obligations under the Federal-aid highway program
is provided under this heading. This liquidating authority
allows the FHWA to follow through on commitments already
allowed under current law; it does not provide the authority to
enter into new commitments for Federal spending.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a liquidating cash appropriation
of $63,396,105,821. The recommended level is $1,342,935,276
more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. This level of
liquidating authority is necessary to pay outstanding
obligations from various highway accounts pursuant to this and
prior appropriations acts.
HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $340,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,136,425,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Committee provides funding for highway infrastructure
programs [HIP] to improve highway safety and efficiency for all
Americans through general fund investments in addition to
levels authorized in the IIJA (Public Law 117-58).
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation includes $1,136,425,000 in
funding from the general fund for highway infrastructure
programs, which is $795,925,000 more than the fiscal year 2025
enacted level. Of the total amount provided, $581,225,000 is
for CDS, and the Committee directs the FHWA to provide funding
for the projects listed in the table at the end of this report
in the corresponding amounts.
National Scenic Byways Program.--The Committee directs the
FHWA to not include any preference for projects based on the
total cost of the project when awarding grants under this
program. The Committee notes that the FHWA has yet to produce a
comprehensive map of the Nation's scenic byways and encourages
the FHWA to prioritize producing such a map, which would be a
useful resource for both transportation planners and the
traveling public. Of the funds provided for this program, up to
$1,000,000 shall be for FHWA technical assistance activities.
For the purposes of this program, technical assistance as
authorized in 23 U.S.C. 162 may include the development and
dissemination of resources for use by States and Tribes such as
a program website, updated maps, and economic research.
Reconnecting Communities.--The Committee recommendation
includes $62,200,000 for the Reconnecting Communities Pilot
program, which is in addition to the $100,000,000 provided for
this program in division J of the IIJA and $105,000,000
provided for this program from the Highway Trust Fund. The
Committee directs the Department to provide technical
assistance, including webinar and other informational sessions,
to help local government applicants whose grant funding was
recently rescinded work with State DOTs and Federal agencies to
identify other sources of funding to complete these projects.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
Section 120 distributes obligation authority among Federal-
aid highway programs.
Section 121 continues a provision that credits funds
received by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to the
Federal-aid highways account.
Section 122 sets forth parameters for any waiver of Buy
America requirements.
Section 123 mandates 60-day notification for any grants for
a project under 23 U.S.C. 117 and requires these notifications
to be made within 180 days of enactment of this act.
Section 124 allows State DOTs to repurpose certain highway
project funding and for those funds to be used within 25 miles
of their original designation.
Section 125 extends the period of availability of certain
INFRA grant funds.
Section 126 extends the period of availability of certain
bridge investment program funds.
Section 127 requires the Secretary to issue an update to
the NEVI formula program guidance.
Section 128 extends the period of availability of certain
grants.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's [FMCSA's]
mission is to promote safe commercial motor vehicle and motor
coach operations, as well as reduce the number and severity of
accidents involving those vehicles. Agency resources and
activities prevent and mitigate commercial motor vehicle and
motor coach accidents through education, regulation,
enforcement, stakeholder training, technological innovation,
and improved information systems. The FMCSA is also responsible
for ensuring that all commercial vehicles entering the United
States along its southern and northern borders comply with all
Federal motor carrier safety and hazardous materials
regulations. To accomplish these activities, the FMCSA works
with Federal, State, and local enforcement agencies, the motor
carrier industry, highway safety organizations, and the public.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a total level of $926,600,000 for
obligations from the Highway Trust Fund, which is $17,650,000
more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
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Committee
2025 enacted recommendation
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Motor Carrier Safety Operations and $382,500,000 $390,000,000
Programs (obligation limitation)...
Motor Carrier Safety Grants 526,450,000 536,600,000
(obligation limitation)............
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Total......................... 908,950,000 926,600,000
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SUMMARY OF FUNDING FOR FMCSA
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General Fund
Advance Committee
Appropriations recommendation Total
in IIJA
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Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs.............. $10,000,000 $390,000,000 $400,000,000
Motor Carrier Safety Grants............................... 124,500,000 536,600,000 661,100,000
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Total............................................... 134,500,000 926,600,000 1,061,100,000
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MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Limitation, 2025........................................ $382,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 390,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account provides necessary resources to support motor
carrier safety program activities and to maintain the agency's
administrative infrastructure. This funding supports nationwide
motor carrier safety and consumer enforcement efforts,
including Federal safety enforcement activities at the United
States-Mexico border in order to ensure that Mexican carriers
entering the United States are in compliance with FMCSA
regulations. Resources are also provided to fund motor carrier
regulatory development and implementation, information
management, research and technology, safety education and
outreach, and the 24-hour safety and consumer telephone
hotline.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a limitation on obligations of
$390,000,000 for the FMCSA's operations and programs, which is
$7,500,000 more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. Of the
total limitation on obligations, $14,073,000 is for research
and technology and not less than $63,098,000 is for information
technology and information management [IM].
The Committee continues to direct the FMCSA to provide a
spending plan for the amounts provided for IT and IM and to
update the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on
modernizing its legacy systems no less than every 6 months.
Predatory Towing.--The Committee is aware that 49 U.S.C.
14501(c)(1) makes the Federal Government the sole regulator of
tow truck operators when towing a vehicle with the prior
consent or authorization of its owner or operator; however,
like the States, the FMCSA does not have explicit statutory
authority to regulate towing fees, and Federal regulations have
never been promulgated to prohibit excessive fees in these
circumstances. While the vast majority of towing and storage
firms are honest and well-intentioned, some bad actors have
been allowed to operate in a regulatory gap without oversight
or accountability. Predatory towing can lead to supply chain
disruptions when motor carriers are held hostage to unethical
practices in towing and recovery. The Committee directs the
FMCSA to engage with local, State, and private sector
stakeholders to study current practices concerning towing and
recovery regulation and fees in order to ensure fair and
equitable treatment of roadway safety clearance opportunities
for motor carriers.
Alternative Warning Devices for AV Trucks.--The deployment
and operation of autonomous trucks are currently inhibited by
roadway safety warning device regulations that require human
deployment in the event of a motor vehicle being disabled. The
Committee directs the FMCSA to review existing research and
information on the safety impacts of alternative safety warning
device systems or signs that can be placed on the roadway, on
or around a stopped commercial motor vehicle [CMV] without
human deployment while maintaining an equivalent or greater
level of safety and report to the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations on its findings not later than 90 days after
enactment of this act.
English Language Proficiency Enforcement.--The Committee
notes that 49 CFR 391.11(b)(2) requires that CMV drivers ``can
read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse
with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs
and signals in the English language, to respond to official
inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records''. On May
20, 2025, the FMCSA issued an internal agency enforcement
policy (MC-SEE-2025-0001) reinforcing established safety
regulations in accordance with 49 CFR 391.11(b)(2), and the
commercial vehicle safety alliance's North American standard
out-of-service criteria was amended to make non-compliance with
such section a driver out-of-serve violation effective June 25,
2025. Section 132 of this act requires the Secretary to update
the Department's regulations to ensure that non-compliance with
49 CFR 391.11(b)(2) triggers an out-of-service order. The
Committee directs the Secretary to provide a report to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on non-compliance
and out-of-service orders pursuant to 49 CFR 391.11(b)(2) pre-
and post-May 2025 not later than 180 days after enactment of
this act.
Entry-Level Driver Training [ELDT].--The ELDT regulations,
established by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st
Century Act, improve highway safety by setting minimum Federal
training requirements for new commercial driver's license [CDL]
applicants. FMCSA's training provider registry [TPR] serves as
a public resource for future drivers to identify training
providers and records of drivers that have completed entry-
level driver training. To improve the utility of this public
resource, the Committee directs the FMCSA to clarify its TPR
guidance for timely removal of training providers that do not
meet ELDT requirements not later than 180 days after enactment
of this act. In addition, the bill requires the Secretary to
provide certain information relating to training providers on
the TPR to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
not later than 90 days after enactment of this act and a plan
on how the FMCSA will conduct regular audits of the TPR not
later than 120 days after enactment of this act.
Staffing.--With the significant reduction in staffing
levels in fiscal year 2025 as a result of employees electing to
take the DRP, the Committee is concerned about the impact of
these staffing reductions on the Department's ability to
fulfill the FMCSA's mission to ``reduce crashes, injuries, and
fatalities involving large trucks and buses''. As such, the
Committee directs the FMCSA to provide a report to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the number and job
series of positions lost through the DRP within each office
included in the congressional budget justification as well as
each field office, service center, and State-level motor
carrier division office. The report shall include an analysis
of the impact of these staffing reductions on the agency's
ability to implement motor carrier safety and enforcement
programs and all other statutory responsibilities.
Enforcement Training and Support Grant Program.--The
commercial motor vehicle enforcement training and support grant
program was established in the IIJA to train non-Federal
employees who conduct CMV enforcement activities and to develop
related training materials. The NOFOs for this program have
required grantees to use non-Federal instructors who have
successfully completed the FMCSA instructor development program
[IDP] and maintain all FMCSA-required instructor
certifications. Such instructors may receive training through
the FMCSA's Federal law enforcement training course
accreditation that is different than the training such
instructors deliver through the grant program. To better align
the training received by non-Federal instructors and provided
to non-Federal employees under the grant program, the Committee
directs FMCSA to notify grantees of any updates to the IDP and
Federal law enforcement training course accreditation.
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Limitation, 2025........................................ $526,450,000
Committee recommendation................................ 536,600,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account provides resources for Federal grants to
support compliance, enforcement, and other programs performed
by States. Grants are also provided to States for enforcement
efforts at both the Southern and Northern borders in order to
fortify points of entry into the United States with
comprehensive safety measures; improve State CDL oversight
activities to prevent unqualified drivers from being issued
CDLs; and support the performance registration information
systems and management program, which links State motor vehicle
registration systems with carrier safety data in order to
identify unsafe commercial motor carriers.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a limitation on obligations and
authority to liquidate an equal amount of contract
authorization of $536,600,000 for motor carrier safety grants,
which is $10,150,000 more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted
level.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS-FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
Section 130 prohibits funds from being used to enforce the
electronic logging device rule with respect to carriers
transporting livestock or insects.
Section 131 prohibits funds from being used to require the
use of inward-facing cameras or require a motor carrier to be
enrolled in the Department of Labor's registered apprenticeship
program as conditions for participation in the safe driver
apprenticeship pilot program.
Section 132 requires the Secretary to update the
Department's regulations to ensure that non-compliance with 49
CFR 391.11(b)(2) triggers an out-of-service order.
Section 133 requires the Secretary to provide certain
information relating to training providers on the TPR and an
audit plan for the TPR.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA]
was established as a separate organizational entity within the
Department of Transportation in March 1970 in order to
administer motor vehicle and highway safety programs. It is the
successor agency to the National Highway Safety Bureau, which
was housed within the FHWA. NHTSA is responsible for
administering motor vehicle safety, highway safety behavior,
motor vehicle information, and automobile fuel economy
programs.
NHTSA's mission is to reduce deaths, injuries, and economic
losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes. To accomplish
these goals, NHTSA establishes and enforces safety performance
standards for motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment,
investigates safety defects in motor vehicles, and conducts
research on driver behavior and traffic safety. NHTSA provides
grants and technical assistance to State and local governments
to enable them to conduct effective local highway safety
programs. Together with State and local partners, NHTSA works
to reduce the threat of drunk, impaired, and distracted
driving, and to promote policies and devices with demonstrated
safety benefits, including helmets, child safety seats,
airbags, and graduated licenses. NHTSA establishes and ensures
compliance with fuel economy standards, investigates odometer
fraud, establishes and enforces vehicle anti-theft regulations,
and provides consumer information on a variety of motor vehicle
safety topics.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,124,255,000, including both
budget authority and limitations on the obligation of contract
authority. This funding is $135,590,000 less than the fiscal
year 2025 enacted level.
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
These programs support traffic safety initiatives and
related research, demonstrations, technical assistance, and
national leadership for highway safety programs conducted by
State and local governments, the private sector, universities,
research units, and various safety associations and
organizations. These highway safety programs emphasize alcohol
and drug countermeasures, vehicle occupant protection, traffic
law enforcement, emergency medical and trauma care systems,
traffic records and licensing, State and community traffic
safety evaluations, protection of motorcycle riders, pedestrian
and bicyclist safety, pupil transportation, distracted driving
prevention, young and older driver safety, and improved
accident investigation procedures.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee provides $419,600,000 for operations and
research, which is $8,800,000 less than the fiscal year 2025
enacted level. Of the total amount recommended for Operations
and Research, $210,000,000 is from the general fund, and
$209,600,000 is from the Highway Trust Fund.
Rulemakings.--The Committee directs NHTSA to continue to
provide quarterly briefings on the status of all major
rulemakings to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations.
Digital Alert Technology.--The Committee continues to
support use of digital alert technologies that can provide up-
to-date information about dynamic conditions on roads to
drivers. NHTSA should deploy this technology with local law
enforcement in the field.
Improving Recall Grant Outreach.--NHTSA's ``State Process
for Informing Consumers of Recalls'' grant program is intended
to reduce the number of vehicles that have not been repaired
appropriately for a vehicle safety recall. This program has
been shown to be a cost-effective way to both improve safety
and reduce the burden on vehicle owners. The Committee directs
NHTSA to examine ways to incentivize more States to apply for
this grant program.
Over-the-Air [OTA] Technology.--The Committee recognizes
that as vehicles become more automated and connected, the use
of over-the-air [OTA] software updates by manufacturers to
improve vehicle safety will be increasingly important and a
core experience of modern vehicle ownership. Section 24104 of
the FAST Act allows vehicle manufacturers to include
notification of recalls by electronic means in addition to
notification by first class mail. The Committee encourages
NHTSA to modernize the recall process to better utilize new
technological opportunities presented by OTA software updates.
Impaired Driving.--The Committee continues to support the
timely implementation of section 24220 of the IIJA, which
requires NHTSA to establish an impaired driving prevention
technology safety standard. Pursuant to the IIJA, NHTSA was
required to promulgate a final rule by November 2024 or submit
a report to Congress explaining why the deadline could not be
met. NHTSA submitted a report explaining that the agency is
continuing to address key issues in order to advance this
critical rulemaking, including alcohol-detection system
readiness, test procedure development, and countermeasure
evaluation. NHTSA should continue to work with auto
manufacturers and equipment suppliers to identify any
improvements in technology that will help meet the intent of
the Congressional rulemaking requirement.
The Committee is also aware of the privacy concerns related
to this rulemaking mandate, and expects NHTSA to build privacy
protections into this new standard that prevent inappropriate
access to and misuse of driver data. The success of the
implementation of any new standard will depend on public
acceptance and understanding of the technology. Therefore, the
Committee encourages NHTSA to work with industry and other
stakeholders, including privacy experts and drunk driving
victims and survivors, on coordinating a public education
program regarding the new safety standard.
The IIJA requires NHTSA to provide $45,000,000 from fiscal
year 2022 through 2025 for in-vehicle technology research
efforts to prevent alcohol-impaired driving. NHTSA may provide
additional resources for these efforts in fiscal year 2026 if
necessary to complete this research. However, NHTSA should use
some of these funds for consumer education programs designed to
aid public acceptance of the technology when it becomes
available in vehicles, and should make the technology available
to auto manufacturers and suppliers by the end of this research
in fiscal year 2026.
New Car Assessment Program [NCAP].--The final NCAP roadmap
should adopt the most technologically advanced safety
equipment, including the most advanced anthropomorphic test
dummies and test procedures available in the global and
domestic marketplace that can be used to physically validate
the safety of occupants within motor vehicles in an objective
manner.
Drug-Impaired Driving.--The Committee remains concerned
about the rates of drug-impaired driving and supports NHTSA's
drug-impaired driving initiative, research initiatives, and
continued education and training efforts with law enforcement
and prosecutors, such as drug recognition expert and advanced
roadside impaired driving enforcement training. The Committee
encourages the collection of toxicology data in fatal
accidents, and the development of an objective standard to
measure drug impairment and related field sobriety tests.
Additionally, NHTSA is encouraged to continue public awareness
campaigns.
The Committee directs NHTSA to provide States with
flexibility, as permissible under current law, to use impaired
driving countermeasures grants for these purposes, and to issue
clarifying guidance on the eligible uses of highway safety
program grants for roadside drug testing devices.
Automated Vehicles [AVs].--The Committee recommendation
includes $13,900,000 for NHTSA's Office of Automation Safety
within the Office of Rulemaking to support the safe deployment
of AVs by developing and setting safety standards, evaluating
exemption petitions, and overseeing safety demonstrations. The
Committee is aware that this office lost almost all of its
staff due to recent staffing actions and retirement offers such
as the DRP, and highly encourages the Department to prioritize
hiring in this office.
The Committee recommendation includes $3,500,000 for the
public-private partnership for analytics research in traffic
safety [PARTS] and its focus on real-world insights that can
improve the performance of advanced vehicle safety
technologies. The Committee encourages NHTSA to include more
leading-edge advanced driver assistance systems and automated
driving systems in the program.
Tire Standards.--In 2017, in response to E.O. 13777,
Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, the Department of
Transportation issued a Federal Register notice requesting
public comment on existing rules. Respondents identified tire-
related regulations that were outdated, ineffective, and
unnecessary, prompting NHTSA to issue an advance notice of
proposed rulemaking [ANPRM] in 2019 that sought public comment
on provisions contained in the Federal motor vehicle safety
standards for tires. NHTSA has noted that comments to the
notice will inform the agency as it considers regulatory reform
aimed at reducing the regulatory burden while maintaining
existing safety levels for motor vehicle tires. The Committee
notes that NHTSA has not taken action to fulfill its directive
under E.O. 13777 since the ANPRM was issued in 2019. The
Committee directs NHTSA, within 180 days of enactment of this
act, to finalize the rulemaking initiated in the ANPRM, which
would support the objectives of both E.O. 13777 and E.O. 14192,
Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation, issued in 2025.
In the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007,
Congress directed that a national tire fuel efficiency consumer
information program be established to educate consumers about
the safety, durability, and fuel efficiency of replacement
tires. In the FAST Act, Congress directed NHTSA to promulgate
regulations for tire fuel efficiency and minimum performance
standards, which will be important for energy savings,
dissemination of information to consumers, ensuring U.S.
consumers have access to the latest tire technologies, and
assuring an equal playing field for domestic tire producers.
The Committee is disappointed that NHTSA has not completed this
congressionally mandated rulemaking. In 2021, the IIJA required
the DOT to report to Congress on why it had not completed these
regulations. The report indicated that NHTSA was still
collecting and analyzing data, however the agency failed to
meet its own deadline to publish a proposed rule in 2024. The
Committee is concerned that NHTSA is having to restart its
research program for this rulemaking in order to meet the
requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety
Act under 49 U.S.C. 30111, and directs NHTSA to provide a
status update on this research program. The Committee also
directs NHTSA to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking in
accordance with the timeline set forth by the OMB's unified
agenda and regulatory plan and brief the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations on a realistic timeline to
complete this much-delayed rulemaking.
Traffic Fatalities and Injuries on Tribal Land.--The
Committee is concerned that crash data on Tribal lands may be
underreported by NHTSA. In 2018, NHTSA issued a report showing
that fatal crashes on Native American reservations were
underreported in previous years, and proposed a new methodology
to better identify these fatal crashes using a special
jurisdictional element in the fatality analysis reporting
system. However, it is unclear what impact this new methodology
has had in improving fatal crash data, and if this new
methodology has been used for non-fatal crash reports in
NHTSA's crash reporting sampling system. The Committee directs
the GAO to conduct a study to assess Federal management of
crash data on Tribal lands. The study should consider: (1) the
data available on fatal and nonfatal crashes on Tribal lands,
and the extent to which American Indian and Alaska Native
Tribal governments have access to these data; (2) any actions
the DOT and the Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA] have taken to
improve the quality and use of data about crashes on Tribal
lands; (3) additional actions that the DOT, the BIA, or others
could take to improve the quality and availability of data
about crashes on Tribal lands; and (4) the extent to which the
IIJA funding for the crash data program as authorized under
section 24108 of the IIJA has benefited Tribes. The GAO should
provide this report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 1 year of the date of enactment of this
act.
Stroke Assessment Performance Measures.--Strokes are a
leading cause of death and long-term disability among adults in
the United States, but faster diagnosis and treatment greatly
increase chances of survival. The Committee applauds NHTSA and
its Office of Emergency Medical Services [EMS] for its work to
develop and disseminate information on assessment, treatment,
and transport-destination protocols within the national model
EMS clinical guidelines as part of a comprehensive highway and
traffic safety system. The Committee encourages NHTSA to engage
with the Centers for Disease Control [CDC] and its Federal
partners on the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency
Medical Services [FICEMS] to further the adoption of EMS
performance measures developed by the national EMS quality
alliance, including the existing national EMS performance
measure for stroke. The Committee directs NHTSA to brief the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 180 days
of enactment of this act on progress made in engaging the CDC
and FICEMS. The Committee believes that these efforts will
improve the timeliness and quality of stroke care nationwide
and ultimately save lives.
Independent Review.--The Committee is extremely concerned
by the lack of progress in addressing roadway fatalities over
the last decade, despite significant increases in resources to
NHTSA. The Committee is particularly concerned with the delays
in promulgating regulations and issuing reports, often mandated
by Congress. To address these concerns, the Committee directs
NHTSA to contract with the National Academy of Public
Administration [NAPA] within 60 days of enactment of this act
to conduct a review to determine how NHTSA can improve: (1) the
timeliness of responses to Congressional directives and
mandates, including rulemakings; (2) its expertise in research
and enforcement of regulations; (3) its culture to be more
focused on performance and outcomes; and (4) its communications
and coordination within the agency, within the DOT, and with
external stakeholders. The [NAPA] shall submit a final report
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this act.
Motorcyclist Safety.--The IIJA requires the DOT to form a
Motorcyclist Advisory Council to advise the Secretary on
improving safety for motorcyclists, who face a disproportionate
number of roadway fatalities and injuries. The Department has
selected the members of the Council but has yet to hold its
first meeting. The Committee believes it is extremely important
for the Secretary to receive feedback from stakeholders on key
policy issues to improve motorcyclist safety and directs the
Secretary to hold a meeting of the Motorcyclist Advisory
Council within 180 days of enactment of this act.
Accessibility of Child Safety Seats.--The Committee is
concerned that NHTSA has yet to complete and publish a report
examining the accessibility of child safety seats, as required
by section 24207 of the IIJA. NHTSA is directed to brief the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the results of
the report within 30 days of enactment of this act.
Motorcycle Safety.--The Committee supports automotive
safety technology that can better detect motorcycles and
protect motorcycle riders on roadways. It is important that
safety innovations consider all roadway users, especially those
who are most vulnerable to serious injury.
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Limitation, 2025........................................ $831,444,832
Committee recommendation................................ 849,654,625
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
These programs support section 402 State and community
formula grants, the high visibility enforcement grants, and the
consolidated national priority safety program, which consists
of occupant protection grants, State traffic safety information
grants, impaired driving countermeasures grants, distracted
driving grants, motorcycle safety grants, State graduated
driver license grants, and non-motorized safety grants.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a limitation on obligations of
$849,654,625 and authority to liquidate an equal amount of
contract authorization for the highway traffic safety grant
programs funded under this heading. The recommended limitation
is $18,209,793 more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
The Committee continues to prohibit the use of section 402
funds for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or
for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local, or
private buildings or structures.
Improving Sections 402 and 405 Highway Safety Grant
Programs.--NHTSA's section 402 State and community highway
safety grants program and section 405 national priority safety
program provide funding for State programs to address critical
traffic safety issues. The Committee encourages NHTSA to
identify possible changes to the administration of these grant
programs in order to streamline their administration and reduce
the reporting burden on States, as permitted by law. The
Committee directs NHTSA to brief the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment on the
methods that have been identified to reduce the administrative
burden on the recipients of these grant programs. In addition,
the Committee directs the GAO to conduct a study to assess
NHTSA's management and implementation of the sections 402 and
405 grant programs, and to provide a report to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations within 1 year of the date
of enactment of this act. The study should consider: (1) the
steps NHTSA takes to review State plans and applications; (2)
the extent to which NHTSA examines States' use of data to
develop performance plans and targets and assesses State
results; (3) the practices or programs States have implemented
that have resulted in large improvements in safety outcomes for
selected national priorities; and (4) whether NHTSA has
identified and shared these practices or programs with other
States.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS-NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
Section 140 exempts obligation authority, which was made
available in previous public laws, from limitations on
obligations for the current year.
Section 141 provides funding for travel and expenses for
State management reviews and highway safety staff core
competency development training.
Federal Railroad Administration
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Federal Railroad Administration [FRA] is responsible
for planning, developing, and administering programs to achieve
safe operating and mechanical practices in the railroad
industry. The FRA is also responsible for administering grants
to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation [Amtrak] and
other financial assistance programs to rehabilitate and improve
railroad infrastructure.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Under the Committee recommendation, a total program level
of $2,958,891,000 is provided for the activities of the FRA in
fiscal year 2026. The recommendation is $34,329,000 more than
the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. This amount is in addition
to the $13,200,000,000 in advance appropriations in the IIJA
for fiscal year 2026. The following table summarizes the
Committee's recommendations and total budgetary resources for
fiscal year 2026:
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General Fund
Advance Committee
Program Appropriations recommendation Grand total
in IIJA
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Safety and Operations..................................... ................ $264,549,000 $264,549,000
Railroad Research and Development......................... ................ 43,000,000 43,000,000
Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad $1,200,000,000 850,000,000 2,050,000,000
Passenger Corporation....................................
National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 3,200,000,000 1,577,000,000 4,777,000,000
Corporation..............................................
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements.. 1,000,000,000 151,524,000 1,151,524,000
[Congressionally Directed Spending]....................... ................ [51,524,000] [51,524,000]
Federal State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail 7,200,000,000 75,000,000 7,275,000,000
Grants...................................................
Railroad Crossing and Elimination Program................. 600,000,000 ................ 600,000,000
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Grand Total......................................... 13,200,000,000 2,958,891,000 16,158,891,000
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SAFETY AND OPERATIONS
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $267,799,000
Committee recommendation................................ 264,549,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Safety and Operations account provides support for FRA
rail safety activities and all other administrative and
operating activities related to staff and programs.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recognizes the importance of taking a
holistic approach to improving railroad safety and supports a
comprehensive strategy of data-driven regulatory and inspection
efforts, proactive approaches to identify and mitigate risks,
and strategic capital investments in order to improve safety.
The Committee recommends $264,549,000 for Safety and Operations
for fiscal year 2026, which is $3,250,000 less than the fiscal
year 2025 enacted level. The following table provides funding
levels for activities within this account.
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Program Committee recommendation
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Automated track inspection................ no less than $21,600,000
Positive train control support program.... up to $1,000,000
Trespass prevention....................... no less than $400,000
Highway-rail grade crossing safety........ up to $1,000,000
Confidential close call reporting system.. up to $4,800,000
Grant and project development technical up to $500,000
assistance, oversight....................
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Inspector Workforce.--The Committee remains concerned with
the current level of safety inspectors despite available
resources. The Committee supports the FRA increasing staffing
for this critical safety workforce. As part of addressing
potential hiring and retention challenges, the Committee
encourages the FRA to complete its internal update to the
classification standard of railroad inspectors. Once complete,
the FRA shall provide the Office of Personnel and Management
the suggested update for appropriate action. The Committee also
directs the FRA to continue to exercise its classification
authority and review position descriptions for accuracy on an
ongoing basis.
Multi-Disciplinary Safety Audits.--The funding for FRA
safety-related personnel supports multi-disciplinary safety
audit [MDSA] teams. MDSAs were developed in response to the
East Palestine incident to gain a more comprehensive
understanding of systemic safety issues on a railroad by
examining not only regulatory compliance, but also overall
safety culture and operations. The Committee commends the FRA
for initiating these assessments, which will include a thorough
review of each Class I freight railroad's safety culture,
practices, regulatory compliance, and recommend changes that
the FRA will track to completion. To date, the FRA has
completed supplemental safety assessments on three of the six
Class I freight railroads. The Committee is disappointed by
reports of other assessments being halted after processes were
undermined by potential employee coaching. The Committee
encourages the FRA to continue its due diligence in these
assessments and in publishing reports detailing the agency's
findings.
Automated Track Inspection Program [ATIP].--The Committee
recommendation includes no less than $21,600,000 for ATIP to
support the FRA's contracts for advanced inspection vehicles,
which complement the FRA's field inspectors, to validate the
railroads inspection programs, and to advance research
priorities. The FRA shall continue to prioritize the inspection
of routes transporting passengers and hazardous materials.
System Safety and Maintenance Standards.--The Committee
urges the FRA to continue prioritizing investments in safety
and maintenance standardization across the industry, which
supports the development of technologies designed to verify the
functional performance of complex onboard and wayside
electronic systems such as, but not limited to: positive train
control [PTC], automated train control, passenger door control,
train communications, computer based train control, propulsion
systems, power distribution, braking systems, land mobile radio
testing, train environmental control, and railcar signs. The
Committee recognizes the importance of developing and deploying
these technologies to address the state of good repair backlog
and urges the FRA to continue working with industry to develop
standardized performance verification, testing, diagnostics,
and repair for such systems.
Blocked Crossings.--The Committee urges the FRA to require
States receiving funding through the railroad safety State
participation grant program to require first responders to
report verified blocked crossing incidents to the FRA blocked
crossing portal. The Committee also directs the FRA to work
with railroads to collect data on specific blocked crossing
events, the causes of blocked crossings, and share best
practices for preventing and reducing the number and duration
of blocked crossing events. Consistent with fiscal year 2024,
the Committee directs the FRA to include in the next annual
public report required under section 22404(j) of the IIJA
potential solutions and best practices to improve safety,
mobility, and emergency response capabilities at highway-rail
crossings. Recognizing that both railroad operational practices
and local circumstances lead to the occurrence of blocked
crossings, the report will be informed by the FRA's outreach to
stakeholders, including railroads, communities, first
responders, labor, and State and local authorities. The report
should include: (1) best practices for engaging the railroad
with the public, labor, police, highway officials and other
stakeholders; (2) how current and future technology can be used
to identify impacted high risk or 911-critical locations; (3)
what role train length plays in blocked crossings; (4) how to
mitigate impacts from crossing blockage; (5) how to improve
mobility for both pedestrians and motorists; (6) how to improve
community level emergency response capabilities; (7) how to
identify crossing blockage or other mobility constraints at
passive crossings that are not a part of the National PTC
environment; and (8) how to incorporate data from the FRA
crossing blockage reporting website, or other data sources, to
ensure effective emergency and response plans.
Confidential Close Call Reporting System [C3RS].--The
confidential close call reporting system program enables
railroad employees to report close calls and unsafe events
without fear of retribution from a railroad or the FRA. The
Committee acknowledges the FRA's work to grow the program with
industry, but remains concerned with the low level of
participation from Class I freight railroads as only two of the
six Class I freight railroads have joined the pilot program. In
addition, those pilot programs are time-limited and will expire
in 2025. The Committee supports further enrollment and directs
the FRA to continue to work with railroads on ways to improve
the C3RS program to expand enrollment and provide protections
for railroad employees who report close calls and unsafe
events. The Committee further directs the FRA to continue to
ensure that the program contains protections for railroad
employees to keep their identities confidential and that they
are not subject to discipline by their employers or the FRA for
reports submitted through the program. Additionally, the FRA
shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
upon the expiration of the current Class I freight railroads
pilot programs and if the programs will be renewed.
Hazardous Materials Incident Mitigation.--The NTSB's
investigation of the East Palestine derailment found a need to
improve emergency response procedures for unloading damaged
railroad tank cars in the field. The Committee understands that
the FRA has initiated an update to the 2007 vent and burn
reports in collaboration with rail industry hazardous material
teams, the first responder community, and other incident
command stakeholders. The Committee directs the FRA to complete
this update and re-publish the reports which shall include
clear instructions to consult the shipper when considering a
vent and burn; more comprehensive guidance on what products are
candidates for a vent and burn, along with what chemicals and
other hazards may result from a vent and burn; and an updated
process flow chart. These reports shall be distributed to
emergency responder associations.
Staffing.--According to the DOT, the FRA will experience a
significant workforce reduction resulting from employees
choosing to take the DRP offer. The committee directs the FRA
to provide a report on the number and types of positions lost
through the DRP within each office included in the
congressional budget justification and identify if the position
is based in headquarters or the field. The report shall include
an analysis of the impact of these staffing reductions on the
FRA's ability to implement programs, grants, and all statutory
responsibilities.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $54,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 43,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The railroad research and development program provides
scientific and engineering support for the FRA's rail safety
rulemaking and enforcement efforts. The program also identifies
and develops emerging technologies for voluntary adoption by
industry and supports intercity passenger rail development by
providing technical assistance, equipment specifications, and
proposal evaluations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $43,000,000
for railroad research and development as authorized under
section 22102 of the IIJA, which is $11,000,000 less than the
fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
Rolling Stock Equipment and Components [RSEC] Safety,
Maintenance, and Inspection.--The recommendation includes no
less than $5,000,000 to continue support for RSEC research in
order to evaluate, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness and
efficiency of automated inspection and maintenance equipment
and procedures. The NTSB's investigation of the East Palestine
derailment found that more FRA research is necessary to
determine whether changes to wayside bearing defect detection
systems, such as lowering alert and alarm thresholds, would
result in significant safety improvements and to determine
which operational responses to bearing alerts and alarms are
sufficient to prevent derailments. Therefore, as part of the
funding for RSEC research, the FRA shall continue to research
the effectiveness of current bearing defect detection systems,
including heat and acoustic; bearing alert and alarm
thresholds; the distances between wayside detectors; the
installation, inspection, and maintenance of wayside bearing
defect detectors; and operational responses by railroads to
bearing alerts and alarms. The FRA shall make research on these
topics publicly available. The FRA's research and evaluation
will inform the capabilities and limitations of existing
technologies and provide railroads and regulators with
information on what changes could improve railroad safety. The
FRA's research is critical for the development of any future
standards and minimum requirements for commercially available
systems that could protect railroad personnel and the public.
Further, the Committee commends the DOT and the FRA for
taking steps within current authority to improve railroad
safety, such as tasking the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee
[RSAC] in 2023 with considering and reviewing issues related to
wayside detectors. The Committee appreciates the status update
provided by the RSAC wayside detectors working group in October
2024 and looks forward to the RSAC's recommendations resulting
from this review. The Committee directs the FRA to continue to
use the RSAC to inform industry, Congress, and the public on
additional safety measures that should be taken, including
regulatory and statutory changes.
Short Line Safety Institute [SLSI].--The Committee remains
supportive of the FRA's efforts, in partnership with short line
and regional railroads, to build a stronger, more sustainable
safety culture in this segment of the rail industry, and
includes $2,750,000 for the SLSI. These efforts include safety
culture assessments and the provision of hazardous materials
emergency response training in an effort to improve the safe
transportation of crude oil and other hazardous materials on
our Nation's rail network. Funds shall be available for
maintenance of safety trainsets and supplement hazardous
material safety training for railroad employees and emergency
responders, in addition to ongoing safety culture assessments,
training and education, outreach activities, and research.
Rail Research and Development COE.--The Committee supports
the FRA's intent to use no less than $2,500,000 of the
resources provided under this heading for the rail research and
development COE as authorized in section 22413 of the IIJA. The
COE is intended to advance basic and applied research,
evaluation, education, workforce development, and training
efforts related to safety, project delivery, efficiency,
reliability, resiliency, and sustainability of urban commuter,
intercity high-speed, and freight rail transportation.
Transportation Technology Center.--The Committee includes
up to $3,000,000 for the construction, alteration, and repair
of buildings and improvements at the Transportation Technology
Center, which is equal to fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL GRANTS
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $75,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 75,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Federal-state partnership for intercity passenger rail
grant program provides support for capital projects that reduce
the state of good repair backlog with respect to qualified
railroad assets and projects that expand or establish new
intercity passenger rail service, as authorized under 49 U.S.C.
24911.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $75,000,000 for the Federal-state
partnership for intercity passenger rail grant [FSP] program,
which is equal to the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. This
amount is in addition to the $7,200,000,000 in advance
appropriations made available in the IIJA for fiscal year 2026.
Regional Rail Planning.--Of the funds provided under this
heading in this act and in the IIJA for fiscal year 2026, the
Committee directs the Secretary to exercise the authorities
under 49 U.S.C. 24911(k) to withhold 5 percent of the total
amounts made available to carry out planning and development
activities related to the corridor identification and
development program authorized under 49 U.S.C. 25101.
Washington Union Station.--The Committee recommendation
provides $5,000,000 for the repair and rehabilitation of
Washington Union Station. As the owner of the station, the
Federal government has a clear role in addressing station
infrastructure and system needs. The Committee directs the FRA
to provide a briefing to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 180 days of enactment of this act on the
structural challenges and deficiencies at this Federal
facility, an estimate of the scope of work necessary to
preserve this historical asset, and planned expenditure of the
funds provided in this act. Further, the DOT and the FRA are
directed to pursue adding designees from the Commonwealth of
Virginia and the State of Maryland to the Union Station
Redevelopment Corporation Board of Directors.
CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS GRANTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $100,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 151,524,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The consolidated rail infrastructure and safety
improvements [CRISI] grants program was authorized to improve
the safety, efficiency, and reliability of passenger and
freight rail systems. Eligible activities include a wide range
of freight and passenger rail capital, safety, technology
deployment, planning, environmental analysis, research,
workforce development, and training projects as authorized
under 49 U.S.C. 22907. Eligible recipients include States,
local governments, Class II and Class III railroads, Amtrak,
and other intercity passenger rail operators, rail carriers and
equipment manufacturers that partner with an eligible public-
sector applicant, the Transportation Research Board, university
transportation centers, and non-profit rail labor
organizations. As authorized, the program requires a minimum
non-Federal share of 20 percent, that preference be given to
projects with at least a 50 percent non-Federal match, and that
at least 25 percent of the funds be provided to projects in
rural areas.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $151,524,000 for the CRISI
program, which is $51,524,000 more than the fiscal year 2025
enacted level. This amount is in addition to the $1,000,000,000
in advance appropriations made available in the IIJA for fiscal
year 2026. Within the amounts made available in this act, the
recommendation includes $51,524,000 for CDS. The Committee
directs the FRA to provide funding for those projects listed in
the table at the end of this report in the corresponding
amounts and for the corresponding recipient. The Committee
further directs that the specific funding allocated in the
table at the end of this report shall not diminish or prejudice
any application or geographic region to receive other
discretionary grants or loans.
Railroad Workforce Development Program.--The Committee
directs that not less than $5,000,000 of the funds made
available under this heading be directed to develop and execute
workforce development, training, and apprenticeship programs.
THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $2,427,763,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,427,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Amtrak operates intercity passenger rail services in 46
States and the District of Columbia, in addition to serving as
a contractor in various capacities for several commuter rail
agencies. Congress created Amtrak in the Rail Passenger Service
Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-518) in response to private
carriers' inability to profitably operate intercity passenger
rail service. Thereafter, Amtrak assumed the common carrier
obligations of the private railroads in exchange for the right
to priority access to their tracks for incremental cost.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a total appropriation of
$2,427,000,000 for Amtrak, which is $763,000 less than the
fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The amount is in addition to
the $4,400,000,000 in advance appropriations made available in
the IIJA in fiscal year 2026, which is limited to only capital
projects to address the state of good repair backlog.
Charter Trains and Private Cars.--Amtrak is directed to
once again report on the impact of its policies to charter
trains and private trains in the fiscal year 2027 budget
request, and to include the amounts and percentages by which
revenues and usage declined, including separate figures for
charter trains run with Amtrak-owned and with privately-owned
cars. Amtrak should also continue to update the list of
eligible locations for private car moves and continue to
evaluate such locations going forward. Amtrak should continue
to strive to improve public outreach and offer its stakeholders
an opportunity to comment on policies that affect services
prior to finalizing any such decisions.
Amtrak Station Agents.--Amtrak is required to provide
station agents, which include either Amtrak ticket agents or
caretakers, at all Amtrak stations that had a ticket agent
position eliminated in fiscal year 2018. Amtrak is again
directed to communicate and collaborate with local partners and
take into consideration the unique needs of each community,
including impacts to local jobs, when making decisions related
to the staffing of Amtrak stations.
Food and Beverage.--The Committee urges Amtrak to provide
food and beverage services in a cost effective manner
consistent with available revenue and Federal funds. The
Committee directs Amtrak to periodically update the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations on the food and beverage
offerings, new initiatives, and operating loss, as appropriate.
Services.--The Committee is concerned with any potential
offshoring of services contracts and the potential displacement
of U.S. labor. Amtrak should take the necessary affirmative
steps to ensure the contracts for customer, professional, and
IT services, including such subsidiary services, be performed
within the United States, to the extent practicable.
Lactation Accommodations.--The Committee recognizes
Amtrak's work to implement lactation accommodations for
employees and customers that are nursing, and encourages Amtrak
to consider the continued expansion of such accommodations on
board its trains and at its stations. Amtrak is directed to
report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
within 180 days of this act with an assessment on the
feasibility and demand for lactation spaces or other
accommodations on board its trains or in its stations, as well
as cost estimates for the design and installation of such
spaces or accommodations and if there are low-cost
alternatives.
Passenger Rail Feasibility Analysis.--Within 1 year after
the date of enactment of this act, Amtrak, in coordination with
potential infrastructure-owning freight railroads and the FRA,
shall complete a feasibility study for temporarily providing
expanded Amtrak long-distance service(s) during the 2034 Salt
Lake City Olympics. Temporary services to be assessed include
two identified from the Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service
Study required under section 22214 of the IIJA: Salt Lake City,
Utah to Los Angeles, California and Denver, Colorado to
Seattle, Washington. The analysis shall assess the requirements
of instituting temporary long-distance service(s) to include
any track or station improvements, projected ridership and
revenue, fleet and labor assessment, capital and operational
costs, host railroad agreements, and a timeline of initiating
improvements. Additional consideration should be made of how
intercity passenger rail service may complement existing or
planned commuter passenger rail service and the potential
temporary impacts on Amtrak's network service levels and
performance.
Fleet Modernization.--The Committee acknowledges Amtrak has
made significant progress in the production of new, modern
train equipment through its work on the next-generation Acela
and Airo trainsets. The need to replace these decades-old
railcars was recently made evident when Amtrak had to remove 70
Horizon railcars, which have been in use since 1989, from
service on state-supported routes in the spring of 2025 because
of corrosion and other safety issues. The Committee expects
Amtrak to remain on-schedule to safely deliver the new Airo
trainsets for service on state-supported routes in 2026 so old
trainsets can be retired. Delivery of the next-generation Acela
trainsets for the northeast corridor [NEC] remains equally
important, but the Committee is concerned by the persistent
delays, on which the Amtrak Office of Inspector General has
also reported. The Committee directs Amtrak and the FRA to
jointly provide a briefing to the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations within 30 days of enactment of this act on
the status of the next-generation Acela trainset production,
compliance with federally mandated safety and operational
testing requirements, and outstanding challenges to launch
revenue service in 2025.
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
CORPORATION
The Committee recommends $850,000,000 for northeast
corridor grants to Amtrak, which is in addition to the
$1,200,000,000 in advance appropriations made available in the
IIJA in fiscal year 2026. The funding level provided includes
$5,000,000 for the Northeast Corridor Commission established
under 49 U.S.C. 24905, which is in addition to the $5,000,000
in advance appropriations made available for the Northeast
Corridor Commission in the IIJA in fiscal year 2026.
NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION
The Committee recommends $1,577,000,000 for national
network grants to Amtrak, which is in addition to the
$3,200,000,000 in advance appropriations made available in the
IIJA in fiscal year 2026. The funding level provided includes
$3,000,000 for the State-Supported Route Committee established
in the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94), which is in addition to
the $3,000,000 in advance appropriations made available in the
IIJA in fiscal year 2026.
National Network Services.--Amtrak's long-distance routes
provide much needed transportation access in hundreds of
communities and for rural areas where mobility options are
limited. Equally important are routes that provide service to
rural areas from urban areas along the NEC. The Committee does
not support proposals that will inevitably lead to long-term or
permanent service cuts or segmentation of routes, which will
result in less service for rural communities.
Corridor Identification and Development Program [CIDP].--
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 25101, the FRA established the CIDP in
May 2023 to facilitate the development of intercity passenger
rail corridors across the Nation. To facilitate this effort,
the Committee recommendation includes up to $66,000,000 for
Amtrak to carry out activities for corridors selected under
CIDP, as authorized under section 22101(h) of the IIJA.
Modernization Projects.--The Committee acknowledges
Amtrak's budget request includes modernization initiatives it
could pursue beyond its annual operations that would further
improve the railroad and customer experience. Of the amount
provided for the national network, $5,000,000 is for the
Atlanta hub initiative for a new intercity passenger rail hub
in downtown Atlanta as included in Amtrak's fiscal year 2026
legislative and grant request.
Midwest Rail Commission Study.--The Committee directs the
GAO to examine the establishment of a federally authorized
commission for the purposes of developing a long-term delivery
strategy for Midwest rail. The study should identify lessons
learned from the establishment of the Northeast Corridor
Commission, which coordinates capital improvements made by
Amtrak and States to the NEC rail infrastructure, that could be
applied to a Midwest Rail Commission. This study should also
examine any Federal resources, including staff and funding,
necessary to establish a federally authorized commission, where
such a Commission could be housed, as well as any successful
practices for identifying projects in need of prioritization,
among other information. The GAO shall provide initial findings
in a briefing to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 120 days of enactment of this act and
final findings and recommendations within 1 year of enactment
of this act.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS-FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 150 allows the FRA to transfer certain amounts made
available in this and prior acts to the financial assistance
oversight and technical assistance account to support the
award, administration, project management oversight, and
technical assistance of grants administered by the FRA, with an
exception.
Section 151 limits overtime payments to employees at Amtrak
to $35,000 per employee. However, Amtrak's president may waive
this restriction for specific employees for safety or
operational efficiency reasons.
Section 152 prohibits the use of funds made available by
this act by Amtrak in contravention of the Worker Adjustment
and Retraining Notification Act.
Section 153 prohibits the use of funds provided to Amtrak
to reduce the total number of Amtrak Police Department
uniformed officers patrolling on board passenger trains or at
stations, facilities, or rights-of-way below the staffing level
on May 1, 2019.
Section 154 permits the Union Station Redevelopment
Corporation to be an eligible recipient for the FSP program.
Section 155 expresses the sense of Congress in support of
Amtrak's long-distance passenger routes.
Section 156 rescinds certain unobligated balances.
Federal Transit Administration
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Federal Transit Administration [FTA] was established as
a component of the Department of Transportation by
Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, effective July 1, 1968,
which transferred most of the functions and programs under the
Federal Transit Act of 1964, as amended (78 Stat. 302; 49
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), from the Department of Housing and Urban
Development. The missions of the FTA are: to help develop
improved mass transportation systems and practices; to support
the inclusion of public transportation in community and
regional planning to support economic development; to provide
mobility for Americans who depend on transit for transportation
in both metropolitan and rural areas; to maximize the
productivity and efficiency of transportation systems; and to
provide assistance to State and local governments and agencies
in financing such services and systems.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Under the Committee recommendation, a total program level
of $16,890,357,000 is provided for programs administered by the
FTA in fiscal year 2026. The recommendation is $203,288,000
more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. This amount is in
addition to the $4,250,000,000 in advance appropriations in the
IIJA for fiscal year 2026.
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Highway trust Advance
General fund fund Appropriations Total
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Appropriations, 2025................ $2,408,069,000 $14,279,000,000 $4,250,000,000 $20,937,069,000
Committee recommendation............ 2,248,357,000 14,642,000,000 4,250,000,000 21,140,357,000
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SUMMARY OF FUNDING FOR FTA
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General Fund
General Fund Appropriation or
Program Contract Advanced Repurposed Grand Total
Authority in IIJA Appropriation in Funding in this
IIJA act
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Transit oriented development........ $14,425,121 ................. ................. $14,425,121
Planning programs................... 202,441,512 ................. ................. 202,441,512
Urbanized area formula grants....... 7,025,844,743 ................. ................. 7,025,844,743
Ferry boats..................... 30,000,000 ................. $30,000,000 60,000,000
Enhanced mobility of seniors and 407,023,583 $50,000,000 43,716,920 500,740,503
individuals with disabilities......
Pilot program for enhanced mobility. 5,048,792 ................. ................. 5,048,792
Formula grants for rural areas...... 959,639,810 ................. 4,072,214 963,712,024
Public transportation innovation.... 40,390,337 ................. ................. 40,390,337
Technical assistance and workforce 12,982,608 ................. 7,500,000 20,482,608
development........................
Bus testing facilities.............. 5,481,842 ................. 1,500,000 6,981,842
National transit database........... 5,770,048 ................. ................. 5,770,048
State of good repair grants......... 3,850,496,668 950,000,000 ................. 4,800,496,668
Buses and bus facilities grants..... 1,152,557,380 ................. ................. 1,152,557,380
Low or no emission grants....... 78,457,427 1,050,000,000 ................. 1,128,457,427
Growing states and high density 812,445,901 ................. ................. 812,445,901
states.............................
Administrative expenses............. 147,441,654 ................. ................. 147,441,654
All stations accessibility program.. ................. 350,000,000 ................. 350,000,000
Electric or low-emitting ferry ................. 50,000,000 ................. 50,000,000
program............................
Ferry service for rural communities. ................. 200,000,000 25,000,000 225,000,000
Tribal technical assistance......... ................. ................. 500,000 500,000
Accelerating innovating mobility.... ................. ................. 5,000,000 5,000,000
Congressionally directed spending... ................. ................. 58,857,000 58,857,000
Transit safety...................... ................. ................. 20,000,000 20,000,000
Capital investment grants........... ................. 1,600,000,000 1,950,000,000 3,550,000,000
Grants to the Washington ................. ................. 150,000,000 150,000,000
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
2028 Olympics and Paralympics....... ................. ................. 68,000,000 68,000,000
2026 FIFA World Cup................. ................. ................. 78,115,871 78,115,871
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TOTAL......................... 14,642,000,000 4,250,000,000 2,442,262,005 21,442,709,431
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TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
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Obligation limitation
(trust fund)
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Appropriations, 2025........................... $14,279,000,000
Committee recommendation....................... 14,642,000,000
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Communities use formula grants funding for bus and railcar
purchases, facility repair and construction, maintenance, and
where eligible, planning and operating expenses. The formula
grants account includes funding for the following programs:
transit-oriented development; planning programs; urbanized area
formula grants; enhanced mobility for seniors and individuals
with disabilities; a pilot program for enhanced mobility;
formula grants for rural areas; public transportation
innovation; technical assistance and workforce development,
including a national transit institute; a bus testing facility;
the national transit database; state of good repair grants;
buses and bus facilities formula and competitive grants; and
growing States and high-density States formula grants. Set-
asides from formula funds are directed to a grant program for
each State with rail systems not regulated by the FRA to meet
the requirements for a State safety oversight program. The
account also provides funding to support passenger ferry
services, public transportation on Indian reservations, and the
administrative expenses of the FTA.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends limiting obligations and the
liquidation of contract authorizations in the transit formula
grants account in fiscal year 2026 to $14,642,000,000, which is
$363,000,000 more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
Ferry Fleet Transition Plans.--The Committee directs the
Department to consider ferry fleet transition plans as eligible
under the planning programs in 49 U.S.C. 5305, the urbanized
area formula program (49 U.S.C. 5307), and rural area formula
program (49 U.S.C. 5311).
Bus-to-Person Collisions.--The Committee commends the FTA
for its efforts to encourage the adoption of mitigation
strategies that reduce bus-to-person collisions, including the
issuance of FTA safety advisory 23-1. The Committee expects the
FTA to encourage transit agencies to adopt proven on-board
technology solutions to detect, deter, and avoid collisions
through program guidance and NOFOs, where permissible and
feasible.
Bus Safety and Accessibility Research.--The FTA issued a
NOFO on November 18, 2024, for the bus safety and accessibility
research program making up to $10,000,000 in public
transportation innovation program funding available for
research, development, demonstration, and deployment
activities. A strategic goal for this program is to make
``existing and new buses safer for their operators and
vulnerable road users'' and a key focus area is ``Driver Safety
Systems''. The Committee notes that applications were due to
the FTA on January 17, 2025, and directs the FTA to make awards
for the bus safety and accessibility research program not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this act.
Roadway Worker Protections.--The Committee is concerned
about the safety of transit employees working on or near
transit rail tracks. Proven roadway worker protection [RWP]
technologies exist that provide advanced train approach
warnings and have the potential to improve the safety and
efficiency of rail operations. The Committee encourages the FTA
to promote the maximum level of RWP safety, to the extent
permissible under current law.
Updates to the FTA's Best Practices Procurement and Lessons
Learned Manual.--The FTA is directed to update its best
practices procurement manual not later than 180 days after
enactment of this act and to the greatest extent practicable
incorporate recommendations submitted to the agency by industry
stakeholders for consideration.
Staffing.--With the significant reduction in staffing
levels in fiscal year 2025 as a result of employees electing to
take the DRP, the FTA is experiencing a 33 percent reduction to
the agency's workforce. The Committee is aware that this will
impact staffing in regional offices. The Committee is concerned
about the impact of these staffing reductions on the
Department's ability to oversee and support the maintenance and
construction of transit infrastructure projects. As such, the
Committee directs the FTA to provide a report to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations on the number and job
series of positions lost through the DRP within each office
included in the congressional budget justification as well as
each regional office. The report shall include an analysis of
the impact of these staffing reductions on the agency's ability
to implement Federal transit formula and grant programs and all
other statutory responsibilities.
Employer-Sponsored Transit Benefits.--Employer-sponsored
transit benefits play a role in increasing the rate of transit
use. Public Law 115-97 eliminated employer deductions for
qualified transportation fringe benefits, which include mass
transit benefits, van pools, qualified parking, and other forms
of commuter benefits. The Committee directs the GAO to conduct
a study to assess the prevalence and effects of employer-
sponsored transit benefits, including possible impacts the tax
changes to the qualified transportation fringe benefit has had
on such programs and employee transit use. The GAO is directed
to provide a report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations on such study not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this act.
Major International Sporting Events.--The Committee is
encouraged by the support the Secretary and administration have
provided for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympic and
Paralympic Games. The Committee directs the Secretary to
continue to provide technical assistance as host cities and
transit providers work to deliver high quality transit service
for these events of national significance. While the Committee
recognizes that the FTA issued a Dear Colleague letter on June
10, 2024 on providing transit during major events and has
advised transit providers to work with FTA regional offices on
specific issues relating to charter service restrictions, the
Committee understands that transit providers continue to have
concerns with the applicability of certain FTA requirements as
such requirements do not contemplate events of the scale and
scope of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympic and
Paralympic Games. For example, transit providers are concerned
with exceeding the FTA's maximum spare ratio and not the
minimum number of spares as addressed in the Dear Colleague
letter. To support the ability of transit providers to prepare
for and deliver transit service during the 2026 FIFA World Cup
and 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Committee directs
the Secretary to work with transit providers to provide
appropriate relief from the spare ratio requirement and charter
service restrictions, if requested by a transit provider
specifically for activities to support the preparation for and
delivery of transit service during such events. Further, the
Committee directs the Secretary to convene passenger and
freight transportation stakeholders, including but not limited
to transit providers, intercity rail and bus operators, freight
railroads, ports, trucking companies, and labor, in an effort
to continue the efficient movement of goods and avoid potential
congestion during the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympic and
Paralympic Games.
2026 FIFA World Cup.--The Committee notes that the United
States will host 78 matches across nine States in 11 cities
over 39 days during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Host cities and
transit providers are preparing to move thousands of spectators
to and from matches and daily festivities surrounding the
tournament. To support transit providers with increasing
passenger capacity, extending service hours, employing
additional personnel, and enhancing transit security, the
Committee recommendation repurposes $78,115,871 from prior year
activities for operational transportation assistance for
planning and executing activities directly tied to the 2026
FIFA World Cup.
2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.--The Committee notes
that for the two prior Olympic Games in the United States, Salt
Lake City, Utah in 2002 and Atlanta, Georgia in 1996, a program
was established under which public transit agencies throughout
the United States donated or leased buses (and in some
instances provided bus operators) to the host public
transportation agencies and the host city Olympic committee. To
build on that model and replicate those successes, the
Committee directs the Secretary and the administration to
assist in the implementation of a similar bus leasing program
for the cities hosting events in support of the 2028 Olympic
and Paralympic Games. To that end, the Committee recommendation
repurposes $68,000,000 from prior year activities to support
the planning, development, and operations of a supplemental bus
system; regional traffic surveillance and management systems;
and identification and deployment of dedicated bus lanes for
the games route network.
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $45,568,868
Committee recommendation................................ 140,857,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Committee provides funding for transit infrastructure
grants to address targeted capital, operating, and state of
good repair needs for public transportation providers and
services across America.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $140,857,000 in transit
infrastructure grants to remain available until expended, which
is $95,288,132 more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. An
additional $193,905,005 is repurposed from prior year
activities for a total of $334,762,005 in budget authority. Of
this total, $58,857,000 is for CDS.
Transit Vehicle Innovation Deployment Centers [TVIDC].--The
Committee supports the continued use of the FTA's TVIDC program
to develop solutions to the challenges transit operators and
bus original equipment manufacturers face as they move to full
scale adoption of advanced transit technologies. The Committee
directs the FTA to prioritize research efforts focused on the
dissemination of research and technologies that maximize the
value of these investments. The Committee directs the FTA to
utilize the TVIDC program to focus research on efficiency
improvements and directs the FTA to fund component testing
(including the use of FTA-appointed component testing centers),
technical assistance coordination, and increasing understanding
and skill sets within transit agencies in regards to planning,
procuring, and deploying advanced technologies using the
TVIDC's nation and industry-wide coordination structure for the
development and testing of new technology components and
vehicles.
Cost Escalations.--The Committee recognizes that cost
escalations can reduce the impact of prior transit grant
awards. The Committee encourages the FTA to work with grantees
when cost adjustments or other factors impacting the completion
of projects become necessary to address.
Critical Components.--The Committee encourages the FTA to
work with OMB to utilize all available authorities to ensure
critical components of ferry vessels acquired with FTA funds
are not excluded as a result of 49 U.S.C. 5323(j). Critical
components include items vital to relatability, safety, and
performance, such as propulsion systems. The Committee
continues to urge the Department to continue to harmonize the
regulatory regimes across modes, utilizing existing
authorities, to ensure Buy America provisions for ferry
construction are transparent and deliver the best vessel for
riders and the taxpayer.
Transit Safety.--The Committee notes the Department's
emphasis on the safety and security of public transportation.
Federal transit funding may be used by recipients for planning
efforts that address transit rider or employee safety and
capital projects to improve safety for transit riders and
workers, such as purchasing and installing cameras in subway
cars, lighting at transit stations, and shields for bus
drivers. However, transit agencies in urbanized areas with a
population of more than 200,000 are prohibited from using
Federal transit funding for public transportation safety and
security operating assistance projects, such as staff salaries
for personnel exclusively involved with security; contracts for
security services, including with police departments; and
contracts or salaries for crisis intervention specialists.
Transit agencies in such large urbanized areas use their non-
Federal funding to support activities and programs to improve
safety and security. To bolster the efforts of large urban area
transit agencies, the Committee recommendation includes
$20,000,000 for operating costs to improve public safety,
reduce crime, and increase security in transit systems.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $7,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 7,500,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The FTA is authorized to provide technical assistance,
workforce development programs, and training to the public
transportation industry under section 5314 of title 49, United
States Code. Funding under this heading is supplemental to the
funding provided under the heading ``Transit Formula Grants''
heading as authorized by the IIJA.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $7,500,000 for technical
assistance and training, which is equal to the fiscal year 2025
enacted level. The Committee recognizes the need among transit
providers serving small cities, rural areas, and disadvantaged
communities for technical assistance to help them take
advantage of new technologies, including ride-hailing
applications, autonomous shuttles, and micro-transit
innovations that are transforming how Americans use public
transportation. This funding will provide rural and small city
transit operators with hands-on technical assistance that will
facilitate the adoption of these new tools.
Cooperative Agreements.--The Committee includes $1,500,000
for a cooperative agreement with a technical assistance center
to assist small-urban, rural, and Tribal public transit
providers and planning agencies with applied innovation and
capacity building that helps these grantees and sub-recipients
deploy innovative and emerging technologies to maximize the
efficiency of their operations. These efforts should include,
but are not limited to: developing on-demand mobility options;
exploring the feasibility of autonomous technologies; assisting
rural and small-urban areas with changing mode-share
strategies; and increasing data literacy and effective use of
data to increase operational efficiency. The Committee
recommendation also includes $2,500,000 for a cooperative
agreement to a national non-profit organization with a
demonstrated capacity to develop and provide workforce
development and standards based training in maintenance and
operations within the public transportation industry.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $2,205,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,950,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Under the capital investment grants [CIG] program, the FTA
provides grants to fund the building of new fixed guideway
systems or extensions and improvements to existing fixed
guideway systems. Eligible services include light rail, rapid
rail (heavy rail), commuter rail, and bus rapid transit. The
program includes funding for four categories of eligible
projects authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5309, and section 3005(b)
of the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94): new starts, small starts,
core capacity, and the expedited project delivery pilot
program.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,950,000,000 for capital
investment grants, which is $255,000,000 less than the fiscal
year 2025 enacted level. The recommendation adjusts the set-
asides of the $1,600,000,000 provided under this heading in the
IIJA in order to ensure that, when combined with amounts
provided in this act, there are total budgetary resources of
$3,550,000,000 for the CIG program in fiscal year 2026. The
following table provides funding levels for projects and
activities under this heading in this act in the corresponding
amounts.
Allocation of FTA Capital Investment Grants Funding in this Act for
Fiscal Year 2026
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Recommendation
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New starts
Chicago, IL, Red Line Extension................. $350,000,000
New Jersey-New York, Hudson Tunnel.............. 700,000,000
New York, NY, Second Avenue Subway Phase 2...... 307,300,000
Other new starts projects that may become ready. 100,000,000
Small starts
Small starts projects that may become ready..... 273,200,000
Core capacity
Core capacity projects that may become ready.... 100,000,000
Expedited project delivery pilot program
Expedited project delivery projects that may 100,000,000
become ready...................................
Administrative expenses............................. 19,500,000
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Total....................................... 1,950,000,000
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Project Management Oversight [PMO] Activities.--The
Committee directs the FTA to continue to submit to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations the quarterly PMO
reports for each project with a full funding grant agreement.
Full Funding Grant Agreements [FFGAs].--Section 5309(k) of
title 49, United States Code, requires that the FTA notify the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, as well as the
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 15
days before executing a FFGA. In its notification to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Committee directs
the FTA to submit the following information: (1) a copy of the
proposed FFGA; (2) the total and annual Federal appropriations
required for the project; (3) the yearly and total Federal
appropriations that can be planned or anticipated for existing
FFGAs for each fiscal year through 2026; (4) a detailed
analysis of annual commitments for current and anticipated
FFGAs against the program authorization, by individual project;
(5) a financial analysis of the project's cost and sponsor's
ability to finance the project, which shall be conducted by an
independent examiner and which shall include an assessment of
the capital cost estimate and finance plan; (6) the source and
security of all public and private sector financing; (7) the
project's operating plan, which enumerates the project's future
revenue and ridership forecasts; and (8) a listing of all
planned contingencies and possible risks associated with the
project.
The Committee also directs the FTA to inform the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations in writing 30 days before
approving schedule, scope, or budget changes to any FFGA.
Correspondence relating to all such changes shall include any
budget revisions or program changes that materially alter the
project as originally stipulated in the FFGA, including any
proposed change in rail car procurement.
The Committee directs the FTA to continue to provide a
monthly capital investment grants program update to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations, detailing the status
of each project. This update should include anticipated
milestone schedules for advancing projects, especially those
within 2 years of a proposed FFGA. It should also highlight and
explain any potential cost and schedule changes affecting
projects.
Annual Report on Funding Recommendations.--The Committee
directs the Secretary to submit the fiscal year 2027 annual
report on funding recommendations required by 49 U.S.C.
5309(o), and directs the Secretary to maintain the Federal
Government funding commitments for all existing grant
agreements and identify all projects with a medium or higher
rating that anticipate requesting a grant agreement in fiscal
year 2027.
New Transportation Projects in Low-Growth Areas.--The
Committee encourages the FTA to prioritize projects that
connect communities unserved or underserved by transit to
employment centers and projects that support economic growth in
disadvantaged areas.
New Starts.--The Committee urges the FTA to proceed
expeditiously while reviewing revised new start project
applications for projects previously recommended for funding in
more than one FTA annual report on funding recommendations.
GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $150,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 150,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation provides assistance to the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority [WMATA] for capital
investment and asset rehabilitation as authorized by section
601 of division B of the Passenger Rail Investment and
Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-432) and section 30019
of the IIJA.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation includes $150,000,000 for
grants to WMATA for capital and preventive maintenance
expenses, including pressing safety-related investments, which
is equal to the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. These grants
are in addition to the Federal formula and competitive grant
funding WMATA receives, as well as funding from local
jurisdictions. This funding will support WMATA in addressing
ongoing safety deficiencies and improve the reliability of
service throughout the Metrorail system. Safety must continue
to be a top priority. This prioritization means working to
establish and build a culture of safety throughout the
organization, including a culture that fosters rigorous
adherence to safety rules and procedures as a matter of
routine. WMATA must also continue to improve its relationship
with the Washington Metropolitan Safety Commission, including
improving communication and transparency that supports the
resolution of issues and disagreements in a timely fashion.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS-FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 160 exempts authority previously made available for
programs of the FTA under 49 U.S.C. 5338 from the obligation
limitations in this act.
Section 161 allows funds provided in this act for fixed-
guideway capital investment projects that remain unobligated by
September 30, 2029, to be available for projects to use the
funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided.
Section 162 allows funds appropriated before October 1,
2025, that remain available for expenditure to be transferred
to the most recent appropriation heading.
Section 163 prohibits the use of funds to adjust
apportionments pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 9503(e)(4).
Section 164 prohibits the use of funds to impede or hinder
project advancement or approval for any project seeking a
Federal contribution from the CIG program of greater than 40
percent of project costs.
Section 165 repurposes funding for currently authorized
programs.
Section 166 adjusts the non-Federal cost-share for certain
programmatic activities.
Section 167 allows for land acquisition prior to NEPA
completion, consistent with the authorities of the FHWA.
Section 168 prohibits the use of funds for awarding or
amending a contract or subcontract to an entity that met the
criteria described in 49 U.S.C. 5323(u).
Section 169 repurposes funding for certain activities
related to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Section 169A repurposes funding for certain activities
related to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
[GLS] is a wholly-owned government corporation established by
the Saint Lawrence Seaway Act of 1954 (33 U.S.C. 981). The St.
Lawrence Seaway [Seaway] is a vital transportation corridor for
the international movement of bulk commodities, such as steel,
iron, grain, and coal, serving the North American region that
contains one-quarter of the United States' population and
nearly one-half of the Canadian population. The GLS is
responsible for the operation, maintenance, and development of
the United States' portion of the Seaway between Montreal and
Lake Erie.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)
Appropriations,2025..................................... $40,288,000
Committee recommendation................................ 40,624,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund [HMTF] was established by
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
662). Since 1987, the HMTF has supported the operations and
maintenance of commercial harbor projects maintained by the
Federal Government. Appropriations from the HMTF and revenues
from non-Federal sources finance the operation and maintenance
of those portions of the Seaway for which the GLS is
responsible.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $40,624,000 for the operations,
maintenance, and capital infrastructure activities of the GLS,
which is $336,000 more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
Of the amounts provided, not less than $15,950,000 is for the
seaway infrastructure program.
Maritime Administration
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Maritime Administration [MARAD] is responsible for
programs authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as
amended (46 App. U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). MARAD is also
responsible for programs that strengthen the United States
maritime industry in support of the Nation's security and
economic needs. MARAD prioritizes the DoD use of ports and
intermodal facilities during DoD mobilizations to guarantee the
smooth flow of military cargo through commercial ports. MARAD
manages the maritime security program, the voluntary intermodal
sealift agreement program, and the ready reserve force, which
ensure DoD access to commercial and strategic sealift and
associated intermodal capacity. MARAD also ensures the safe
disposal of obsolete ships in the National defense reserve
fleet. Further, MARAD administers education and training
programs through the United States Merchant Marine Academy
[USMMA] and six State maritime academies [SMAs] that assist in
producing skilled merchant marine officers capable of serving
defense and commercial transportation needs.
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM
(INCLUDING RESCISSION)
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $318,000,000
Committee recommendation\1\............................. 390,000,000
\1\Includes $390,000,000 in new budget authority and a rescission of
$33,400,000 from prior year appropriations.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The maritime security program [MSP] provides resources to
maintain a U.S. flag merchant fleet crewed by U.S. citizens to
serve both the commercial and national security needs of the
United States. The program provides direct payments to U.S.
flag vessel operators engaged in U.S. foreign trade.
Participating operators are required to keep the vessels in
active commercial service and provide intermodal sealift
support to the DoD in times of war or national emergency.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $390,000,000
for the MSP, which is $72,000,000 more than the fiscal year
2025 enacted level. In addition, $33,400,000 from prior year
appropriations is rescinded.
CABLE SECURITY FLEET
(INCLUDING RESCISSION)
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $10,000,000
Committee recommendation\1\............................. 10,000,000
\1\Includes $10,000,000 in new budget authority and a rescission of
$12,000,000 from prior year appropriations.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Section 3521 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) authorized the cable
security fleet program to establish and maintain a fleet of
privately owned, commercially viable United States-documented
cable vessels to meet national security requirements. The cable
security fleet program provides payments to U.S. flag
commercial vessel operators that provide cable services upon
the request of the United States.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,000,000
for the cable security fleet program, which is equal to the
fiscal year 2025 enacted level. In addition, $12,000,000 from
prior year appropriations is rescinded.
TANKER SECURITY FLEET
(INCLUDING RESCISSION)
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $60,000,000
Committee recommendation\1\............................. 122,400,000
\1\Includes $122,400,000 in new budget authority and a rescission of
$77,000,000 from prior year appropriations.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Section 3511 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) authorized the tanker security fleet program to establish
and maintain a fleet of active, commercially viable, militarily
useful, privately owned product tank vessels to meet national
defense and other security requirements. The tanker security
fleet program provides direct payments to U.S. flag vessel
operators, and participating operators are in turn required to
operate in U.S. foreign commerce, mixed U.S. foreign commerce,
and domestic trade and to make vessels available upon the
request of the DoD.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $122,400,000
for the tanker security fleet program, which is $62,400,000
more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. In addition,
$77,000,000 from prior year appropriations is rescinded.
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $267,775,000
Committee recommendation................................ 240,898,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The operations and training appropriation primarily funds
the salaries and expenses for MARAD headquarters and regional
staff for all MARAD programs. The account also includes funding
for the USMMA, port and intermodal development, cargo
preference, international trade relations, deep-water port
licensing, maritime environmental and technical assistance, the
United States marine highway program, and administrative
support costs.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $240,898,000 for operations and
training. This amount is $26,877,000 less than the fiscal year
2025 enacted level. The following table provides funding levels
for activities within this account:
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2026
Recommendation
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USMMA Operations.................................... $101,500,000
USMMA Facilities Maintenance and Repair, and 50,000,000
Equipment..........................................
USMMA Capital Improvement Program [CIP]............. 10,000,000
Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance 2,000,000
Program [META].....................................
United States Marine Highway Program................ 5,000,000
MARAD Headquarters Operations....................... 72,398,000
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Total......................................... 240,898,000
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Staffing.--The Committee continues to direct MARAD to
provide the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations with
quarterly staffing updates, including on hiring and
separations, by program office for all positions funded by this
act in MARAD headquarters operations and USMMA operations.
USMMA Capital Asset Management Program.--The Committee
remains deeply concerned about the current condition of the
USMMA's facilities, which has a direct impact on the quality of
the education provided to students and the ability to attract
new entrants to serve as future leaders in the United States
Merchant Marine. As such, the Committee's recommendation
provides $50,000,000 for the USMMA's facilities maintenance and
repair, and equipment [FMRE] activities. In addition, the
Committee provides $10,000,000 for the capital improvement
program [CIP], which in addition to the $160,000,000 in
unobligated balances, provides the USMMA with $170,000,000 to
move forward with several CIP projects over the next few years.
The Committee reminds the USMMA that, in the event that
flexibility is necessary to address imminent safety hazards or
quality of life issues, it has the ability to exercise the
reprogramming authorities under section 405 of this act,
including by seeking approval from the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations.
The Committee is disappointed that the USMMA has yet to
submit its annual CIP plan to Congress, leading to further
delays in implementing much needed improvements of the campus.
Given the significant amount of unobligated balances for CIP
projects, it is unacceptable that the USMMA has yet to
formulate a long-term plan on which it can move forward. The
Secretary is directed to provide the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations with the CIP plan within 30 days
of enactment of this act. In addition, the USMMA's Director of
Facilities and Infrastructure shall provide quarterly briefings
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the
status of all short- and long-term capital improvement projects
and FMRE activities and continue to provide the annual report
in the same manner and context as in previous fiscal years. The
Committee strongly encourages the USMMA to maintain current
information on CIP projects and any major repair FMRE
activities on its website to expand the availability of this
information to students and external stakeholders, such as the
alumni foundation which also provides support to USMMA
projects. The Committee also directs the OST Assistant
Secretary of Administration to brief the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations on the status of its hiring search
for the recently vacated Superintendent and Deputy
Superintendent positions at the USMMA within 30 days of
enactment of this act, as having such leadership in place is
critical to advancing FMRE and CIP projects.
Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment [SASH] at the USMMA.--
Creating a culture of safety, respect, and dignity for cadets
and faculty is essential to reducing student vulnerability to
SASH, and every student deserves to pursue an education and a
future workplace free from unwanted sexual aggression. The
Committee commends students who have courageously come forward
to publicly report allegations of SASH in an effort to hold
perpetrators accountable and prevent future violations.
The Committee acknowledges MARAD and the USMMA have made
meaningful steps to improving safety for USMMA midshipmen, but
it remains a work in progress to sustain staffing for the
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office [SAPRO], to
secure broader industry participation in the every mariner
builds a respectful culture [EMBARC] program, and to improve
access to mental health and counseling services. The Committee
directs the USMMA to fully staff the SAPRO, including a second
victim advocate position. The Committee directs MARAD to brief
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on how the
USMMA faculty and staff are improving the culture of safety on
campus.
Vessel Generated Underwater Noise.--MARAD shall use not
less than $1,500,000 of the funds provided under the META
program to collect data and further investigate vessel
generated underwater noise. When selecting projects, the
Committee directs MARAD to strongly consider projects led by
regional coalitions that conduct research, mitigation, and
management activities to reduce vessel-generated underwater
noise on the maritime environment, including large commercial
vessels impacting Endangered Species Act-listed whales.
Vessel Generated Noise While Docked.--The Committee
strongly encourages MARAD to work as expeditiously as possible
to identify and implement mitigation measures that will
minimize noise impacts to surrounding communities when MARAD
ships are not operating on shore power. Not later than 60 days
after enactment of this act, MARAD is directed to provide a
briefing to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
detailing the planning involved in determining the June 2025
relocation of the USNS Pomeroy and USNS Charlton, the timeline
and implementation of connecting the ships to shore power, and
the mitigation measures taken to minimize noise impacts in
surrounding communities.
Secure Composite Shipping Containers.--The Committee
strongly encourages MARAD to continue to collaborate with the
Federal Maritime Commission, DoD, and DHS to support the
transition of secure composite shipping containers into wider
use to provide increased security, shipment visibility, and
cargo facilitation. Only a fraction of the millions of shipping
containers coming to the United States are scanned due to
logistics limitations. This technology enables Federal agencies
and commercial high-value good producers to combat tampering by
sophisticated adversaries, and minimize loss from theft,
damage, or spoilage. The ultimate goal of the secure container
transition effort led by DHS and supported by MARAD is to
provide the level of security to law enforcement officials to
ensure contraband products and malicious agents have not been
inserted into the container for smuggling into the United
States. A December 2023 container deployment report to DHS
determined that at least 250 six-sided containers will need to
be built and deployed in field trials in order to achieve
industry's confidence level to adopt the new technology. MARAD
should work with DHS and the DoD to identify shipping routes
for secure container demonstration and field trials, engage
with government and commercial shippers to educate potential
users of the secure containers about the capabilities and
benefits of the containers, review government policies and make
recommendations to DHS and other agencies on policy changes
that could accelerate the transition of secure container
technology into the marketplace, and use the existing America's
marine highway program and the port infrastructure development
program to promote and provide funding for secure composite
shipping containers, if available and if eligible.
STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $125,788,000
Committee recommendation................................ 143,400,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Committee provides funding for the six SMAs to support
the training and education of the Nation's maritime
transportation workforce. Funding provided supports financial
assistance for the SMAs as well as maintenance and operation of
the schools' training ships.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $143,400,000
for state maritime academy operations. The recommendation is
$17,612,000 more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The
bill provides the following funding levels for specific
activities within this account:
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School ship maintenance and repair.................. $7,800,000
Student incentive program........................... 4,800,000
Fuel assistance program............................. 9,800,000
Direct payments for SMAs............................ 6,000,000
National security multi-mission vessel program...... 115,000,000
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Total......................................... 143,400,000
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National Security Multi-Mission Vessel [NSMV] Program.--The
Committee recommendation includes $115,000,000 for the NSMV
program, which provides funding for program operations in
support of SMA shore-side infrastructure improvements, ship
delivery, cyber security, transit costs, GPS hardening,
operations, integration, oversight, and management of the
NSMVs. Of this total, $60,000,000 shall be for shore-side
infrastructure improvements at the SMAs, and $55,000,000 shall
be for expenses related to the operation, integration,
oversight and management of national security multi-mission
school ships, including insurance, maintenance, repair, and
equipment costs.
The Committee continues to direct MARAD to conduct vigorous
oversight of the vessel construction manager, as well as the
shipyard, to ensure the NSMVs are delivered on budget and on
time. MARAD is directed to continue to provide briefings to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the status of
the NSMV program on a quarterly basis, including detailed
reporting on the shore-side infrastructure improvements needed
at SMAs to ensure successful berthing and operation of the
NSMVs and 5-year cost projections for the overall NSMV program.
MARAD should provide immediate notification of any risks to the
construction schedule or cost.
Consistent with previous fiscal years, shore-side
infrastructure shall only include NSMV-specific improvements
required by MARAD to safely moor the vessels and other
improvements that are necessary for SMAs to receive the NSMVs.
Specifically, shore-side infrastructure shall include pier
construction and upgrades directly related to the mooring of
the vessel, but not general maintenance that would otherwise be
necessary absent receiving an NSMV, and is inclusive of
associated utility upgrades directly related to mooring and
operating the vessel, including, but not limited to,
electricity and steam. The Committee directs MARAD to implement
a non-Federal cost share of 20 percent for shore-side
infrastructure improvements. In the event that there are
extenuating circumstances that an SMA is unable to meet the 20
percent non-Federal cost-share requirement, MARAD may determine
whether a different non-Federal cost-share requirement is
appropriate, necessary, and executable. In addition, the
Committee directs MARAD to sequence the funding distributed to
SMAs for shore-side infrastructure improvements based on the
vessel delivery schedule. Further, MARAD shall notify the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating any
funds for shore-side infrastructure improvements, and such
notification shall include the amount of funding provided by
non-Federal sources for such infrastructure.
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $8,750,000
Committee recommendation................................ 30,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
As authorized under section 54101 of title 46, United
States Code, the assistance to small shipyards program provides
assistance in the form of grants, loans, and loan guarantees to
small shipyards for capital improvements and training programs.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation includes $30,000,000 for
assistance to small shipyards. This level of funding is
$21,250,000 more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
Funding for this program is intended to help small shipyards
improve the efficiency of their operations by providing funding
for equipment and other facility upgrades. The funding
recommended by the Committee will help improve the
competitiveness of our Nation's small shipyards, as well as
support workforce training and apprenticeships in communities
dependent upon maritime transportation.
SHIP DISPOSAL
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $6,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 6,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The ship disposal account provides resources to dispose of
obsolete merchant type vessels that are 150,000 gross tons or
more and no longer useful for defense or aid missions. The
goals of the ship disposal program are to remove vessels that
present the highest or most immediate risk to the environment
and provide disposal alternatives and necessary funding to
ensure that obsolete vessels are disposed faster than vessels
are added to the MARAD fleet.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,000,000 for
MARAD's ship disposal program. This amount is equal to the
fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM [TITLE XI]
(INCLUDING RESCISSION)
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $53,586,000
Committee recommendation\1\............................. 3,940,000
\1\Includes $3,940,000 for administrative expenses and a rescission of
$25,000,000 from unobligated balances.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The maritime guaranteed loan program was established
pursuant to title XI of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 (Public
Law 74-835), as amended. The program provides for a full faith
and credit guarantee by the U.S. Government of debt obligations
issued by: (1) U.S. or foreign shipowners for the purposes of
financing or refinancing either U.S. flag vessels or eligible
export vessels constructed, reconstructed, or reconditioned in
U.S. shipyards; and (2) U.S. shipyards, for the purpose of
financing advanced shipbuilding technology of privately owned
general shipyard facilities located in the United States. Under
the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508),
appropriations to cover the estimated costs of a project must
be obtained prior to the issuance of any approvals for title XI
financing.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee provides an appropriation of $3,940,000 for
administrative expenses of the maritime guaranteed loan title
XI program, which is $940,000 above the fiscal year 2025
enacted level. Of the unobligated balances for title XI loan
guarantee subsidy, $25,000,000 are rescinded, and sufficient
balances remain to provide loan guarantees to the six
applicants currently in process.
PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $50,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 96,482,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The port infrastructure development program [PIDP] is
authorized in 46 U.S.C. 54301 to provide grants for improving
the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods
through ports and intermodal connections to ports.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation includes $96,482,000 for the
PIDP, which is $46,482,000 more than the fiscal year 2025
enacted level. Of the total amount provided, $21,482,000 is for
CDS, and the Committee directs MARAD to provide funding for the
projects listed in the table at the end of this report in
corresponding amounts. MARAD should strive to distribute PIDP
funding to the various regions of the United States.
Set Asides.--The Committee directs MARAD to set aside 25
percent of the funds for small inland river and coastal ports
and terminals, as required by 46 U.S.C. 54301. The
recommendation directs MARAD to allow Federal cost shares above
80 percent for projects in rural areas, as permitted by 46
U.S.C. 54301.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION-MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Section 170 authorizes MARAD to furnish utilities and
services and to make necessary repairs in connection with any
lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government property
under control of MARAD and allows payments received to be
credited to the Treasury and to remain available until
expended.
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[PHMSA] was established within the Department of Transportation
on November 30, 2004, pursuant to the Norman Y. Mineta Research
and Special Programs Improvement Act (Public Law 108-426).
PHMSA is responsible for the Department's pipeline safety
program as well as oversight of hazardous materials
transportation safety operations. The agency is dedicated to
safety, including the elimination of transportation related
deaths and injuries associated with hazardous materials and
pipeline transportation, and to promoting transportation
solutions, which enhance communities and protect the
environment. The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendations:
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General Fund
Advance Committee
Appropriations recommendation Total
in IIJA
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Operational Expenses...................................... ................ $31,312,000 $31,312,000
Hazardous Materials Safety................................ ................ 73,660,000 73,660,000
Pipeline Safety........................................... ................ 218,186,000 218,186,000
Emergency Preparedness Grants (obligation limitation)..... ................ 46,825,000 46,825,000
Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and $200,000,000 ................ 200,000,000
Modernization Grant Program..............................
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Total............................................... 200,000,000 369,983,000 569,983,000
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OPERATIONAL EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $31,681,000
Committee recommendation................................ 31,312,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account provides funding for program support costs for
PHMSA, including policy development, civil rights, management,
administration, and other agency-wide expenses.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $31,312,000 for this account, of
which not less than $2,000,000 shall be for pipeline safety
information grants to communities and $2,500,000 shall be for
emergency response grants. The Committee's recommendation is
$369,000 less than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
Staffing.--According to the DOT, PHMSA will experience a
significant workforce reduction from employees choosing to take
the DRP offer. The committee directs PHMSA to provide a report
on the number and types of positions lost through the DRP
within each office included in the congressional budget
justification and identify if the position is based in
headquarters or the field. The report shall include an analysis
of the impact of these staffing reductions on PHMSA's ability
to implement programs, grants, and all statutory
responsibilities.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $74,556,000
Committee recommendation................................ 73,660,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
PHMSA oversees the safety of more than one million
hazardous materials shipments daily within the United States,
using risk management principles and security threat
assessments in order to fully review and reduce the risks
inherent in hazardous materials transportation.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $73,660,000
for hazardous materials safety, which is $896,000 less than the
fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The Committee recommendation
includes $1,000,000 for the assistance for local emergency
response training [ALERT] grants. The Committee directs PHMSA
to prioritize ALERT grants for training in rural areas. The
Committee recommendation also includes $4,000,000 for community
safety grants.
East Palestine, Ohio.--The NTSB's investigation of the East
Palestine derailment resulted in five safety recommendations
for PHMSA, which the agency made initial responses to in
October 2024. First, the NTSB found that the vulnerability of
tank car placards to fire exposure resulted in illegible
placards and hampered emergency responders' efforts to identify
hazards. The Committee directs PHMSA to work with the
authorizing committees of jurisdiction in Congress to require
placards to be able to survive fires and accidents and remain
legible during emergencies long enough to fulfill their
functions as described in the emergency response guidebook.
The NTSB also found that the post-derailment fire likely
began because of hazardous materials released from a punctured
DOT-111 tank car. It has been over 10 years since the Lac-
Megantic rail accident in 2013, which destroyed an entire town
near the Maine border, and which led to Congress mandating the
gradual phase out of DOT-111s. However, the phase out will not
be completed until 2029, nearly 16 years after the Lac-Megantic
rail accident. The Committee directs PHMSA to work with the
relevant authorizing committees to accelerate the phase-out of
DOT-111 tank cars.
Further, the NTSB's East Palestine investigation found the
need to revise the definition of a ``high-hazard flammable
train.'' While this definition is set in statute, the DOT's
most recent Significant Rulemaking Report includes an initiated
rulemaking by PHMSA, RIN 2137-AF65, related to applying
regulatory requirements and operational controls on a larger
set of newly designated high-hazard train makeups. PHMSA is
directed to provide a status update on RIN 2137-AF65 to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 180 days
of enactment of this act. In addition, the Committee directs
PHMSA to work with the relevant authorizing committees to
revise the definition of high-hazard flammable train.
Finally, the NTSB recommended that PHMSA distribute the
FRA's most current guidance on the vent and burn methods to
emergency response agencies, and the Committee directs PHMSA to
do so expeditiously.
PIPELINE SAFETY
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $218,186,000
Committee recommendation................................ 218,186,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Pipeline Safety [OPS] promotes the safe,
reliable, and sound transportation of natural gas and hazardous
liquids through the Nation's more than 2.6 million miles of
privately-owned and operated pipeline.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation includes $218,186,000 for the
OPS. The amount is equal to the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
Of this amount, $12,500,000 is for research and development and
up to $88,558,000 is for grants.
Liquefied Natural Gas [LNG] COE.--The Committee appreciates
PHMSA's efforts to locate and begin staffing the national COE
for LNG Safety that was authorized, nearly 5 years ago, under
section 111 of the Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines
and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 [PIPES] Act. The Committee
provides PHMSA no less than $5,000,000 to continue its work to
establish the national COE for LNG Safety in accordance with
the criteria outlined in the PIPES Act.
Hydrogen Pipeline Leak Detection and Monitoring.--With the
significant Federal investment and policies to incentivize the
development of hydrogen pipelines, it is important for PHMSA to
have appropriate hydrogen gas pipeline-specific provisions in
regulations to ensure such pipelines operate safely and to
protect the environment (as required under 49 U.S.C. 60102(b)).
The Committee directs PHMSA to consider initiating a rulemaking
that would ensure that hydrogen infrastructure is designed or
modified to operate safely and to protect the environment, with
minimal leaks, and by leveraging all possible learning from
methane leak detection, monitoring, and prevention Federal
programs and efforts.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $46,825,000
Committee recommendation................................ 46,825,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act
of 1990 (Public Law 101-615) requires PHMSA to: (1) develop and
implement a reimbursable emergency preparedness grant program;
(2) monitor public sector emergency response training and
planning, and provide technical assistance to States, political
subdivisions, and Indian Tribes; and (3) develop and
periodically update a mandatory training curriculum for
emergency responders.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $46,825,000 for emergency
preparedness grants. The recommendation continues to provide
PHMSA the authority to use prior year carryover and recaptures
for the development of Web-based, off-the-shelf training
materials that can be used by emergency responders across the
country. The Committee encourages PHMSA to continue to enhance
its training curriculum for local emergency responders,
including response activities for crude oil, ethanol, and other
flammable liquids transported by rail. The Committee also
encourages PHMSA to train public sector emergency response
personnel in communities on or near rail lines, which transport
a significant volume of high-risk energy commodities or toxic
inhalation hazards.
The Committee directs PHMSA to include recommendations for
the development of courses necessary for public sector
employees to be able to respond safely and efficiently to an
accident or incident involving the transportation of hazardous
material and to provide such training for virtual learning and
any courses for which the Secretary has recommended adaptation
to provide virtual options, subject to the condition that the
Secretary ensures that the virtual options recommended will
provide an equivalent level of training as in-person courses.
Office of Inspector General
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $116,452,000
Committee recommendation................................ 116,452,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452)
established the Office of Inspector General as an independent,
objective organization with a mission to: conduct and supervise
audits and investigations relating to the programs and
operations of the Department; provide leadership and recommend
policies designed to promote economy, efficiency, and
effectiveness in the administration of programs and operations;
prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse; and keep the
Secretary and the Congress informed regarding problems and
deficiencies.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation provides $116,452,000 for the
activities of the Office of Inspector General, which is equal
to the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
Independent Authorities.--The Office of Inspector General
relies on special agents, law enforcement personnel, auditors,
and investigators to save money for the taxpayer and find
waste, fraud, and abuse. The Committee reminds the Office of
Inspector General that all Inspector Generals have complete
authority over all staffing decisions in their office, as
provided under section 406 of title 5, United States Code.
Given the significant reduction of staff in the Office of
Inspector General, the Committee directs the Office of
Inspector General to increase hiring to the levels sustainable
by the funds made available in this act.
Audit Reports.--The Office of Inspector General is directed
to continue to provide copies of all audit reports to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations as soon as they are
issued, and to continue to make such Committees aware
immediately of any review that recommends cancellation of, or
modifications to, any major acquisition project or grant, or
significant budgetary savings. The Office of Inspector General
is also directed to withhold from public distribution for a
period of 15 days any final audit or investigative report which
was requested by the House or Senate Committees on
Appropriations.
General Provisions--Department of Transportation
Section 180 allows funds for maintenance and operation of
aircraft; motor vehicles; liability insurance; uniforms; or
allowances, as authorized by law.
Section 181 limits appropriations for services authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109 not to exceed the rate for an executive level
IV.
Section 182 prohibits recipients of funds from
disseminating personal information obtained by State
Departments of Motor Vehicles in connection to motor vehicle
records, with an exception.
Section 183 prohibits funds in this act for salaries and
expenses of more than 125 political and Presidential appointees
in the DOT.
Section 184 allows funds received by the Federal Highway
Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and the Federal
Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities,
other public authorities, and private sources for expenses
incurred for training to be credited to each agency's
respective accounts.
Section 185 prohibits the use of funds in this act to make,
modify, terminate, rescind, or reduce a grant or announce the
intention to make a grant unless the Secretary of
Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations at least 3 full business days before making,
modifying, terminating, rescinding, or reducing the grant or
announcing the grant.
Section 186 allows rebates, refunds, incentive payments,
minor fees, and other funds received by the DOT from travel
management center, charge card programs, subleasing of building
space, and miscellaneous sources, to be credited to
appropriations of the DOT.
Section 187 establishes requirements for reprogramming
actions by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
Section 188 prohibits funds appropriated in this act to the
modal administrations from being obligated for the Office of
the Secretary for costs related to assessments or reimbursable
agreements unless the obligations are for services that provide
a direct benefit to the applicable modal administration.
Section 189 authorizes the Secretary to carry out a program
that establishes uniform standards for developing and
supporting agency transit pass and transit benefits authorized
under 5 U.S.C. 7905.
Section 190 prohibits the use of funds for any geographic,
economic, or other hiring preference pilot program, regulation,
or policy unless certain requirements are met related to
availability of local labor, displacement of existing
employees, and delays in transportation plans.
Section 191 prohibits the use of funds to require
recipients to display signage containing the name of the
President, Vice President, or any member of the President's
Cabinet as a condition of the receipt of such funds.
Section 192 prohibits the use of funds for certain
activities relating to regional, division, or field offices,
and staffing.
Section 193 directs the Secretary to issue a new notice of
funding opportunity for eight new university transportation
centers.
Section 194 requires the Secretary to submit certain
information to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Management and Administration
HUD was established by the Housing and Urban Development
Act (Public Law 89-174), effective November 9, 1965. This
Department is the principal Federal agency responsible for
programs concerned with the Nation's housing needs, fair
housing opportunities, and improving and developing
communities.
Reorganizations and Staffing.--As part of the fiscal year
2025 operating plan, the Department did not provide
organizational charts that differed from the organizational
charts transmitted to the Committee on May 30, 2024, nor has
the Department requested any reorganizations for fiscal years
2025 or 2026. Thus, the Committee directs HUD to continue to
use the organizational charts transmitted to the Committee on
May 30, 2024 as the baseline for any reorganization requests
pursuant to section 405 of this act. Additionally, the
Committee directs HUD to provide a report to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of enactment
of this act on the number of positions that have been reduced
within each office named in such organizational charts, as
compared to the number of full-time personnel on board at the
end of calendar year 2024. The report shall include an analysis
of the impact of these staffing reductions on the agency's
ability to implement the HUD programs and all other statutory
responsibilities.
Child Care.--The Committee recognizes that both housing and
child care present significant challenges for families,
businesses, and the economy. The Department is directed to work
with affordable housing and child care stakeholders to support
innovative approaches that coordinate housing and child care
support to address both needs and is encouraged to prioritize
applications for Department funding that show promise in those
efforts, where appropriate.
Insurance Costs.--The Committee directs the Secretary of
HUD to complete a report on the current state of the property
insurance market with an emphasis on affordable housing
properties that are rent-restricted or rent-assisted. This
should include, but not be limited to, properties developed
through the use of the low-income housing tax credit and other
applicable State-level affordable housing tax credits, public
housing that is not self-insured, or properties participating
in any Federal housing assistance program. The Secretary should
provide an analysis on the potential impact that increasing
insurance premiums may have on: (1) the supply of new
affordable housing, and (2) the financial sustainment of
existing affordable housing. The Secretary should also assess
the implications of rising insurance costs on program
operations, such as housing authorities' levels of reserves,
and conduct outreach to property owners to solicit qualitative
feedback on how rising insurance costs affect their ability to
effectively meet the goal of providing affordable housing. The
Secretary should also, to the extent possible, provide an
analysis and prediction on the potential effects of increased
insurance premiums on Federal section 8 housing choice voucher
and project-based rental assistance housing, including
properties that have undergone or are undergoing conversion
through the rental assistance demonstration [RAD]. In carrying
out this effort, the Secretary should coordinate with state
insurance commissioners and other Federal agencies, as needed,
to complete the report within 2 years of the date of enactment
of this act, and update the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations on the status of the report every 6 months.
Environmental Review.--The Committee directs the Department
to work across its program offices, the White House Council on
Environmental Quality, the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation, and other stakeholders to improve processes for
environmental reviews with the goal of lowering the cost of
reviews, streamlining review procedures, reducing duplication,
and accelerating new housing construction. As part of this
effort, the Department is encouraged to consider options for
streamlining environmental reviews for office-to-residential
conversions, including the feasibility of a categorical
exclusion within defined parameters, targeted technical
assistance, and new toolkits, and is directed to brief the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on these efforts
within 180 days of enactment of this act.
Rent Reporting.--As many as 64 million Americans have
limited or no credit history, which impacts their ability to
purchase a first home, what apartments they can rent, and where
they work. Multiple studies have demonstrated that rent
reporting can lead to increases in credit scores and
scorability. The Committee encourages the Department to support
and promote training and technical assistance opportunities and
resources, either through HUD or provided by other Federal,
State, and non-profit partners, for public housing authorities,
Tribally designated housing entities, and private owners of
affordable housing on how to move forward with rent reporting.
The Committee encourages the Department, to the greatest extent
possible, to partner with one or more organizations specialized
in rent reporting and make educational or training materials
publicly available on the HUD website.
Buy America.--The Committee appreciates the Department's
actions to implement Build America, Buy America [BABA]
requirements to ensure Federal housing funds are supporting
American industry and jobs. The Committee directs the
Department to ensure BABA waiver requests can be appropriately
evaluated and processed in a timely and transparent manner, to
brief the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on its
plans to do so within 90 days of enactment of this act, and to
report on processing times for BABA waiver requests within 180
days of enactment of this act.
GAO Priority Recommendations.--As of May 2025, HUD had 100
open GAO recommendations, of which 9 are considered priority
recommendations in areas including, but not limited to,
disaster recovery, homelessness, cybersecurity, and information
technology. The Committee notes that HUD has substantially
improved its implementation rate of GAO recommendations since
2021, and the Committee urges the Department to build on this
progress. The Committee directs HUD to report to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations within 60 days of enactment
of this act on all priority recommendations, the steps taken in
fiscal year 2025 to implement those recommendations, and what
additional actions will be undertaken in fiscal year 2026 to
address outstanding recommendations.
Rural Areas.--The Committee urges the Department to enhance
its efforts to provide decent, affordable housing and to
promote economic development for Americans living in rural
areas. When designing programs and making funding decisions,
the Secretary shall take into consideration the unique
conditions, challenges, and scale of rural areas.
Appropriations Attorneys.--For fiscal year 2026, the
Committee continues to fund appropriations attorneys in the
Office of the Chief Financial Officer [OCFO], directs HUD to
refer all appropriations law issues to such attorneys within
the OCFO, and urges the Department to ensure the office has
adequate personnel and non-personnel resources to fulfill their
responsibilities, including training HUD staff in funds control
procedures and directives, as required by section 214 of this
act.
Artificial Intelligence.--The Committee recognizes that the
use of artificial intelligence across the housing industry
presents benefits as well as risks. Within 270 days of
enactment of this act, the Secretary shall provide a report to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the House
Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on the extent to which the
housing industry, HUD recipients and partners, including
landlords, public housing authorities, lenders, and property
management companies, are using artificial intelligence
technologies, such as dynamic price-setting and biometric
technologies, and an assessment of HUD's current capacity and
subject matter expertise to monitor and incorporate emerging
trends in this field into management and oversight of its
programs.
Working Capital Fund.--The Committee recommendation does
not include authority for a WCF in fiscal year 2026. The
Committee notes that since the establishment of the WCF in
fiscal year 2016, the Department has failed to fully utilize
the authorities provided. The Committee is concerned that as an
agency, the Department may be too small to take full advantage
of a WCF. Rather than a nimble and responsive mechanism, the
WCF has functioned as a series of fixed price contracts, which
do not incentivize cost-conscious behavior. The Committee
believes that winding down the WCF now will enable the
Department to take advantage of greater efficiencies through
participation in the General Services Administration's shared
acquisition services and the economies of scale solutions such
government-wide participation offers.
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $19,400,000
Committee recommendation................................ 17,500,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Executive Offices account provides the salaries and
expenses funding to support the Department's senior leadership
and other key functions, including the immediate offices of the
Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Congressional and
Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Adjudicatory
Services, the Center for Faith, and the Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $17,500,000
for this account, which is $1,900,000 less than the fiscal year
2025 enacted level.
Violence Against Women Act.--For several years, the
Committee has directed HUD to address shortcomings in the
Department's implementation and oversight of the housing
protection requirements for survivors of domestic violence or
sexual assault in HUD-assisted properties. The Department is
directed to brief the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations no later than December 31, 2025 on agency
progress on: (1) ensuring program offices provide support to
covered housing providers on emergency transfers, including
through written instructions, notices, and frequently asked
questions, (2) collecting data on the use and timeliness of
emergency transfers established by the Violence Against Women
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4), (3)
implementing the 2022 reauthorization (division W of Public Law
117-103), and (4) closing all open recommendations in the GAO-
24-106481 report that was conducted at the direction of this
Committee, including target timeframes for major milestones and
how the Department intends to resource that action plan. The
Committee recommends an appropriation of not less than $500,000
for the Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention within the
Office of the Deputy Secretary to carry out the statutorily-
mandated duties under 34 U.S.C. 12493.
Office of Disaster Management.--In fiscal year 2022,
Congress approved HUD's request to create an Office of Disaster
Management within the Office of the Deputy Secretary to improve
coordination of disaster-related activities across HUD and to
better support communities and households impacted by major
disasters. The Committee recommends not less than $1,200,000
for its operations in fiscal year 2026.
Affordable Housing Program Alignment.--As noted in the
front matter of this report, the Committee remains committed to
reducing duplicative inspections and other conflicts and
fragmentation between Federal programs that are commonly
layered together to build affordable housing. Making continued
progress on these efforts requires consistent attention,
strategic prioritization and leadership. The Committee directs
HUD to brief the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
within 60 days of enactment of this act on the Department's top
priority alignment actions for fiscal years 2026 and 2027,
target milestones, and how the Department intends to track
progress and facilitate resolution of any interagency disputes
that may arise.
Whistleblower Protections.--The Office of Inspector General
identified in the ``Management Alert: HUD Should Take
Additional Steps to Protect Contractor Employees Who Disclose
Wrongdoing [2023-IG-0002]'' a troubling gap in HUD contracts
when it found that several aggrieved employees of contractors
who receive funds from HUD lacked whistleblower protections
under 41 U.S.C. 4712. These critical protections have not been
added to project-based rental assistance housing assistance
payment contracts and contracts in other programs that have yet
to undergo a major modification following the codification of
whistleblower protections in 41 U.S.C. 4712 in 2013. Section
237 of the bill addresses this gap and applies these
whistleblower and anti-retaliation protections to all
contracts, subcontracts, grants, subgrant, and personal service
contracts.
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $686,400,000
Committee recommendation................................ 590,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Administrative Support Offices account funds the
salaries and expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, the
Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of the Chief
Procurement Officer, the Office of Departmental Equal
Employment Opportunity, the Office of Field Policy and
Management, the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer, the
Office of Administration, and the Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $590,000,000
for this account, which is $96,400,000 less than the fiscal
year 2025 enacted level. Funds are made available as follows:
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Committee
recommendation
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Office of the Chief Financial Officer................. $89,000,000
Office of the General Counsel......................... 103,000,000
Office of Administration.............................. 224,000,000
Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer............. 47,000,000
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer............... 26,000,000
Office of Field Policy and Management................. 46,000,000
Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity... 3,000,000
Office of the Chief Information Officer............... 52,000,000
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Office of the Chief Financial Officer [OCFO].--The
Committee recommendation includes sufficient funding to support
the workload associated with BABA compliance and providing
timely responses to BABA waiver requests.
The Committee recommendation is supportive of the
Department's goals to modernize the management of its over 60
grant programs and their related systems, as well as the
payment integrity of its rental assistance programs, which is a
long-standing weakness identified by both HUD's Inspector
General and the Government Accountability Office. The Committee
is concerned that there may be insufficient time to fully map
out and institutionalize an action plan to accomplish these
objectives during this Administration. Therefore, the Committee
urges the Chief Financial Officer to swiftly work towards both
the development of an action plan as well as demonstrate
feasibility and utility with a successful ``proof of concept'',
as planned in fiscal year 2025. Not more than $10,000,000
within the amounts available for the OCFO should be used for
the program payments integrity project, and the Committee
directs the Department to brief the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations within 30 days of enactment of this act on
the planned use of these funds in fiscal year 2026, the project
management structure, and the timeline for full implementation
of the project.
Weaver Building.--In the 2024 interim report to Congress,
the Public Building Reform Board reported that ``taxpayers
overspend to house agencies, while Federal employees often work
in substandard office conditions that negatively impact mission
outcomes, employee recruitment and retention, and
sustainability goals.'' The Committee has supported the
Department's efforts to improve office conditions for its
employees, consolidate its footprint and reassess its space
requirements and assets, while stressing the importance of
transparency on any decision as significant and costly as the
moving from HUD's headquarters building, as well as the need
for stakeholder input to minimize disruption on the operation
of HUD and any other agencies impacted by this decision. The
Committee notes that HUD has recently announced its intention
to move out of its headquarters building, and that a budget and
timeline for such a move is still being developed. As such, the
Department has not requested any funding in fiscal year 2026 to
facilitate a transition out of the current headquarters space,
and the Committee recommendation does not include any funding
for that purpose at this time. The Committee directs the
Department to brief the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 30 days of enactment of this act on: (1)
the program of requirements developed for the HUD headquarters,
(2) the total budget for the move, build-out, and maintenance
of the new headquarters space, with agency responsibilities and
sources of funding delineated between HUD and the General
Services Administration, (3) the detailed timeline for the
proposed move, and (4) any analysis of alternative buildings
considered this year.
PROGRAM OFFICES
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $1,097,164,130
Committee recommendation................................ 903,200,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Program Offices account funds the salaries and expenses
of six program offices, including the Offices of Public and
Indian Housing, Community Planning and Development, Housing,
Policy Development and Research, Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity, and Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $903,200,000 for this account,
which is $193,964,130 less than the fiscal year 2025 enacted
level. Funds are made available as follows:
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Amount
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Office of Public and Indian Housing................... $250,000,000
Office of Community Planning and Development.......... 142,000,000
Office of Housing..................................... 395,000,000
Office of Policy Development and Research............. 34,000,000
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.......... 72,000,000
Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes....... 10,200,000
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Maintaining Mission Critical Activities.--With the
significant reduction in staffing levels in fiscal year 2025,
the Committee is concerned about the potential for workforce,
knowledge, and skills gaps across HUD that would need to be
addressed to ensure the Department can carry out its most
critical functions. The Committee directs the Department to
carry out all statutorily required activities and to
expeditiously address any knowledge and staffing gaps the
Department may encounter. The Committee directs the Department,
when undertaking any additional staffing increases, to
prioritize staffing needs related to the health and safety of
HUD-assisted residents and the timely approval and disbursement
of funds to grantees. The Committee directs HUD to inform the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on how it is
implementing this direction as part of the semiannual staffing
reports required under section 407 of this act.
Grant Execution.--In order to bring greater transparency to
the grant execution process, the Committee directs the
Department to provide the status of: (1) all awarded but not
obligated competitive and disaster-related grants; and (2) all
community project funding/congressionally directed spending
projects. The Department shall continue to provide data on
community project funding/congressional directed spending
projects in the manner it is currently provided, and for all
other programs, provide a list of all such awards by program,
fiscal year, and grantee, and include the name of the project,
the state of the project location, the original amount of the
award, and the amount obligated to date. The Department shall
provide the data to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations not later than 120 days after the enactment of
this act and biannually after the first submission of such
data.
Real Estate Assessment Center [REAC].--One of the
Department's most fundamental responsibilities is ensuring that
its assisted properties are decent, safe, sanitary and in good
repair. The Committee is concerned that Department may not have
the necessary inspection capacity, quality controls,
organizational management structures, or policies and
procedures that are needed to ensure the entire HUD portfolio
receives high-quality inspections on time and that all
deficiencies are identified and resolved in a timely manner.
The Committee directs HUD to: (1) ensure adequate staff are
allocated to REAC to support the implementation of the National
standards for the physical inspection of real estate [NSPIRE]
and oversee the property inspection needs of the entire HUD
portfolio, (2) support strategic coordination within HUD and
across other Federal agencies and external stakeholders to
reduce duplicative physical inspections, as directed in Senate
Report 118-70, and (3) brief the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 30 days of enactment of this act and
quarterly thereafter on: (a) current property inspection
capacity, (b) how REAC intends to put property inspections back
on schedule, including related timelines, (c) current
mechanisms in place to support quality assurance and how issues
of significant discrepancies between inspection entities are
addressed (e.g., multiple reports of properties receiving
excellent scores from HUD-funded inspections that were
subsequently condemned by local officials or had contracts
terminated by HUD), and (d) how the Department will close all
open recommendations in the HUD Office of Inspector General
reports 2024-CH-0001 and 2023-CH-0004, and ensure priority
recommendations in report 2023-CH-0004 remain closed. The
Committee also directs HUD to provide a report to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations within 180 days of
enactment of this act that includes: (1) an assessment of
whether current management, communication, and decision-making
protocols adequately reflect that most housing units inspected
by REAC are part of the multifamily housing, not public
housing, portfolio, and whether HUD's mission would be better
served by REAC being outside of the Office of Public and Indian
Housing organizational structure, including reporting directly
to the Deputy Secretary, and (2) an assessment of REAC's top
challenges and whether increasing internal staffing capacity
would more cost effectively address those challenges.
Lead Safe Housing and Other Health Hazards.--The Committee
recognizes there is no cure for lead poisoning, and childhood
lead poisoning can lead to lifelong medical expenses, increased
criminal activity, and lost productivity over the long-term.
Multiple offices, including the Office of Public and Indian
Housing (particularly the Real Estate Assessment Center and
Office of Field Operations), Office of Housing, and Office of
Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (particularly the Program
and Regulatory Support Division) all play critical roles in
preventing childhood lead poisoning and addressing housing-
related health hazards. The Committee believes that these
offices include positions necessary for public safety, and
strongly encourages the Department to sufficiently staff these
public safety functions. The Committee directs the HUD to
report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
within 60 days of enactment of this act detailing how the
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Office of Housing, and
Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes are working
together to address all recommendations in the HUD Office of
Inspector General reports 2021-OE-0011b and 2025-OE-0801
regarding the improvements needed to monitoring elevated blood
lead levels in HUD-assisted housing, the steps taken to date to
address the recommendations, what additional actions will be
undertaken in fiscal year 2026 to address outstanding
recommendations, and an assessment of HUD's current capacity
and key staffing needs to carry out that work.
Office of Housing.--The Committee directs the Office of
Housing to provide a briefing to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of enactment of
this act on the status of all funds provided under section
30002 of Public Law 117-169, any challenges that exist in
processing disbursements, and if amounts provided in this act
will be needed to address those challenges and support funding
execution.
Section 240 of the bill enables the Department to provide
direct support to small properties and owners converting
assistance under RAD who lack the capacity needed to meet due
diligence and underwriting requirements, including properties
assisted under the section 202 and section 8 moderate
rehabilitation and McKinney-Vento single room occupancy
programs. The Committee directs the Department to use not more
than $2,000,000 for this purpose through existing cooperative
agreements with participating administrative entities until
further data is available on the scope of demand among such
properties.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $383,050,000
Committee recommendation................................ 365,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The information technology fund finances the IT systems
that support departmental programs and operations, including
FHA mortgage insurance, housing assistance and grant programs,
as well as core financial and general operations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $365,000,000 for the IT Fund for
fiscal year 2026, which is $18,050,000 less than the fiscal
year 2025 enacted level. Consistent with the budget request,
the Committee recommendation does not include any funding for
development, modernization and enhancement [DME], but directs
the Department to continue to provide necessary information
requested by the Committee to maintain oversight of all ongoing
DME efforts and balances.
IT Fund Reporting and Oversight.--The Committee directs HUD
to continue to include sufficient detail in its congressional
justifications to delineate between funding for operations and
maintenance [O&M] and DME, which as defined by OMB includes
planning, and include plain language summaries of proposed DME
projects, total costs and savings potential, target
functionality, estimated timeline, and mission benefits
associated with the requested amount. The Committee also
directs HUD to continue to delineate funding for O&M and DME by
project in its fiscal year 2026 operating plan.
Quarterly Briefings.--The Committee continues to direct HUD
to brief the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on
IT modernization efforts on a quarterly basis. For fiscal year
2026, such briefings shall address, for each development,
modernization, and enhancement project to be funded from
available balances, including carryover: (1) results of the
prior quarter, including actual expenditures and major
milestones achieved; (2) any variances in cost, schedule
(including procurement), or functionality from the previously
provided project plan, reasons for such variances and estimated
impact on total lifecycle costs; and (3) risks and mitigation
strategies associated with ongoing work.
Active Partners Performance System [APPS].--APPS supports
the Department in its responsibility to review the previous
participation of property owners in order to make decisions
about future participation. The Office of Inspector General
Report 2023-KC-0002 found that HUD lacked an automated process
for flagging a property once it received a second consecutive
REAC score below 60. The Committee appreciates that the Office
of Multifamily Housing has automated such flags within APPS,
but remains concerned that all related entities may not be
identified within the system. The Committee encourages the
Department to address this technical capability gap
expeditiously, and directs the Department to brief the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of
enactment of this act on whether such changes require a system
enhancement and the extent to which such needs can be addressed
through business process changes and data management.
Public and Indian Housing
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $36,041,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 37,354,709,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account provides funding for the section 8 tenant-
based [voucher] program, one of the principal appropriations
for Federal housing assistance, serving approximately 2.3
million families. Under this program, eligible low-income
individuals and families pay 30 percent of their adjusted
income for rent, and the Federal Government is responsible for
the remainder of the rent, up to the fair market rent or some
other payment standard. This account also provides funding for
tenant protection vouchers for the replacement of units lost
from the assisted housing inventory, administrative fees for
public housing authorities [PHAs], mainstream vouchers, HUD-
Veterans Affairs supportive housing [HUD-VASH], and other
incremental vouchers for vulnerable populations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $37,354,709,000 for fiscal year
2026, including $4,000,000,000 as an advance appropriation to
be made available on October 1, 2026. This amount is
$1,313,709,000 more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
Contract Renewals.--The Committee recommends
$33,974,000,000 for the renewal costs of section 8 vouchers.
The total cost of renewals, based on HUD-provided estimates,
are partially offset by programmatic reserves. The Committee
recommendation prohibits HUD from taking an offset from any PHA
if doing so is expected to put that PHA into shortfall in 2026.
For amounts subject to single fund budget authority for PHAs
participating in the moving to work demonstration, the
Committee directs the Department to execute the offset in a
manner that is consistent with the estimates transmitted to the
Committee, which protects 4 months of voucher and public
housing operating expenses. To ensure this authority is managed
responsibly and does not negatively impact construction efforts
or PHA relationships with development partners, the Committee
directs HUD to also protect amounts committed to capital
improvement, development, or other repositioning activities
that are scheduled to close within 1 year and to establish an
appeals process of not less than 60 days.
Emergency Housing Vouchers [EHVs].--The EHVs funded in
section 3202(b) of Public Law 117-2 provided housing support to
families and individuals who were homeless, at-risk of
homelessness or fleeing domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking at the height of
the COVID-19 pandemic. The Committee does not want the
individuals assisted by the program to face eviction or return
to homelessness, but must balance this goal against the long-
term sustainability of this account. The Committee does not
provide any additional funds for the EHV program. Instead, the
Committee urges the Department and PHAs to take all necessary
actions to extend the use of the remaining balances as long as
possible, including through: (1) the expeditious use of the
waiver authorities provided in this act to maximize the number
of EHVs that can be transitioned into the regular voucher
program through normal turnover and attrition in that program
before the end of calendar year 2026, (2) the recapture and
reallocation of unused EHV services fees and housing assistance
payments, and (3) providing timely responses and direct
technical assistance to PHAs to prevent and avoid displacement
of EHV tenants. The Committee directs the Department to brief
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on a
quarterly basis on how HUD is carrying out this direction,
expenditure rates of EHV funding, and PHA progress in
transitioning EHVs residents to the regular voucher program.
Additionally, the Committee directs the Department to maintain
the EHV dashboard on its website.
Mainstream Renewals.--The recommendation includes
$809,866,000 for section 811 mainstream vouchers within the
total amount provided for renewals and administrative fees.
Additional amounts set-aside for renewal adjustments shall also
be provided for costs associated with mainstream vouchers.
Funding lines have been consolidated in order to reduce the
administrative burden on HUD and PHAs. However, section 811
vouchers must continue to serve non-elderly persons with
disabilities upon turnover. The Committee directs HUD to
continue to provide timely updates on the voucher dashboard on
the number of mainstream vouchers allocated and leased to
ensure continued transparency.
Tenant Protection Vouchers [TPVs].--The Committee
recommendation includes $429,709,000 for new tenant protection
vouchers, $92,709,000 more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted
level. This funding level is equal to HUD's current estimates
for all TPV needs in fiscal year 2026 for planned repositioning
projects and to help HUD-assisted families relocate and avoid
hardship.
Administrative Fees.--The Committee recommends
$2,906,000,000 for administrative fees, $135,065,000 more than
the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The Committee notes that
these funds are critical to the execution and success of the
voucher program, supporting a diverse range of activities and
critical functions such as: property inspections; case
management, including tenant screening, income recertification,
and emergency transfers; landlord outreach; the issuance of new
vouchers upon program turnover; and assistance for tenants
seeking housing. The Committee continues to direct the
Department to brief the House and Senate Committee on
Appropriations not less than annually on the utilization of
administrative fees for eligible expenses to improve leasing,
such as security deposit assistance and landlord recruitment
and incentive payments.
HUD-VASH.--The Committee recommendation includes
$15,000,000 to expand the HUD-VASH program, of which up to
$10,000,000 may be used for other eligible expenses defined by
notice to facilitate leasing, such as security deposit
assistance and other costs related to retention and support of
participating owners. Over the past year, at the direction of
this Committee, HUD and the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA]
have taken several actions to improve the HUD-VASH voucher
utilization. This includes publishing guidance to allow a PHA
to be a designated service provider; allowing third party
providers to provide case management services through contracts
and other collaborative case management models, particularly in
instances where the VA is insufficiently staffed; making
multiple rounds of HUD-VASH and additional administrative fees
available; and supporting HUD-VASH boot camps across the
country to bring PHAs and VA medical center staff together to
work through the challenges they face on the ground. The
Committee directs HUD, in coordination with the VA, to consider
conducting additional HUD-VASH boot camps, to continue to
provide targeted technical assistance based on action plans and
learning from the HUD-VASH boot camps, and to provide a status
update to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations,
within 90 days of enactment of this act, regarding the extent
to which communities have deployed alternative methods to
expand HUD-VASH case management capacity.
Veteran Disability Income.--The Committee urges HUD to
continue the policy of excluding VA disability compensation
when determining initial eligibility for the HUD-VASH program,
as incorporated in the Federal Register Notice ``Section 8
Housing Choice Vouchers: Revised Implementation of the HUD-
Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program,'' published on
August 13, 2024. The Committee directs HUD, in consultation
with the VA, to provide to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations the following information within 180 days of
enactment of this act: (1) the number of veterans who receive
rental assistance under any program administered by HUD; (2)
the number HUD-assisted veterans who also receive VA disability
compensation; (3) an estimate of the number of veterans who
would be newly eligible for HUD rental assistance if HUD did
not include VA disability compensation as income when
determining initial eligibility for rental assistance; (4) an
estimate of the number or proportion of veterans who receive VA
disability compensation who live in high-cost areas and likely
face severe housing cost burden; and (5) an estimated cost of
excluding all VA disability compensation from its definition of
income while, at minimum, preserving all existing rental
subsidies to the veteran and non-veteran households currently
served by HUD rental assistance programs.
Tribal HUD-VASH.--The Committee includes $10,000,000 for
the renewal of rental assistance and associated administrative
costs for Tribal HUD-VASH within the Native American Programs
account to improve alignment with program execution.
Family Unification Program [FUP].--The Committee includes
$30,000,000 for new FUP vouchers. To ensure that vouchers are
available where youth need assistance, the Committee directs
the Department to base the maximum number of vouchers that a
PHA may request in a Federal fiscal year on identified need and
referrals. To improve the accessibility of youth FUP vouchers,
the Committee directs HUD in its training materials to
encourage PHAs to affirmatively amend their administrative
plans to facilitate requesting youth FUP vouchers.
The Committee reminds the Department of the requirement in
Senate Report 118-70 on the FUP voucher request and
reallocation processes.
The Committee directs HUD to consult with PHAs
participating in FUP, the Department of Health and Human
Services [HHS], experts on child welfare, and other
stakeholders regarding any potential program challenges due to
statutory time limits, statutory criteria, policy definitions,
or other operational aspects. The Committee directs HUD to
report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and
respective authorizing committees within 180 days of enactment
of this act on such consultation, and provide its
recommendations: (1) to improve program operations; (2) to
assist youth in navigating the housing search process and
preventing returns to homelessness after the subsidized rental
assistance sunsets; and (3) on how Federal, State, and local
stakeholders can best support participants as they transition
from foster care to successful adulthood.
Special Purpose Vouchers.--The Committee understands that
populations served by section 811 mainstream, FUP, and foster
youth initiative vouchers face certain challenges to finding
units available for lease within the normal timeframes of the
larger voucher program. These difficulties increase the risk of
these vulnerable groups experiencing homelessness and cause
these vouchers to be unused. Therefore, the bill continues to
permit HUD to waive or specify alternative requirements for
certain waiting list and timing requirements.
Project-Based Vouchers.--The Committee supports the
Department's efforts to improve its data on the number and
percentage of vouchers that are, or planned to be, project-
based at each PHA through the planned improvements to the
housing information portal [HIP], and directs the Department to
expeditiously launch this functionality. To support the
implementation of the final rule related to project-based
voucher changes made in HOTMA, the Committee directs HUD to
provide training and direct technical assistance, as
appropriate, to clarify the categories of units excluded from
the 20 percent limitation and 10 percent exception. The
Committee directs the Department to brief the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations and relevant authorizing
committees within 120 days of enactment of this act on: (1) the
analysis of impact required under 24 CFR 983.6(a) when a PHA
project-bases 50 percent or more of its authorized voucher
units; (2) what information will be expected regarding local
market constraints, needs, and the PHA's ability to fulfill its
responsibilities to provide tenant-based assistance to project-
base assisted families that wish to move; and (3) the potential
benefits and policy considerations of modifying existing
waivers and amending limitation exceptions to support
rebuilding in disaster-impacted areas, particularly areas with
high rates of homelessness and low vacancy rates.
Homeownership.--The housing choice voucher homeownership
program allows assisted families to use their vouchers to buy a
home. However, PHA staff who administer rental programs may not
have the expertise to facilitate homeownership. The Committee
encourages the Department to support training and education
opportunities for PHA staff on the mortgage and loan process
and best practices in the housing choice voucher homeownership
program. To the greatest extent possible, educational or
training material produced shall be publicly available on the
HUD exchange website.
Housing Choice Voucher Data Dashboard.--The Committee is
appreciative of the Department's work to increase program
transparency though the development of the voucher data
dashboard tool. To better inform the identification of program
challenges and where additional policy and research
considerations may be beneficial, the Committee directs HUD to
add PHA and special purpose voucher-level data points on
voucher success rates and to identify the amount of reserves
that HUD determines are appropriate for prudent program
management. The Committee underscores that neither additional
data point should be inherently viewed as a deficiency of PHAs'
operations. Rather, such data can be instructive for
identifying broader issues such as a lack of available housing
stock at current fair market rents or a lack of landlord
participation where more targeted outreach may be beneficial.
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Until fiscal year 2005, the housing certificate fund
provided funding for both the project-based and tenant-based
components of the section 8 program. Project-based rental
assistance and tenant-based rental assistance are now
separately funded accounts. The housing certificate fund
retains balances from previous years' appropriations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee has included language that will allow
unobligated balances from specific accounts to be used to renew
or amend project-based rental assistance contracts.
PUBLIC HOUSING FUND
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $8,810,784,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,397,326,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account provides funding for the payment of operating
subsidies, as well as modernization and capital expenses for
approximately 3,000 PHAs (except tribally designated housing
entities) that manage approximately 900,000 public housing
units.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,397,326,000
for the public housing fund, which is $413,458,000 less than
the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
Operating Expenses.--The Committee recommendation includes
$4,873,326,000 for allocations to PHAs through the operating
fund formula and $214,000,000 to mitigate the risk of financial
shortfalls among PHAs. Combined, these recommended funding
levels provide sufficient resources for every PHA to maintain
current service levels and have 4 months of operating reserves
based on current estimates.
Capital Expenses.--The Committee recommendation includes
$3,200,000,000 for allocations to PHAs through the capital fund
formula, which is equal to the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
Receiverships and Troubled, Substandard or Otherwise At-
Risk PHAs.--The Committee recommendation includes $15,000,000
for the cost of administrative and judicial receiverships and
competitive grants for PHAs in receivership, designated
troubled or substandard, or otherwise at risk to address
capital needs.
The Committee directs the Department to provide a report to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 45
days of the enactment of this act, and on an annual basis
thereafter no later than March 1, on the status of PHAs under
receivership, and the factors that informed the receivership,
such as physical and financial scores, deficiencies with
internal controls, and other information demonstrating why HUD
believes PHAs are unable to effectively oversee their business
operations. This report shall also include an identification of
funding resources and technical assistance provided to each PHA
for the purpose of transitioning out of receivership, and
future steps HUD will take to address deficiencies in an effort
to return the respective PHAs to local control. The Committee
also directs the Department to promptly brief the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations if there are any changes to
the list of administrative and judicial receiverships.
Emergency and Safety and Security Grants.--The Committee
recommendation includes $30,000,000 for emergency capital
needs, of which at least $10,000,000 is to be used for safety
and security measures in public housing in order to protect
tenants. The Committee encourages the Department to fund
eligible safety and security projects with a portion of these
funds as quickly as possible.
Residential Health Hazards.--The Committee recommendation
includes $65,000,000 to help PHAs address lead-based paint and
other residential health hazards, including mold, carbon
monoxide, radon and fire, in public housing units. The
Committee continues to include prohibitions on the Department's
ability to preclude funds from being awarded to any PHA that is
under the direction of a monitor or any PHA as ineligible to
apply for or receive funding that has a violation or violations
of the lead-safe housing or lead disclosure rules, or from
being used to carry out work to settle an outstanding
violation.
Flexibility for Operating Funds for Capital Needs.--The
Committee is committed to addressing the physical needs of
troubled public housing properties and provides a new
flexibility to allow PHAs with one or more properties with low
physical inspection scores to use available operating funds and
excess reserves for capital expenses.
Utility Allowance Schedule.--The Committee urges HUD to
update its regulations in 24 CFR 982.517 and 24 CFR 983.301(f),
and related policies and notices, to allow public housing
authorities discretion to utilize project-by-project utility
allowances based on more accurate state or federally verified
utility allowance calculators. The Committee believes that by
allowing more efficient and expanded private financing of new
and rehabilitated units, this change will allow Federal
affordable housing programs to operate more cost effectively
and lead to the production of additional affordable housing
units.
Pet Retention.--The Committee is aware of incidences where
the conversion of public housing properties managed by PHAs
through the RAD program may impact pet ownership policies and
undercut resident support for RAD conversions. Existing
research affirms that the human-animal bond provides tangible
health benefits. Having a pet can decrease blood pressure,
cholesterol levels, and triglyceride levels, decrease feelings
of loneliness, and increase opportunities for exercise and
socialization. Residents of public housing are permitted to
have one or more common household pets, subject to reasonable
restrictions, but when a project is converted under RAD, those
permissions under the public housing program may not carryover.
The Committee directs the Department to work to align pet
ownership policies for RAD conversion projects.
ASSISTED HOUSING INSPECTIONS AND ASSESSMENTS
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $50,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 50,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account supports financial, and health and safety
inspections conducted by the REAC for over 2.4 million units of
HUD-assisted affordable housing. Prior to fiscal year 2024,
funding for such inspections were provided under the public
housing fund and multifamily housing accounts.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation includes $50,000,000 to
support ongoing physical and financial assessment activities
performed by REAC, including implementation of NSPIRE.
Health Hazards.--The implementation of the NSPIRE standards
and supporting systems has enabled a more comprehensive
understanding of health hazards in HUD-assisted housing. The
Secretary shall provide a report to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of enactment of
this act on the current state of data collection and analysis
of health hazards in HUD-assisted housing, including lead-based
paint and service pipes, as well as the presence, absence, and
condition of automated fire sprinkler systems.
Physical Property Inspection Coordination.--As discussed in
the front matter of this report, the Committee directs the
Department in coordination with other Federal partners to,
within existing authorities, take steps to minimize the need
for duplicative inspections. The Committee reminds the
Department that Senate Report 118-70 directed HUD to report to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the extent
to which the physical inspection alignment program [PIAP] is
currently utilized, the number of duplicative inspections and
estimated costs that could eliminated if the PIAP was
maximized, and any identified limitations to providing this
data. The Committee directs HUD to promote use of the
interagency housing alignment portal [IHAP], address data gaps
in IHAP, including the current exclusion of project-based
vouchers, and to ensure adequate staff are allocated to REAC to
support strategic coordination efforts with other Federal
agencies and external stakeholders to reduce duplicative
physical inspections.
CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $75,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 40,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The choice neighborhoods initiative provides competitive
grants to transform underserved distressed neighborhoods into
sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with co-location of
appropriate services, schools, public assets, transportation
options, and access to jobs or job training. Choice
neighborhoods grants fund the development of comprehensive
neighborhood transformation plans that involve broad civic
engagement from residents and the community and the
implementation of these plans through affordable housing
activities and supportive services for residents. Grantees
include PHAs, Tribes, local governments, and nonprofit
organizations. For-profit developers may also apply in
partnership with another eligible grantee.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $40,000,000
for the choice neighborhoods initiative. This amount is
$35,000,000 less than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The
Committee continues to direct the Secretary to give recipients
of prior year planning grants priority consideration for
implementation grant awards.
SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $195,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 211,400,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account provides funding for self-sufficiency
programs, including the family self-sufficiency [FSS] and the
resident opportunities and self-sufficiency [ROSS] programs,
and the jobs plus initiative [JPI]. FSS provides funding to
PHAs for the salaries of FSS coordinators to help section 8 and
public housing residents achieve self-sufficiency and economic
independence. ROSS provides funding to PHAs, public housing
resident associations, Native American Tribes, and nonprofit
organizations to hire and maintain service coordinators to
connect residents of public housing and Indian housing with
supportive services including employment and educational
opportunities. The JPI provides grants to PHAs, which are
required to partner with Department of Labor jobs centers, to
assist public housing residents with job placement and
increasing earned income.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a total appropriation of
$211,400,000 for self-sufficiency programs in fiscal year 2026,
which is $15,900,000 more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted
level. This includes $156,400,000 for the FSS program,
$45,000,000 for the ROSS program, and $10,000,000 for the JPI.
FSS Program.--The Committee strongly supports the FSS
program, which provides public housing and section 8 residents
with the tools to improve their economic stability and
financial management skills, and ultimately achieve self-
sufficiency. Before awarding funding to new grantees, the
Committee directs the Department to first prioritize the
renewal of all existing coordinators and second prioritize
funding additional coordinators for current grantees whose
program sizes qualify for additional coordinators.
JPI.--The bill includes a general provision that enables
the JPI financial and rent incentive expenses to be paid from
housing assistance source accounts to help reduce
administrative burdens for HUD and grantees. To ensure
transparency, HUD is directed to provide in its congressional
justifications the actual total cost of the JPI, including the
financial and rent incentives provided to program participants.
NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $1,344,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,354,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account funds the Indian housing block grant program
[IHBG], as authorized under title I of the Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104-330), and the Indian community development block grant
program [ICDBG], authorized under title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-383). The IHBG
program provides a funding allocation on a formula basis to
Indian Tribes and their Tribally designated housing entities
[TDHEs] to help address the housing needs within their
communities. The ICDBG program provides Indian Tribes the
opportunity to compete for funding to address Tribal community
development needs.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommended funding level for Native American
programs is $1,354,000,000, which is $10,000,000 more than the
amount provided in fiscal year 2025. The table below provides
funding levels for activities within this account.
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Recommendation
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Indian Housing Block Grants-Formula................. $1,111,000,000
Indian Housing Block Grants-Competitive............. 100,000,000
Tribal HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing...... 10,000,000
Title VI Loan Program............................... 1,000,000
(Limitation on Guaranteed Loans)................ 60,000,000
Indian Community Development Block Grants........... 125,000,000
Training and Technical Assistance................... 7,000,000
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Total, Native American Programs............... 1,354,000,000
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IHBG Grants.--The IHBG program is a vital resource for
Tribal governments to address the dire housing conditions in
Indian Country, as the quality of and access to affordable
housing remains in a critical state for many Tribes across the
country. To assist Tribes with these daunting housing
challenges, the Committee recommendation includes
$1,111,000,000 in formula funding and $100,000,000 in
competitive funding in order to assist areas with greater need.
In administering the competitive program, the Committee
directs HUD staff to review and score each application in its
entirety. Additionally, the fiscal year 2026 appropriation
shall be administered as a new stand-alone competition and may
not be combined with prior or future year appropriations,
although any remaining balances from the fiscal year 2025
competition or prior competition may be included in the fiscal
year 2026 competition. Demonstrating sufficient administrative
capacity to administer these grants has been, and remains, a
critical consideration. Applicants should be required to meet a
threshold of capacity, but the competition should not provide
additional points for capacity above and beyond what is needed
to successfully administer these grants.
Tribal HUD-VASH.--The Committee recommendation includes
$10,000,000 for the renewal of rental assistance and associated
administrative costs for the Tribal HUD-VASH demonstration
program. The Committee continues to encourage HUD to use its
existing reallocation authority where necessary to ensure this
program is utilized to the greatest extent possible.
Coordinated Environmental Reviews for Tribal Housing and
Related Infrastructure.--Since fiscal year 2015, the Committee
has directed HUD to collaborate with its Federal agency
partners to develop a coordinated environmental review process
to simplify and streamline Tribal housing development and its
related infrastructure needs. The Committee believes that
eliminating unnecessary Federal barriers to housing development
is an essential component to facilitate an effective use of
Federal funding, while also balancing the need to ensure
appropriate and necessary environmental protections. The
Committee supports HUD's efforts to advance the Tribal Housing
and Related Infrastructure Interagency Task Force in order to
identify opportunities for greater efficiencies.
Technical Assistance.--Limited capacity hinders the ability
of many Tribes to effectively address their housing needs. The
Committee recommendation includes $7,000,000 for technical
assistance needs in Indian Country to support the IHBG program,
as well as other HUD programs, in order to meet the needs of
Native American families and Indian Country. The Committee
expects HUD to use the technical assistance funding provided to
aid Tribes with capacity challenges, especially Tribes
receiving small grant awards. The funding should be used for
training, contract expertise, and other services necessary to
improve data collection, increase leveraging, and address other
needs identified by Tribes. The Committee also expects that
these technical assistance funds will be provided to
organizations with experience in providing technical assistance
that reflects the unique needs and culture of Native Americans.
Legislative Proposals.--The bill includes legislative
proposals to: (1) allow for mortgages to be guaranteed for up
to 40 years in length when seeking to modify a loan to avoid
foreclosure to align loss mitigation options with that of the
FHA; and (2) to expand program service areas to all Tribal
members, regardless of where they purchase a home; and (3) to
correct implementation challenges with the authority for Tribes
to participate in the Continuum of Care [CoC] program.
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
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Limitation on
Program account guaranteed loans
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Appropriations, 2025................ $1,500,000 $1,800,000,000
Committee recommendation............ 1,400,000 1,200,000,000
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This program provides access to private financing for
Indian families, Indian Tribes, and their TDHE's that otherwise
could not acquire housing financing because of the unique
status of Indian trust land. HUD continues to be the largest
single source of financing for housing in Tribal communities.
This program makes it possible to promote sustainable
reservation communities by providing access to financing for
higher income Native Americans to achieve homeownership within
their Native communities. As required by the Federal Credit
Reform Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508), this account includes
the subsidy costs associated with the loan guarantees
authorized under this program.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,400,000 for
credit subsidy and administrative contract expenses to support
a loan level of $1,200,000,000. This appropriation is $100,000
less than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
Native Advantage.--The Committee directs the Department to
update the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
quarterly during fiscal year 2026 on its progress in both
completing the Native advantage system and resolving the Office
of Inspector General's open finding and recommendations.
Skilled Workers Loan Credit Subsidy.--The Committee notes
that there remains substantial carry over from fiscal year 2017
for skilled workers credit loan subsidy which can generate
meaningful investments across Indian Country. The Committee
strongly urges the Department to significantly expand
stakeholder outreach regarding the availability of these
resources which will help develop housing for the critical
workforces that supports the education, healthcare, law
enforcement, emergency response, and construction needs of
Tribal communities.
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $22,300,000
Committee recommendation................................ 22,300,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Hawaiian Homelands Homeownership Act of 2000 (Public
Law 106-568) created the Native Hawaiian housing block grant
program to provide grants to the State of Hawaii Department of
Hawaiian Home Lands [DHHL] for housing and housing-related
assistance, in order to develop, maintain, and operate
affordable housing for eligible low-income Native Hawaiian
families. As one of the United States' indigenous people,
Native Hawaiian people have a unique relationship with the
Federal Government.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $22,300,000
for the Native Hawaiian housing block grant program, which is
equal to the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
The Committee is encouraged to learn that DHHL intends to
address the needs of low-income Native Hawaiians through the
development of multifamily, affordable housing rental units,
rent to own options on Hawaiian homelands, and permanent
supportive housing for Native Hawaiians experiencing
homelessness. The expansion of programmatic services beyond
those that afford homeownership options will help to serve all
Native Hawaiians on the waiting list.
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
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Limitation on
guaranteed loans
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Appropriation, 2025................................. $28,000,000
Committee recommendation............................ 28,000,000
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Native Hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund (section
184A program) offers Native Hawaiian homeownership, property
rehabilitation, and new construction opportunities on Hawaiian
home lands. The section 184A program expands the market for
lenders and ensures access to private-market mortgages for a
traditionally underserved population. Private financing is used
to cover construction or acquisitions costs, while Federal
funding is used only to guarantee payment in the event of a
default. Eligible borrowers include Native Hawaiian families
who are eligible to reside on the Hawaiian home lands, DHHL,
the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and organizations experienced
in the planning and development of affordable housing for
Native Hawaiians.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation provides $28,000,000 in loan
guarantee commitment authority, including the authority to
refinance loans.
Community Planning and Development
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $505,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 529,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The housing opportunities for persons with AIDS [HOPWA]
program provides grants to States, localities, and nonprofits
to devise and deploy long-term, comprehensive strategies for
meeting the housing and supportive service needs of persons
living with HIV/AIDS and their families.
By statute, 90 percent of appropriated funds are
distributed to qualifying States and metropolitan areas on the
basis of the number of living HIV and living AIDS cases, as
well as poverty and local housing cost factors. The remaining
10 percent of funds are awarded through a national competition,
with priority given to the renewal of funding for expiring
agreements consistent with appropriations act requirements.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $529,000,000 for the HOPWA
program, which is $24,000,000 more than the fiscal year 2025
enacted level.
Meeting the Current Needs of Communities.--It is critical
that people in every State have access to funding that supports
low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS. Accordingly, 10
percent of nonformula funding provides an opportunity to States
and units of general local government that do not receive
formula funding to apply for competitive grants. The Committee
continues to include language requiring HUD to prioritize the
renewal or replacement of expiring agreements in a manner that
preserves existing HOPWA programs and allows active competitive
grantees to modify and update their original activities to meet
the current needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS within their
communities. The Committee directs HUD to ensure competitive
grantees are aware of the opportunity to modify and update
service models and any potential benefits to doing so.
Formula Eligibility.--The Committee directs the Department
to continue to conduct outreach to all grantees with potential
formula changes in 2026, pursuant to the HOTMA, and to provide
direct technical assistance as needed. The Committee directs
the Department to provide the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations and the relevant authorizing committees with a
quarterly status update on its efforts to ensure adequate
transition plans are in place to minimize disruptions to
housing assistance due to the projected 2026 formula changes.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $3,430,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,541,397,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974 (Public Law 93-383), as amended, the Department is
authorized to award block grants to units of general local
government and States for the funding of local community
development programs. A wide range of physical, economic, and
social development activities are eligible, with spending
priorities determined at the local level. The law enumerates
general objectives which the block grants are designed to
fulfill, including adequate housing, a suitable living
environment, and expanded economic opportunities, principally
for persons of low- and moderate-income. Grant recipients are
required to use at least 70 percent of their block grant funds
for activities that benefit low- and moderate-income persons.
Funds are distributed to eligible recipients for community
development purposes utilizing the higher of two objective
formulas, one of which gives somewhat greater weight to the age
of housing stock. Of the funds appropriated, 70 percent are
distributed to entitlement communities and 30 percent are
distributed to non-entitlement communities after deducting
designated amounts for insular areas.
Funding under this heading also accommodates investments
authorized under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that
Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment [SUPPORT] for Patients
and Communities Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-271), in order to
provide safe transitional housing for individuals recovering
from substance use disorders.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee provides $4,541,397,000 for the community
development fund, which is $1,111,397,000 above the fiscal year
2025 enacted level. Within this total, $3,100,000,000 is for
CDBG, $30,000,000 is for activities authorized under section
8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act,
$60,000,000 is for grants to reduce barriers to affordable
housing development, and $1,351,397,000 is for economic
development initiatives [EDIs].
The flexibility associated with CDBG funding enables State
and local governments to tailor solutions to effectively meet
the unique needs of their communities. As HUD works with
communities to determine eligible activities that meet the
national objective of benefiting low- and moderate-income
persons, the Committee encourages the Department to extend
flexibility to rural communities with less than 1,000 residents
to use alternate sources of data when American community survey
data is considered by the CDBG applicant to be unreliable.
Additionally, to ensure accountability and transparency, the
Committee recommendation continues provisions in this act that
prohibit any community from selling its CDBG award to another
community, and that require any funding provided to a for-
profit entity for an economic development project funded under
this act to undergo appropriate underwriting.
Reducing Red Tape In Housing Production.--For decades,
housing production across the country has not kept pace with
population and economic growth, resulting in a nation-wide
housing shortage. This is in part due to restrictive local
zoning and land use regulations as well as a lack of necessary
housing-related infrastructure. The Federal Government can
support communities as they remove barriers to the production
and preservation of unsubsidized affordable housing in order to
increase housing supply, lower housing costs, and ensure
families have an affordable place to live, particularly in
high-opportunity neighborhoods. The Committee includes
$60,000,000 for the Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing
[PRO Housing] program to reward State, local, and regional
jurisdictions that have made significant progress in reducing
red tape in housing production by enacting or implementing less
restrictive zoning, land use, or permitting laws and
regulations that the Secretary expects to preserve or produce
new housing units. Less restrictive laws and regulations shall
include, but are not limited to, increasing density, reducing
minimum lot sizes, creating transit-oriented development zones,
streamlining or shortening permitting processes and timelines,
expanding by-right multifamily zoned areas, allowing accessory
dwelling units [ADU] on lots with single-family homes,
eliminating or relaxing residential property height
limitations, eliminating or reducing off-street parking
requirements, and allowing the conversion of vacant retail and
office space into residential housing. Eligible grant
activities shall include new construction of housing, including
mixed-income housing to the greatest extent possible, and
addressing costs associated with housing supply growth such as
infrastructure for new housing development. When making awards,
the Committee encourages HUD to ensure geographic diversity
amongst grantees, including in urban, suburban, and rural
areas. Further, the Committee directs HUD to continue to seek
ways to permit a more streamlined application process and to
ensure grants are awarded in a timely manner. Finally, the
Committee emphasizes its expectation that grant funds be used
on outcome-focused activities that will unlock housing
availability.
Accessory Dwelling Units.--As localities consider and pass
new laws and regulations to permit ADUs, more public data is
needed to examine how these changes impact the uptake and
construction of ADUs and what barriers remain in utilizing ADUs
to increase housing supply. The Committee directs the GAO to
conduct a study on localities with zoning laws permitting the
construction of ADUs, or casitas, in single-family residential
areas. In its study, the GAO should identify and describe
zoning laws around the country that permit the building of
ADUs, analyze the effects of such laws on housing availability,
density, and property values, and identify barriers to both
financing ADU construction and the rental and management of
ADUs. The GAO is directed to provide the results of this study
in a report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 1 year of the enactment of this act.
Impact of New Housing on Municipal Finance.--When
localities are considering new housing construction,
rehabilitation, and conversion, concerns may arise that
population growth will lead to an expansion in municipal
services and expenditures. However, population growth can also
lead to financial benefits for the municipality from increased
tax revenues from new housing, more economic development, and
higher average incomes from younger populations with more
earning potential. The Committee believes that better data is
needed to understand this financial impact. The Committee
directs the GAO to study and issue a report on the long-term
impacts of new housing construction, rehabilitation, and
conversions on municipal fiscal health and economic
development. The Committee directs the GAO to brief the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the proposed scope
and timeline of this report no later than 90 days after
enactment of this act and to submit the final report upon
completion.
CDBG Formula Modernization.--The Committee notes that the
CDBG formula has not been updated since 1978 and appreciates
HUD's updated report, entitled ``An Evaluation of the CDBG
Formula's Targeting to Community Development Need,'' in order
to analyze the current formula's effectiveness in meeting the
goals of the CDBG program. This report offers considerations
for updating the current formula to better target community
development needs, and HUD is encouraged to work with the
relevant congressional committees on updating the formula and
reauthorizing the program.
CDBG Rulemaking.--The Committee commends HUD for publishing
a proposed rulemaking for the CDBG program regulations, working
within the constraints of the existing statute. The Committee
continues to direct HUD to work expeditiously towards a final
rule that will enhance grantees' ability to use CDBG funds
while streamlining reporting requirements, and take steps in
the interim to use administrative authorities to reduce
unnecessary burdens.
Recovery Housing Program [RHP].--The Committee directs HUD
to provide a report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 180 days of enactment of this act on the
impact of the RHP since it began receiving funding in 2020,
lessons learned from service delivery models, and
recommendations for modifications to the program's formula that
would modernize the data utilized, reflect the widespread needs
across the Nation, and ensure appropriate allocations of
funding.
EDIs.--The Committee recommends $1,351,397,000 for EDIs.
EDIs are CDS projects that support a variety of community
development and affordable housing needs and benefit low- and
moderate-income populations or meet an urgent need. The
Committee directs HUD to provide funding for the projects
listed in the table at the end of this report in the
corresponding amounts and for the corresponding recipient. The
Committee continues to direct HUD to provide semi-annual
briefings to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
on the implementation of EDIs and the Department's oversight of
projects. The Committee continues to direct HUD to prioritize
timely outreach and responses to EDI grantees. To support HUD
in its efforts, the Committee recommendation includes increased
funding for the Office of Community Planning and Development
above the budget request to help address the significant
workload associated with EDIs.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM ACCOUNT
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Limitation on
guaranteed loans
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Appropriations, 2025................................ $400,000,000
Committee recommendation............................ 400,000,000
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974 (Public Law 93-383), as amended, authorizes the Secretary
to issue Federal loan guarantees of private market loans used
by CDBG entitlement and non-entitlement communities, enabling
grantees to borrow up to five times their most recent CDBG
allocation to access low-cost, flexible financing for economic
development, housing, public facility, and infrastructure
projects.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation provides a loan level
guarantee of $400,000,000, which is equal to the fiscal year
2025 enacted level. The Committee requires HUD to collect fees
to offset credit subsidy costs such that the program operates
at a net zero credit subsidy cost.
This program enables CDBG recipients to use their CDBG
dollars to leverage financing for economic development
projects, community facilities, and housing rehabilitation
programs.
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $1,250,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,250,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Title II of the National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law
101-625), as amended, authorizes the HOME program. This program
provides assistance to States and local governments for the
purpose of expanding the supply and affordability of housing to
low- and very low-income people. Eligible activities include
tenant-based rental assistance, acquisition and rehabilitation
of affordable rental and ownership housing, and housing
construction. To participate in the HOME program, State and
local governments must develop a comprehensive housing
affordability strategy. There is a 25 percent matching
requirement for participating jurisdictions, which can be
reduced or eliminated if they are experiencing fiscal distress.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,250,000,000 for the HOME
program, which is equal to the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
Affordable Housing Needs.--Communities across the country
continue to face an affordable housing crisis as rents remain
high nationwide, low and moderate incomes have not kept pace
with housing cost increases, and the production of affordable
housing units lags far behind the need. According to HUD's most
recent ``Worst Case Housing Needs: 2023 Report to Congress,''
in 2021, only 57 affordable units were available for every 100
very low-income renter households and only 36 units were
available for every 100 extremely low-income renter households.
The HOME program is an essential tool to address the shortfall
of affordable housing for rent or homeownership and provides
necessary public gap financing to facilitate private sector
investment in affordable housing, enabling significant leverage
capacity of public and private resources.
PRESERVATION AND REINVESTMENT INITIATIVE FOR COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $10,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 10,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The preservation and reinvestment initiative for community
enhancement [PRICE] program provides competitive grants to
preserve and revitalize manufactured housing and eligible
manufactured housing communities. Grants support low- and
moderate-income homeowners with manufactured housing units and
manufactured housing communities with repairs, infrastructure
improvements, upgrades to increase resilience, services like
eviction prevention and housing counseling, and planning
activities such as those needed to transition to resident-
managed and resident-owned communities.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,000,000
for the PRICE program. This amount is equal to the fiscal year
2025 enacted level.
SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $60,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 70,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The self-help and assisted homeownership opportunity
program provides funding for a number programs, including the
self-help homeownership opportunity program [SHOP], which
assists low-income homebuyers who are willing to contribute
``sweat equity'' toward the construction of their houses. These
funds increase the ability of nonprofit organizations to
leverage funds from other sources. This account also includes
funding for the capacity building for community development and
affordable housing program, as well as assistance to rural
communities, as authorized under sections 6301 through 6305 of
Public Law 110-246. These programs assist in the development of
the capacity of nonprofit organizations to carry out community
development and affordable housing projects.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $70,000,000 for the self-help and
assisted homeownership opportunity program, which is
$10,000,000 more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The
Committee recommendation includes $13,000,000 for SHOP, as
authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program
Extension Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-120); $49,000,000 for
capacity building, as authorized by section 4(a) of the HUD
Demonstration Act of 1993 (Public Law 104-120), of which not
less than $5,000,000 is for rural capacity building activities;
and $8,000,000 to carry out the national capacity building
activities in rural communities. The Committee notes that
funding for technical assistance is being provided in the
research and technology account and directs that funds
available for the section 4 program be used solely for capacity
building activities.
Section 4 Capacity Building.--In administering the section
4 capacity building program, the Committee directs HUD to
ensure that funding is made available on a competitive basis to
each of the second, third, and fourth capacity building
entities specified in section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act
of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note). The Committee also directs HUD
to brief the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
within 30 days of enactment of this act on its plans to make
this funding available to all eligible grantees.
SHOP Per Unit Average Investment Cap.--SHOP funds can be
used to acquire land, purchase foreclosed or abandoned
properties, and improve the infrastructure of homes for first
time, low-income homeowners. The Committee recognizes these
activities are some of the most difficult activities for
nonprofits to finance. The Committee notes that HUD increased
the allowable average SHOP expenditure for the combined cost of
land acquisition and infrastructure improvements for the first
time since 2004 in the fiscal year 2022 NOFO. The Committee
directs HUD to use its existing authorities to include an
allowable average per SHOP unit cost in the fiscal year 2026
NOFO that is greater than the historical cap of $15,000 per
SHOP unit.
Capacity Building to Address the Needs of Tribal
Communities.--American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska
Native communities and populations face rising housing cost
burdens and barriers to homeownership, as well as
disproportionate physical housing and capacity deficiencies.
HUD is directed to ensure section 4 grantees collectively
invest not less than $1,000,000 in targeted capacity building
activities to benefit Native Hawaiian, American Indian, and
Alaska Native communities and populations. This minimum
investment is separate from the required investment for rural
capacity building activities of not less than $5,000,000.
Rural Capacity Building Program.--Funding for the rural
capacity building program for community development and
affordable housing is intended for truly national
organizations. For the purposes of the national rural capacity
building NOFO, the Committee directs HUD to define an eligible
national organization as ``a nonprofit entity, which has
ongoing experience in rural housing, including experience
working with rural housing organizations, local governments,
and Indian Tribes, as evidenced by past and continuing work in
one or more States in eight or more of HUD's Federal regions.''
Manufactured Housing.--More than 20 million people live in
manufactured housing across the country, and manufactured homes
represent approximately 10 percent of new single-family home
starts. The Committee encourages section 4 grantees to support
manufactured housing communities, including resident-owned
cooperatives that are working to improve infrastructure,
purchase their communities, preserve housing affordability, and
develop more affordable homes.
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $4,051,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,530,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Homeless assistance grants assist localities in addressing
the housing and service needs of a wide variety of homeless
populations while developing coordinated systems to help those
who are homeless attain housing and move toward self-
sufficiency. These grants provide funding for rental
assistance, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent
housing, prevention, rapid re-housing, and supportive services
to homeless persons and families or those at risk of
homelessness. The emergency solutions grants [ESG] program is a
formula grant program, while the continuum of care [CoC] and
rural housing stability programs are competitive grants.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,530,000,000
for homeless assistance grants in fiscal year 2026. This amount
is $479,000,000 above the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The
Committee recommendation rejects the budget request proposal to
consolidate funding for the programs funded under this heading
and for housing opportunities for persons with AIDS into a
modified emergency solutions grant block grant, and instead
includes $4,023,000,000 to support the CoC program, including
the renewal of existing projects, and $290,000,000 for the ESG
program.
Improving the Speed and Predictability of Funding.--In
fiscal year 2024, the Committee provided HUD the authority to
utilize a 2-year NOFO for the CoC program. In doing so, the
Committee recognized that an annual CoC competition is a
significant administrative undertaking for both CoCs and HUD;
one that strains limited resources and can lead to unnecessary
delays in funding. Consistent with that determination, the
Committee recommendation requires HUD to issue a 2-year NOFO
for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, and establishes statutory
deadlines for publishing the NOFO and announcing fiscal year
2026 funding awards. This 2-year NOFO will enable CoCs and HUD
to redirect the thousands of hours that would have been spent
on the application process to direct service delivery and
working on program improvements.
Improving Access to Healthcare and Services.--Several
studies have demonstrated that interventions focused on social
determinants of health can help support housing permanency
while also reducing healthcare costs. Moreover, shelters and
homeless assistance programs across the country are seeing
sharp increases in the number of elderly individuals, many of
whom have complex medical conditions that necessitate
coordination between housing and healthcare services to help
them become or remain stably housed. The Committee continues to
support coordination between HUD and the HHS's Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services, Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Service Administration, Administration for Community
Living and Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation to
provide direct technical assistance to communities to improve
coordination and cross-leveraging of programs, such as
Medicaid, to deliver more integrated and seamless services to
people experiencing homelessness. The Committee recommendation
includes no less than $20,000,000 for technical assistance, of
which $5,000,000 is provided to support such direct, community-
specific technical assistance.
To ensure that service providers can offer competitive
wages to hire and retain qualified personnel, the Committee
recommendation for the CoC program includes an estimate of
$43,000,000 to support reasonable cost of living adjustments
for supportive service line items, and directs the Secretary to
provide such increases.
Permanent Supportive Housing.--The Committee recommendation
includes $100,000,000 for grants to CoCs for the construction,
acquisition, or rehabilitation of new permanent supportive
housing. These funds are largely intended to be one-time
grants, but up to 20 percent of a grant may be used for
operational and supportive costs which will be eligible for
renewal within the context of the overall CoC competition. The
Committee encourages HUD and CoCs to leverage these funds with
other sources, such as tax credits and project-based rental
assistance, to maximize the amount of housing that can be
directed to meeting the needs of homeless individuals and
families, especially those who are unsheltered or seeking to
exit emergency shelter.
Homelessness Among Older Adults.--For multiple years, this
Committee has noted its concern regarding the growing
population of seniors experiencing homelessness. With this
national demographic shift, the homelessness response system
needs to adapt to an aging clientele with increased service
needs. The Committee directs HUD, in coordination with the
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness [USICH], to
provide a report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 270 days of enactment of this act that
provides recommendation for additional flexibilities most
needed by ESG and CoC grantees to better serve seniors
experiencing homelessness and whether legislative changes are
necessary to provide those flexibilities.
Addressing the Needs of Survivors of Domestic Violence.--
The Committee recommendation continues to provide no less than
$52,000,000 in CoC grants for rapid re-housing projects and
supportive service projects providing coordinated entry and
other critical activities in order to assist survivors of
domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. As grants
through the CoC program, such projects are eligible for renewal
and subject to the same terms and conditions as other renewal
applicants in the CoC program.
To further understand how to best meet the needs of
survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking, the Committee directs the Department to
submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 180 days of enactment of this act that
identifies: (1) how CoC and ESG resources have been utilized to
support this population over the last three fiscal years, (2)
recommendations for how CoCs can be inclusive of, and
effectively collaborate with, survivor housing and supportive
service providers, (3) measurable criteria that CoCs can use to
evaluate how well these programs serve survivors, and (4)
recommendations, following consultation with victim service
providers, on how coordinated entry systems and initial intake
procedures can improve to ensure survivor safety and
confidentiality, without inhibiting a client's choice to secure
housing and services. The Committee also encourages the
Department to coordinate with the Department of Justice's
Office on Violence Against Women [OVW] on opportunities to
better coordinate CoC resources with OVW's transitional housing
grants to ensure that survivors of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, or stalking have access to safe and
affordable housing and services.
Youth Homelessness.--The Committee recommendation includes
$107,000,000 to continue implementation of comprehensive
approaches to serving homeless youth, of which up to
$10,000,000 shall be used to provide technical assistance to
grantees, and of which up to $25,000,000 shall be for youth
homelessness system improvement [YHSI] grants. YHSI grants are
intended to improve youth homelessness systems on a local level
and help implement successful, evidence-based intervention
methods for this population. The Committee prohibits the use of
YHSI funds for direct services or housing. When determining
YHSI funding allocations, the Committee expects the Department
to adjust the funding level between YHSI and additional
projects serving youth based on the level of interest in the
next competition cycle for YHSI and the youth homelessness
demonstration program. The Committee directs HUD to ensure that
sufficient technical assistance resources and equal
consideration for YHSI grants are provided to rural areas. The
Committee further encourages HUD to coordinate with HHS on
project and system outcome measures for youth aged 25 and
under, including families headed by youth aged 25 or under,
which should include: (1) permanent connections; (2) education
or employment; and (3) stable housing.
Tribal Participation.--The Committee recommendation
provides additional flexibilities to Tribes and TDHEs to enable
their increased participation in homeless assistance programs,
which was made eligible by the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2021 (Public Law 116-260), and directs HUD to continue to
provide guidance or trainings to support such participation.
Transitional Housing.--The Committee notes that
successfully meeting the needs of differing homeless
subpopulations, improving self-sufficiency, and reducing
returns to homelessness requires varying approaches. The
Committee reminds HUD and service providers that well-designed
transitional housing can be an effective and successful housing
strategy for homeless youth and individuals in substance abuse
treatment.
Homeless Management Information Systems [HMIS].--The
Committee previously directed HUD to work with CoCs, people who
have experienced homelessness, vendors, and other stakeholders
to enable a standard report of all currently active individuals
and key program information that is available to CoCs to inform
real-time decisions, and to specify application programming
interface requirements and other specifications so CoCs can
better share information and ensure privacy and security for
more effective real-time program management. The Committee
directs HUD to report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 180 days of enactment of this act on the
result of this engagement, recommendations for future data
standards and HUD system updates, and how HUD intends to work
with HMIS software vendors and CoCs to address structural and
financial barriers impeding CoCs' ability to utilize their data
to rehouse those experiencing homelessness in their
communities.
Point-in-Time Count.--The Committee reminds HUD that the
joint explanatory statement accompanying the fiscal year 2023
appropriations act directed the Department to report to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the viability
of creating a digital point-in-time count data collection and
analysis platform for communities to use. As part of the
report, HUD is directed to also examine the opportunity for
using such digital platform to conduct multiple counts
throughout the year (particularly for cold-weather States) and
better inform seasonable changes. Additionally, the Committee
directs HUD to continue to include data on the population of
homeless individuals and households who are elderly and near
elderly in its annual point-in-time estimates to improve
national understanding of the aging homeless population and the
implications for Federal policy. The Committee also directs HUD
to report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
within 180 days of enactment of this act on the feasibility,
merits of, and recommendations, if warranted, on how to better
distinguish and track the increased use of interim strategies,
such as safe parking and safe sleeping programs, to respond to
unsheltered homelessness in a service-based setting within the
annual point-in-time estimates.
Annual Homeless Assessment Report [AHAR].--The Committee
continues to direct HUD to incorporate additional Federal data
on homelessness, particularly as it relates to youth
homelessness, into the AHAR. This information is important to
ensure that communities develop and implement policies that
respond to local needs.
Disaster Preparedness and Coordination for Homeless
Populations.--When disasters strike, the lowest-income
survivors, including people experiencing homelessness, are
often the hardest hit and are left with the longest, steepest
paths to recovery. HUD's rapid unsheltered survivor housing
[RUSH] aims to ``help communities provide outreach, emergency
shelter, rapid re-housing, and other assistance to people
experiencing or at risk of homelessness who are in a disaster-
affected area but who cannot access all services provided by
Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] programs.'' However,
initial implementation of funds has been slow and requires
improvement. The Committee directs HUD, in coordination with
FEMA, to brief the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 120 days of enactment of this act on the
specific actions taken in fiscal year 2025 and planned for
fiscal year 2026 to improve coordination and the deployment of
assistance to the homeless population when natural disasters
strike, including actions taken to address open recommendations
from the GAO-23-105379 report. This briefing shall include
lessons learned from the challenges recent disaster-impacted
communities have faced in quickly deploying RUSH funds,
recommendations for how to improve relationships between
emergency management and homelessness stakeholders, and ways to
support better pre-disaster preparedness.
Housing Programs
PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $16,890,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 17,804,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Section 8 project-based rental assistance provides a rental
subsidy to a private landlord that is tied to a specific
housing unit, as opposed to a voucher, which allows a recipient
to seek a unit, subject primarily to certain rent caps. Amounts
in this account include funding for the renewal of and
amendments to expiring section 8 project-based contracts,
including section 8 moderate rehabilitation, and single room
occupancy housing. This account also provides funds for
contract administrators.
The section 8 project-based rental assistance [PBRA]
program supports approximately 17,700 contracts with private
owners of multifamily housing. Through this program, HUD and
private sector partners support the preservation of safe,
stable, and sanitary housing for approximately 1.3 million low-
income households. Without PBRA, many affordable housing
projects would convert to market rates with large rent
increases that current tenants would be unable to afford.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a total appropriation of
$17,804,000,000 for annual PBRA contract renewals and related
activities, of which up to $509,000,000 is for the cost of
contract administrators. The recommended level of funding is
$914,000,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2025.
Performance-Based Contract Administrators.--Performance-
based contract administrators [PBCAs] are PHAs, or their
instrumentalities, and State housing finance agencies [HFAs],
and are responsible for conducting on-site management reviews
of assisted properties; adjusting contract rents; and
reviewing, processing, and paying monthly vouchers submitted by
owners, among other tasks. The Committee notes that PBCAs are
integral to the Department's efforts to be more effective and
efficient in the oversight and monitoring of this program in
order to reduce improper payments, protect tenants, and ensure
properties are well maintained. There are current PBCAs that
have demonstrated success in providing high quality program
services and have valuable experience in administering
affordable housing resources in the States in which they
operate. The bill includes a general provision to help address
the challenges in a new competition and directs HUD to ensure
that any new arrangements result in improved and cost-effective
oversight and monitoring of the PBRA program; quality services
offered to property owners and tenants in each State; and the
maintenance of safe, stable, and affordable housing for the
approximately 1.3 million households living in PBRA properties
across the country. HUD is directed to continue to work with
relevant stakeholders and congressional committees on a
permanent statutory framework for PBCAs. Additionally, the
Committee recognizes that tenants can serve a valuable role in
identifying potential problems with the physical condition of a
property. The Committee urges HUD to assess the effectiveness
of using resident surveys as a tool to help PBCAs conduct
effective oversight.
Managing Troubled Properties.--The Committee places a
priority on providing access to safe, sanitary, and affordable
housing to those most in need and holding HUD and owners
accountable for failing to upload those standards. The
Committee remains concerned for tenants enduring deplorable
living conditions as a result of delayed or inaccurate REAC
inspections of troubled properties and HUD's inability to track
property owners under litigation for failure to maintain
decent, safe, and sanitary housing. The Committee continues to
include a general provision that (1) requires the Secretary to
take specific actions if an owner fails to maintain its
property, including imposing civil monetary penalties, securing
a different owner for the property, or transferring the section
8 contract to another property and (2) requires HUD to report
on properties with failing physical inspection scores of less
than 60 or that have received an unsatisfactory management and
occupancy review within the past 36 months to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations. For properties identified
in this report, HUD shall include the PBCA associated with its
oversight. In addition, the Committee continues to direct HUD
to include in this report data on project-based rental
assistance program properties and units, including the State in
which the property is located, that have exited the programs as
a result of contract abatement from poor physical conditions or
for other reasons and to identify if the properties and units
are preserved through a transfer to other properties or are
lost.
Improving Properties with Health, Safety, or Operational
Deficiencies.--The Committee strongly supports preserving the
PBRA affordable housing stock. The Committee notes that HUD
issued a notice in February 2024 on the process for making the
first round of budget-based rent adjustments to PBRA contracts
that have been renewed through the mark-to-market [M2M] program
following the statutory authority provided in fiscal year 2023.
The Committee directs HUD to provide a briefing to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 45 days of
enactment of this act on the dollar amount and number of
funding requests received under this notice, as well as HUD's
property selection process, and planned oversight of properties
following the rent adjustments. Further, the Committee again
reminds HUD of the directive included in the fiscal year 2023
joint explanatory statement to assess the needs amongst post-
M2M properties and other PBRA properties with health and safety
deficiencies, and to provide the results of this assessment to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
Survivors of Domestic Violence or Sexual Assault.--GAO
issued a report [GAO-24-106481] in July 2024 identifying
opportunities for HUD to improve its oversight of housing
providers' emergency transfers for relocating victims of
domestic violence or sexual assault. Of the seven
recommendations, three apply directly to PBRA properties and
involve HUD taking action to provide written instructions to
PBRA property owners on implementing emergency transfers,
revising the management and occupancy review form, and
collecting data. HUD is directed to close these recommendations
quickly to ensure compliance with the Violence Against Women
Act requirements, and to protect survivors in HUD-assisted
rental housing.
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $931,400,000
Committee recommendation................................ 972,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account provides funding for housing for the elderly
pursuant to section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law
86-372). Under this program, the Department provides capital
grants to eligible entities for the acquisition,
rehabilitation, or construction of housing for seniors, as well
as project-based rental assistance contracts [PRACs] to support
the operational costs of such units. Tenants living in section
202 supportive housing units can access a variety of community-
based services in order to continue living independently in
their communities and effectively age in place.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $972,000,000
for the section 202 program. This amount is $40,600,000 more
than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The Committee's
recommendation includes: $842,000,000 for the costs associated
with fully funding all annual PRAC renewals and amendments;
$122,000,000 to fund the renewal of existing for service
coordinators and congregate service grants; $4,000,000 to
support preservation transactions of housing for the elderly
originally developed by a capital advance and assisted by a
project rental assistance contract; and $4,000,000 for contract
services.
Service Coordinators.--The Committee recognizes that
service coordinators in the section 202 program serve an
essential component of housing-based care for seniors. To
expedite the process of renewing existing service coordinator
grants, the bill includes authority for HUD to renew these
grants every 2 years, rather than annually.
In addition, the Committee directs HUD to review the
distribution of section 202 service coordinators amongst States
with the oldest populations according Census Bureau data and
the availability of eligible multifamily properties in those
States that could qualify for the service coordinator program.
As part of this review, HUD should assess if these areas are
underserved by the service coordinator program and if future
program expansion funding should be prioritized to these
States. HUD is directed to provide this review to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations within 1 year of enactment
of this act.
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $256,700,000
Committee recommendation................................ 265,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This account provides funding for housing for persons with
disabilities pursuant to section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-625).
Traditionally, the section 811 program provided capital grants
to eligible entities for the acquisition, rehabilitation, or
construction of housing for persons with disabilities, as well
as PRACs to support the operational costs of such units. Since
fiscal year 2012, HUD has transitioned to providing project
rental assistance to State housing finance agencies or other
appropriate entities, which act in partnership with State
health and human services agencies to provide supportive
services, as authorized by the Frank Melville Supportive
Housing Investment Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-374).
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $265,000,000
for the section 811 program. This amount is $8,300,000 more
than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. This level of funding,
in addition to residual receipts, recaptures, and other
unobligated balances, will support all project-based renewals
and amendments.
HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $57,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 57,500,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The housing counseling assistance program provides
comprehensive housing counseling services to eligible
homeowners and tenants through grants to non-profit
intermediaries, State government entities, and other local and
national agencies. Eligible counseling activities include: pre-
and post-purchase education, personal financial management,
reverse mortgage product education, foreclosure prevention and
mitigation, and rental counseling.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $57,500,000
for housing counseling assistance, which is equal to the fiscal
year 2025 enacted level. Of the amount provided, up to
$4,500,000 is available for administrative contract services.
The Committee directs HUD to use not less than $3,000,000 of
the funds provided for the housing counseling grant program
specifically for housing counseling agencies to partner with
historically black colleges and universities, Tribal colleges
and universities, and other minority serving institutions. In
addition, up to $5,000,000 may be used for a homeownership
initiative that is targeted to historically underserved
communities. Outreach efforts may include culturally sensitive
and linguistically appropriate service delivery, materials, and
educational initiatives.
PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $14,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 14,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety
Standards Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-383), as amended by the
Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-
569), authorizes the Secretary to establish Federal standards
for the construction, design, safety, and performance of
manufactured homes. All manufactured homes are required to meet
these Federal standards, and fees are charged to producers to
cover the costs of administering the act.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $14,000,000 to support the
manufactured housing standards programs, of which $14,000,000
is expected to be derived from fees collected and deposited
into the manufactured housing fees trust fund account. No
direct appropriation is provided. The total amount recommended
is equal to the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
Federal Housing Administration
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
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Administrative
Limitation on Limitation on contract
direct loans guaranteed loans expenses
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Appropriations, 2025.................................... $1,000,000 $400,000,000,000 $150,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,000,000 400,000,000,000 160,000,000
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GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT
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Limitation on Limitation on
direct loans guaranteed loans
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Appropriations, 2025.............. $1,000,000 $35,000,000,000
Committee recommendation.......... 1,000,000 35,000,000,000
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The FHA fund covers the mortgage and loan insurance
activity of HUD mortgage/loan insurance programs. These include
the mutual mortgage insurance [MMI] fund, cooperative
management housing insurance [CMHI] fund, general insurance
[GI] fund, and the special risk insurance [SRI] fund. For
presentation and accounting control purposes, these are divided
into two sets of accounts based on shared characteristics. The
unsubsidized insurance programs of the MMI fund and the CMHI
fund constitute one set; and the GI and SRI funds make up the
other.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee has included the following amounts for the
MMI Program account: a limitation on guaranteed loans of
$400,000,000,000, a limitation on direct loans of $1,000,000,
and $160,000,000 for administrative contract expenses. This
amount for administrative contract expenses is $10,000,000 more
than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. For the GI/SRI
account, the Committee recommends a limitation on guaranteed
loans of $35,000,000,000 and a limitation on direct loans of
$1,000,000.
Barriers to Innovation.--The Committee directs FHA to
consult with relevant stakeholders and conduct a review the
regulatory and sub-regulatory policies that may: (1) hinder the
use of FHA programs to support shared equity homeownership
models, including but not limited to restrictions on resale and
conveyance, and (2) limit the use of FHA multifamily programs
for properties using offsite construction and other
nontraditional construction techniques, and brief the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations on such review within 180
days of enactment of this act.
Institutional Investment in Single-Family Housing.--The
Committee notes that in some local housing markets there are
increasing concentrations of institutional financial investment
in single-family housing, and that trend has the potential to
affect local real estate markets. The Committee directs HUD to
continue to prioritize the sale of HUD owned single-family
homes to owner-occupants, HUD-approved nonprofits, and
government entities to mitigate any negative effects from
institutional investors. The Committee also urges the GAO to
expeditiously complete the second part of the report on
institutional investment in single-family housing as required
in the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-
328.
Energy Audits.--The Committee notes that FHA's single
family housing handbook 4000.1 requires the incorporation of
energy audits into home appraisals for special energy-related
component that affect the value of the property. The FHA is
directed to brief the House and Senate Committee on
Appropriations within 180 days of enactment of this act on the
impact these energy audits can have on home appraisal values.
Affordable Housing Finance.--The Committee is concerned
about the diminished supply of affordable housing across the
country and is supportive of efforts and initiatives that
result in measurable increases in that supply. The section
542(c) housing finance agency risk-sharing initiative has been
in place since 2021 and warrants broader evaluation to
understand the extent to which it has increased housing supply.
The Committee directs the GAO to review this initiative and
submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 180 days of enactment of this act. This
review should include at a minimum: the number of loans funded
and geographic interest in this initiative; the underwriting
standards applicable through this initiative compared to other
similar FHA-insured loans outside of this initiative; the
differences between HUD's multifamily accelerated processing
guide [MAP Guide] and the guidelines for a HFA-underwritten
loan, including an analysis of if MAP Guide results in higher
costs and longer production time when creating affordable
housing when compared to the requirements of an HFA-
underwritten loan; if the lower borrowing costs through this
initiative results in lower rents to families; the extent to
which this initiative has resulted in the production of more
housing units rather than shifting production from one sector
to another; and the oversight requirements applicable under
this initiative compared to non-initiative financing.
FHA Mortgage Insurance for New Multifamily Construction.--
The United States is facing a severe housing shortage and needs
millions of new units to balance supply and demand. However,
the Federal Government currently provides very little
assistance for new multifamily construction. FHA's 221(d)(4)
program is the largest Federal program that backstops loans for
new multifamily housing construction, but it endorsed fewer
than 75 developments in fiscal year 2024. The Committee directs
GAO to study the effectiveness of the 221(d)(4) program and
recommend legislative and regulatory programmatic improvements
that would expand program uptake.
Government National Mortgage Association
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
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Limitation on direct Limitation on
loans guaranteed loans
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Appropriations, 2025.......................................... $550,000,000,000 $54,000,000
Committee recommendation...................................... 550,000,000,000 56,000,000
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Ginnie Mae, through the mortgage-backed securities
program, guarantees privately issued securities backed by pools
of Government-guaranteed mortgages. Ginnie Mae is a wholly
owned corporate instrumentality of the United States within the
Department. Its powers are prescribed generally by title III of
the National Housing Act (Public Law 73-479), as amended.
Ginnie Mae is authorized by section 306(g) of the National
Housing Act to guarantee the timely payment of principal and
interest on securities that are based on and backed by a trust,
or pool, composed of mortgages that are guaranteed and insured
by FHA, the Rural Housing Service, or the VA. Ginnie Mae's
guarantee of mortgage-backed securities is backed by the full
faith and credit of the United States. This account also funds
all salaries and benefits funding to support Ginnie Mae.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a limitation on new commitments on
mortgage-backed securities of $550,000,000,000. This level is
equal to the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The bill allows
Ginnie Mae to use $56,000,000 for salaries and expenses. This
is $2,000,000 more than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The
Committee directs Ginnie Mae to submit quarterly data to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on staffing
levels, staffing expenses, and other non-personnel expenses.
Nonbank Mortgage Companies.--Since 2008, the issuer
landscape of Ginnie Mae has shifted dramatically toward nonbank
mortgage companies, who now make up 73 percent of Ginnie Mae
issuers and service 85 percent of its portfolio. The Committee
is concerned by the risks this may pose and directs Ginnie Mae
to provide a report, within 180 days of enactment of this act,
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations detailing
how it would react to stress on nonbank mortgage companies,
including liquidity stress, protocols to identify viable
servicers that could assume the portfolio of a failed nonbank
mortgage company, and actions Ginnie Mae could take to prevent
and minimize such risks. The Committee further encourages
Ginnie Mae to coordinate with the Federal Housing Finance
Agency, the Financial Stability Oversight Council, and other
relevant housing oversight bodies to develop this report.
Policy Development and Research
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $139,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 131,028,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970
(Public Law 91-609), as amended, directs the Secretary of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development to undertake
programs of research, evaluation, and reports relating to the
Department's mission and programs. These functions are carried
out internally and through grants and contracts with industry,
nonprofit research organizations, educational institutions, and
through agreements with State and local governments and other
Federal agencies. The research programs seek ways to improve
the efficiency, effectiveness, and equity of HUD programs and
to identify methods to achieve cost reductions. Additionally,
this appropriation is used to support HUD evaluation and
monitoring activities and to conduct housing surveys.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $131,028,000
for the research and technology account in fiscal year 2026.
This level is $7,972,000 less than the fiscal year 2025 enacted
level. The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendations for fiscal year 2026:
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Committee
Activity recommendation
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Core Research and Technology......................... not less than
$72,900,000
Legal Assistance to Low-Income Tenants at Risk of or 15,000,000
Subject to Eviction.................................
Research, Evaluation, and Demonstrations............. up to 3,128,000
Technical Assistance................................. 40,000,000
[Distressed Cities and Persistent Poverty]....... [5,000,000]
Total.......................................... 130,000,000
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Core Research and Technology.--The Committee
recommendations includes not less than $72,900,000 for core
research and technology. The Committee supports the use of
these funds for cooperative agreements and research
partnerships with minority serving institutions. The Committee
recognizes the value that cooperative agreements and research
partnerships can provide to urban communities and encourages
the Department to award a cooperative agreement to a minority
serving institute located in an urban setting to conduct
research on matters related to economic opportunity, reducing
homelessness, or other areas that improve the long-term
capacity of communities or otherwise address priorities of the
Department. Within the amounts for core research and
technology, up to $4,900,000 is for building technology
research.
Research, Evaluation, and Demonstration.--The Committee
recommendation includes up to $3,128,000 research, evaluation,
and demonstration. Of this amount, up to $2,100,000 shall be
for ongoing research on moving to work [MTW] expansion, and the
community choice demonstration. The remaining $1,028,000 shall
be for HUD to contract with the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine [National Academies] as delineated
under the ``Housing Data Infrastructure'' heading in this
report.
Housing Data Infrastructure.--Housing is a fundamental
aspect of people's daily lives and well-being, but millions of
Americans face insecurity or displacement from their homes due
to rapid rent increases, evictions, foreclosures, increasing
property taxes and insurance costs, and post-disaster
upheavals. However, existing Federal housing data
infrastructure lacks the timely local data needed to adequately
track housing market disruptions and effectively inform
policies intended to address these problems. HUD is directed to
contract with the National Academies to convene an expert
consensus committee, including housing policy, economics,
social science, statistics, public policy, and survey
methodology experts, to consider the issues in a holistic
fashion and provide solutions for moving forward.
Such a consensus committee should review key uses and needs
for a modern housing data and statistics infrastructure
designed to track key aspects of the Nation's housing
conditions and inform decision-making, such as: housing starts
and completions, development timelines, costs to build, hazard
insurance costs, property ownership, local changes to rent,
evictions, foreclosures and demolitions, homelessness, unique
needs and data gaps relating to Tribal areas and territories,
and post-disaster impacts on housing markets and households.
Such a consensus committee should: (1) review current sources
of housing information; (2) identify shortcomings and strengths
in these sources for key research and policy uses; (3) hold
open meetings to seek input from key stakeholders; and (4)
recommend strategies for modernizing the housing data
infrastructure to inform Federal, State, and local policymaking
in a timely manner. The Committee directs the National
Academies to submit a report with its findings, conclusions,
and recommendations no later than 2 years after the work has
been contracted.
Disaster-Impacted Renters and Rental Markets.--The
Committee is concerned insufficient attention is being paid to
renter household needs and rental market forces following
natural disasters. Recent analysis shows that rents in
disaster-impacted communities rise and then remain higher than
their original rates for years. These impacts are amplified in
already constrained rental markets, especially when communities
are hit by successive disasters. Without adequate and
thoughtful intervention, these market impacts can lead to
secondary displacement of other vulnerable renter households
who were not directly affected by the disaster. If funds are
available, HUD may, in coordination with and after consulting
FEMA, contract with NAPA, to study this issue. The study should
be overseen by a panel of experts, to examine in-depth how
renters and rental markets have recovered from recent major
disasters, with a special focus on disasters that involve long
displacement times for a large number of renter households. The
study should consider the roles of the insurance industry,
FEMA, HUD, Small Business Administration [SBA], and State and
local governments as they relate to: (1) addressing the
temporary and long-term housing needs and the recovery of
impacted renters; (2) how the disaster and disaster response
impacts other renters in the housing market; and (3) the
replacement of lost affordable rental housing inventory. The
expert panel should include the experience and expertise of
former FEMA, HUD, and SBA leaders, expertise in research and
advocacy for displaced renters and impacted single-family and
multi-family rental property owners; insurance and reinsurance
industry; support services for those at risk of homelessness;
and State and local emergency management and long-term
recovery. From that review, NAPA should make recommendations on
reforms to guide FEMA, HUD, and SBA that would, in coordination
with the insurance industry, facilitate affordable, faster,
inclusive, and resilient recovery for renters, and include
guidance on improving how Federal, State and local governments
monitor rental market trends to inform disaster recovery policy
decisions. NAPA should communicate with the GAO and the
National Academy of Sciences over the course of its study and
review previous studies to prevent duplication of effort.
Technical Assistance.--The Committee recommendation
includes $40,000,000 for technical assistance, of which
$5,000,000 is for the distressed cities and persistent poverty
technical assistance program. The Committee directs HUD to
assess how it can improve technical assistance to State and
local entities to access Federal housing resources across the
country and make recommendations on best practices and the
Federal support necessary to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 180 days of enactment of this act.
Institutional Investors.--The Committee remains interested
in the feasibility of HUD collecting data related to investor
owned residential rental housing units, and looks forward to
receiving the assessment required in Senate Report 118-70.
Fair Market Rents [FMRs].--The Committee continues to
encourage HUD, to the extent permissible under current
regulations, to set FMRs at no lower than the previous year's
level for an FMR area, unless the Department has sufficient
local data to justify such a change and encourages HUD to
continue its progress toward reforming the process of setting
FMRs. Data limitations that result in inadequate FMR levels for
communities and families undercut the mission of the voucher
program, and these impacts are especially concerning in areas
that lack the third-party data sources HUD has identified to
supplement its FMR data. In response to these challenges and in
addition to HUD's on-going FMR improvement efforts, the
Committee directs the Department to consider and assess the
merits and potential operational concerns of permitting state
housing finance agencies to support calculations of FMR levels.
Additionally, this assessment should focus on the potential of
permitting this flexibility only where there is a lack of
either HUD or third-party data to make local FMR
determinations. The Committee directs HUD to report its finding
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 120
days of enactment of this act. In addition, the Department
shall report to the House and Senate Committee on
Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of this act on
strategies to improve data, to better forecast rents in
communities that are habitually miscalculated and decrease the
cost of private rental surveys.
Conversion of Office Buildings to Housing.--Office
vacancies in the United States are at an all-time high, while
the country simultaneously searches for creative solutions to
address its shortage of millions of homes. Despite the interest
in office-to-residential conversions, structural and legal
limitations can make such conversion to conventional apartments
cost prohibitive. The Committee encourages the Department to
support efforts to advance innovation in the conversion of
high-vacancy commercial buildings into residential use,
including by investigating the availability and limitations of
existing waiver authorities to promote conversion and the
economic viability of co-living configurations, and identifying
any barriers to using Federal funds to support conversions. The
Department is directed to report to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations within 270 days of enactment of
this act on all Federal barriers to such conversions and
potential changes to Federal law that could further incentivize
such conversions. In order to better support communities in
their adaptive reuse efforts, HUD is also encouraged to help
local jurisdictions with high housing costs to develop a
building inventory, in coordination with local planning
departments, to determine which commercial properties are most
suitable for residential conversion.
Master Leasing Models.--Master leasing models, where a
homelessness services provider or a CoC leases a whole building
or a block of units from a property owner's portfolio to
provide housing to persons experiencing homelessness, have been
shown to remove critical barriers to housing people. However,
some existing HUD regulations have made the model
administratively burdensome to operationalize. The Committee
directs the Department to submit a report to the House and
Senate Appropriations Committees on master leasing models
across the country and provide an assessment with
recommendations on how the Department can adjust its
regulations to better accommodate this innovative model.
Off-Site Construction.--The Committee supports efforts to
incentivize the use of off-site construction through local
adoption of and improvements to off-site construction
standards. Such construction can help increase housing supply,
affordability, and accessibility. In addition, the Committee
encourages HUD to conduct research on the impact of regulatory
inconsistencies in off-site construction regulation across the
United States.
Community Choice Demonstration Program.--The Committee
anticipates the completion of phase I and the published rapid
cycle evaluation report in 2025, and requests that HUD brief
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on its
findings related to the outcomes of phase I of the
demonstration.
Native and Tribal Housing Needs.--The Committee is aware of
the lack of data on the housing needs of Native Americans,
which are difficult to capture in aggregate housing surveys. In
January 2017, HUD published an Assessment of American Indian,
Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs, which has
been the most comprehensive analysis and source of information
about housing needs in Indian Country and Native American
communities. The Committee directs the Department to update the
Assessment of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native
Housing Needs, and to publish reports with these comprehensive
updates by January 2029.
Share Equity Homeownership.--The Committee is aware of
concerns that certain HUD program certification barriers and
resale restriction requirements can impede non-profit shared
equity homeownership programs across the country. As such, HUD
should report on how its policy have supported or hindered
nonprofit shared equity homeownership, including the potential
impact of HUD and FHA policy changes in supporting nonprofit
shared equity.
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $86,355,000
Committee recommendation................................ 86,355,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The fair housing activities appropriation includes funding
for both the fair housing assistance program [FHAP] and the
fair housing initiatives program [FHIP], among others.
FHAP assists State and local fair housing agencies with
implementing title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Public
Law 90-284), as amended, which prohibits discrimination in the
sale, rental, and financing of housing and in the provision of
brokerage services. The major objective of the program is to
ensure prompt and effective processing of title VIII
complaints, with appropriate remedies for complaints being
provided by State and local fair housing agencies.
FHIP is authorized by section 561 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-242), as
amended, and by section 905 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-550). This program
provides support to public and private organizations for the
purpose of eliminating or preventing discrimination in housing,
and enhances fair housing opportunities.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $86,355,000 for the Office of Fair
Housing and Equal Opportunity, which is equal to the fiscal
year 2025 enacted level. Of the amounts provided: (1)
$26,355,000 is for FHAP; (2) $56,000,000 is for FHIP, including
not less than $10,400,000 for education and outreach programs,
not less than $3,700,000 for fair housing organization
initiatives, and up to $40,500,000 for the private enforcement
initiative; (3) $1,000,000 is for the creation, promotion, and
dissemination of translated materials that support the
assistance of persons with limited English proficiency; and (4)
$3,000,000 is for the national fair housing training academy.
Test Coordinator Training.--The Committee recognizes that
testing remains one of the most effective investigative tools
and is fundamental to fair housing law enforcement. Those who
coordinate testing investigations need specialized training
from skilled and experienced professionals in this field. HUD
shall continue to implement a comprehensive test coordinator
training program to provide ongoing training, technical
assistance, and resources to test coordinators working in fair
housing organizations throughout the country. HUD shall not
merge existing test coordinator training with other fair
housing activities, including the national fair housing
training academy.
Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $295,600,000
Committee recommendation................................ 295,600,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Title X of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1992 (Public Law 102-550) established the Residential Lead-
Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act, under which HUD is authorized
to make grants to States, localities, and Tribes in order to
conduct lead-based paint hazard remediation and abatement
activities in private, low-income housing. Lead is a
significant environmental health hazard, particularly for young
children and pregnant women, and exposure can result in
neurological damage, learning disabilities, and impaired
growth. The healthy homes initiative, which was authorized
under sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development
Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-609), provides grants to remediate
hazards in housing that have been scientifically shown to
negatively impact occupant health and safety.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $295,600,000 for the lead hazard
reduction account, which is equal to the fiscal year 2025
enacted level.
Unobligated Balances.--The Committee acknowledges the
significant progress HUD has made in recent years to reduce
unobligated balances for lead hazard reduction grants, and does
not accept the budget proposal to eliminate funding for the
program in fiscal year 2026. The Committee continues to direct
the Department to provide the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations with updated reports on all unobligated balances
for each program following each funding competition award
announcement.
Lead Hazard Reduction Grants.--The Committee recommendation
provides $155,600,000 for lead hazard reduction grants. Within
this amount, $105,000,000 is set aside for jurisdictions with
the highest lead-based paint abatement needs, which is equal to
the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
The Committee directs the Department to continue to conduct
outreach and improve the NOFOs to encourage more grantees to
apply and make efficient use of lead hazard reduction grant
funds. The Committee directs the Department to include in such
outreach smaller and rural communities, and nonprofit
organizations and community development financial institutions
[CDFIs] interested in being co-applicants. The Committee
directs the Department to brief the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations within 180 days of enactment of this act on
such outreach, major participation barriers identified, whether
those barriers are administrative or statutory in nature, and
how CDFI lending capabilities can be leveraged to increase the
pace at which low-income communities can address lead paint
hazards in high-risk communities. The Committee directs the
Secretary to provide maximum flexibility within statutory
limits to extend grant periods of performance to allow grantees
more time to reach lead hazard reduction grant benchmarks and
to make more housing lead-safe.
Lead Interagency Coordination.--The Committee reminds HUD
of an outstanding requirement from Senate Report 118-70 to
brief the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on its
data sharing needs with the Environmental Protection Agency
related to lead service line inventories.
Lead Risk Assessment.--The Committee reminds Office of Lead
Hazard Control and Healthy Homes and Office of Public and
Indian Housing of the outstanding requirement from Public Law
118-42 to jointly engage with PHAs and other stakeholders to
understand why so few applications were submitted for the lead
risk assessment demonstration and brief the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations on the findings of this
engagement.
Aging-in-Place.--The Committee recommendation includes
$30,000,000 within the healthy homes initiative for aging-in-
place home modification grants in order to enable low-income
seniors (persons who are 62 years of age or older) to remain in
their homes through low-cost, high-impact home modifications.
The intended beneficiaries of these grants are low-income
seniors living in homes that are not receiving project-based
rental assistance, and HUD shall ensure the use of funds
appropriated will reflect that intent.
The Committee recommendation includes language to
streamline the environmental review process for these low-cost
interventions and directs HUD to take several other common-
sense actions to improve the impact of these grants. HUD is
directed to adjust the current $5,000 cap on the cost of home
modifications per housing unit to account for annual changes in
the cost of labor, materials and supplies. In designing the
NOFO for this program, the Committee continues to encourage the
use of successful models of low-barrier, participant-led,
holistic approaches to aging-in-place. However, the Committee
is concerned that the Department's required use of occupational
therapists in the program services model is not practical nor
necessary for all communities, and excludes other successful
models that have helped form the Committee's appreciation for
the value of these investments, including the State of Maine's
community aging-in-place grant program. Thus, the Committee
directs the Department to accept without additional
justification alternative program services models that do not
require occupational therapists for grants awarded with fiscal
year 2026 funds or balances remaining from prior years.
Applicants that propose an alternative model shall not be
disadvantaged during the application and selection process on
that basis. The Committee continues to direct HUD to track the
outcomes of seniors whose homes have been modified in order to
better understand the effectiveness of this funding in reducing
at-home falls, hospitalizations, and emergency response calls,
as well as improving independence and tenure in home over time.
The Committee also encourages HUD to support research and
technical studies on housing technologies that enable aging-in-
place strategies within the amounts available for healthy homes
technical studies.
Weatherization Assistance Program.--The Committee reminds
the Department of its responsibility to continue collecting
information on how many units benefit from this coordinated
execution of HUD lead-based paint hazard control grants and the
Department of Energy weatherization assistance program, to
quantify how this coordination has reduced costs for hardware
and labor, and to provide this information to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations after the end of each grant
cycle. The Committee looks forward to receiving the first such
report in the near future and encourages the Department to
highlight best practices in coordination that can be integrated
into grant management practices.
Streamlining Environmental Review Processes.--The Committee
has provided limited flexibilities related to environmental
reviews for the aging-in-place home modification grant program.
To more comprehensively examine the costs and benefits of
current environmental review processes for the programs funded
in this account, the Committee directs HUD to conduct an
analysis and provide a report to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of enactment of
this act that examines the history of grants awarded under this
section in order to provide recommendations for statutory
authority to ease some of the environmental review requirements
of these programs, including but not limited to considerations
of coastal zone management, endangered species protection,
farmland protection, flood plain management, radon, noise
control, off-site contamination, wetlands for existing
structures, and public comment and objection periods, to
improve project delivery and eliminate administrative burdens
that are not cost effective.
Office of Inspector General
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $152,924,000
Committee recommendation................................ 146,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Inspector General conducts independent
investigations, audits, and evaluations not only to prevent and
detect fraud, waste, and abuse, but also to promote efficiency
and effectiveness in the programs and operations of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development. This appropriation
will finance all salaries and related expenses associated with
the operation of the Office of Inspector General.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $146,000,000
for the Office of Inspector General, which is $6,924,000 less
than the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
Audit Reports.--The Committee expects the Office of
Inspector General to continue providing copies of all audit
reports to the Committee immediately after they are issued and
to make the Committee aware immediately of any review which
recommends significant budgetary savings.
Contracting Audits of Annual Financial Statements.--The
Committee directs the Office of the Inspector General to
continue to procure and rely upon the services of an
independent external auditor, or auditors, to audit the
financial statements of the Department, including the financial
statements of the FHA and Ginnie Mae.
REAC Inspections.--The Committee directs the Office of
Inspector General to conduct a review of all HUD-assisted
properties with REAC scores of 60-70 over the past year,
including how many had exigent health and safety deficiencies,
how those properties compare to those with failing scores, the
adequacy of HUD oversight and management of those inspections
and properties, and the impact of HUD staffing reductions and
contract cancellations on the oversight of these properties.
The Committee directs the Office of Inspector General to
provide this report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 180 days of the enactment of this act.
General Provisions--Department of Housing and Urban Development
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 201 splits overpayments evenly between the Treasury
and State HFAs.
Section 202 prohibits funds from being used to investigate
or prosecute lawful activities under the Fair Housing Act.
Section 203 requires any grant or cooperative agreement to
be made on a competitive basis, unless otherwise provided, in
accordance with section 102 of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.
Section 204 relates to the availability of funds for
services and facilities for government-sponsored enterprises
and others subject to the Government Corporation Control Act
and the Housing Act.
Section 205 prohibits the use of funds in excess of the
budget estimates, unless provided otherwise.
Section 206 relates to the expenditure of funds for
corporations and agencies subject to the Government Corporation
Control Act.
Section 207 exempts Ginnie Mae from certain requirements of
the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.
Section 208 authorizes HUD to transfer debt and use
agreements from an obsolete project to a viable project,
provided that no additional costs are incurred and other
conditions are met.
Section 209 sets forth certain requirements for section 8
eligibility and includes consideration for persons with
disabilities.
Section 210 distributes Native American housing block
grants to the same Alaska Native recipients as in fiscal year
2005.
Section 211 instructs HUD on managing and disposing of any
multifamily property that is owned or held by HUD.
Section 212 allows PHAs that own and operate 400 or fewer
units of public housing to be exempt from asset management
requirements.
Section 213 restricts the Secretary from imposing any
requirements or guidelines relating to asset management that
restrict or limit the use of capital funds for central office
costs, up to the limits established in law.
Section 214 requires that no employee of the Department be
designated as an allotment holder unless the Chief Financial
Officer determines that such employee has received certain
training.
Section 215 requires the Secretary to notify the public of
notices of funding opportunity and awards for competitively
awarded funds, and establishes how such notification may occur.
Section 216 requires attorney fees for programmatic
litigation to be paid from the individual program office and
Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses appropriations.
Section 217 allows the Secretary to transfer up to 10
percent of funds or $5,000,000, whichever is less, appropriated
under the headings ``Administrative Support Offices'' or
``Program Offices'' to any other office funded under such
headings.
Section 218 requires HUD to take certain actions against
owners receiving rental subsidies that do not maintain safe
properties.
Section 219 places a salary and bonus limit on public
housing agency officials and employees.
Section 220 requires the Secretary to notify the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 3 full business
days before grant awards are announced, modified, or
terminated, and requires such notification to include state and
congressional district information.
Section 221 prohibits funds for HUD financing of mortgages
for properties that have been subject to eminent domain.
Section 222 prohibits the use of funds to terminate the
status of a unit of general local government as a metropolitan
city with respect to grants under section 106 of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974.
Section 223 allows funding for research, evaluation, and
statistical purposes that is unexpended at the time of
completion of the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement to
be re-obligated for additional research.
Section 224 prohibits funds for financial awards for
employees subject to administrative discipline.
Section 225 allows program income as an eligible match for
continuum of care funds.
Section 226 permits HUD to provide 1 year transition grants
under the continuum of care program.
Section 227 maintains current promise zone designations and
agreements.
Section 228 addresses the establishment of reserves for
public housing agencies designated as MTW agencies.
Section 229 prohibits funds from being used to make certain
eligibility limitations as part of a notice of funding
opportunity for competitive grant awards under the public
housing fund.
Section 230 addresses the manner in which HUD may make
adjustments for formula allocation corrections.
Section 231 allows for limited transfers of salaries and
expenses funding to the information technology fund.
Section 232 states that the Secretary must comply with
specified process requirements when revising any annual
contributions contract.
Section 233 governs the process for the selection of
performance-based contract administrators.
Section 234 clarifies the use of funds for the family self-
sufficiency program.
Section 235 allows the Secretary to waive or specify
alternatives for certain requirements for the mainstream and
family unification voucher programs.
Section 236 requires the Secretary to enforce the Fair
Housing Act and prohibits the use of funds to direct a grantee
to undertake specific changes to existing zoning laws as part
of carrying out rules related to affirmatively furthering fair
housing.
Section 237 applies whistleblower protections to funded
contracts, consistent with 41 U.S.C. 4712.
Section 238 allows for the forgiveness or restructuring of
certain loans made under section 201 of the Housing and
Community Development Amendments of 1978.
Section 239 extends the expenditure period for certain
previously appropriated funds for housing for persons with
disabilities.
Section 240 allows the Office of Housing to provide direct
support to small properties and owners converting assistance
under the rental assistance demonstration.
Section 241 prohibits the closure or relocation of any
field or regional office, unless expressly approved, and
requires the Secretary to maintain one field office in each
State.
Section 242 requires the Secretary to conduct all
rulemaking in accordance with 24 CFR part 10 and Executive
Order 12866 as amended.
Section 243 the Secretary to submit certain information to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
Section 244 requires that foregone increases to tenant rent
payments due to resident participation in the jobs-plus program
be factored into rental assistance renewal eligibility within
the appropriate account.
Section 245 clarifies the participation of Tribes and TDHEs
in the continuum of care program.
Section 246 amends the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1992 to expand program service areas for the section 184
and section 184A loan guarantee programs.
Section 247 amends the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1992 to permit the section 184 and section 184A loan
guarantee programs to guarantee mortgages with lengths of up to
40 years.
Section 248 amends the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974 to permit additional activities to be undertaken by
Tribes.
Section 249 rescinds certain unobligated balances.
Section 250 rescinds and reappropriates unobligated funds
for fair housing activities.
TITLE III
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Access Board
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $9,955,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,955,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Access Board is responsible for developing design
guidelines for the build environment, transit vehicles,
information communications technology, and medical diagnostic
equipment under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(Public Law 101-336) and other laws. The Access Board also
enforces the Architectural Barriers Act, ensuring accessibility
to a wide range of federally funded facilities, including
national parks, post offices, social security offices, and
prisons. In addition, the Access Board provides training and
technical assistance on its guidelines and standards to Federal
agencies, public and private organizations, individuals, and
businesses.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $9,955,000 for the operations of
the Access Board. This level of funding is equal to the fiscal
year 2025 enacted level.
Federal Maritime Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $40,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 40,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Federal Maritime Commission [FMC] is an independent
regulatory agency, which administers the Shipping Act of 1984
(Public Law 98-237), as amended by the Ocean Shipping Reform
Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-258); section 19 of the Merchant
Marine Act of 1920 (41 Stat. 998); the Foreign Shipping
Practices Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-418); Public Law 89-777;
and the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022, Public
Law 117-146).
The FMC's mission is to foster a fair, efficient, and
reliable international ocean transportation system and to
protect the public from unfair and deceptive practices. To
accomplish this mission, the FMC regulates the international
waterborne commerce of the United States. In addition, the FMC
has responsibility for licensing and bonding ocean
transportation intermediaries and for ensuring that vessel
owners or operators establish financial responsibility to pay
judgments for death or injury to passengers, or nonperformance
of a cruise, on voyages from United States ports.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $40,000,000 for the salaries and
expenses of the FMC for fiscal year 2026, which is equal to the
fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $29,240,000
Committee recommendation................................ 29,240,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Inspector General for Amtrak was created by
the Inspector General Act Amendment of 1988 (Public Law 100-
504). The act recognized Amtrak as a ``designated Federal
entity'' and required the railroad to establish an independent
and objective unit to conduct and supervise audits and
investigations relating to the programs and operations of
Amtrak; recommend policies designed to promote economy,
efficiency, and effectiveness in Amtrak, and prevent and detect
fraud and abuse; and to provide a means for keeping the Amtrak
leadership and the Congress fully informed about problems in
Amtrak operations and the corporation's progress in taking
corrective action.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation includes $29,240,000 for the
Amtrak Office of Inspector General. This funding level is equal
to the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The Committee retains
language that requires the Amtrak Office of Inspector General
to submit a budget request in similar format and substance to
those submitted by other executive agencies in the Federal
Government.
National Transportation Safety Board
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $145,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 145,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Initially established along with the Department of
Transportation, the National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB]
commenced operations on April 1, 1967, as an independent
Federal agency. The Board is charged by Congress with
investigating every civil aviation accident in the United
States, as well as significant accidents in the other modes of
transportation--railroad, highway, marine, and pipeline--and
issuing safety recommendations aimed at preventing future
accidents. Although it has always operated independently, NTSB
relied on the DOT for funding and administrative support until
the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-633)
severed all ties between the two organizations starting in
1975.
In addition to its investigatory duties, NTSB is
responsible for maintaining the Government's database of civil
aviation accidents and also conducts special studies of
transportation safety issues of national significance.
Furthermore, in accordance with the provisions of international
treaties, NTSB supplies investigators to serve as U.S.
accredited representatives for aviation accidents overseas
involving U.S. registered aircraft, or involving aircraft or
major components of U.S. manufacture. NTSB also serves as the
``court of appeals'' for any airman, mechanic, or mariner
whenever certificate action is taken by the FAA or the U.S.
Coast Guard Commandant, or when civil penalties are assessed by
the FAA.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $145,000,000 for the NTSB, which
is equal to the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The Committee
remains concerned with private companies that have voluntarily
signed a party agreement with the NTSB, who have the privilege
of receiving investigative information (as defined in 59 CFR
831.13) from the NTSB during the investigation, but have
repeatedly violated the terms of such agreement. The Committee
fully supports the use of the party system in NTSB's
investigations, and directs the NTSB to notify other entities
party to an investigation if any entity with party status
violates the terms of the party agreement.
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $158,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 158,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation was created by
the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (Title VI of the
Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978, Public
Law 95-557) and operates under the trade name ``NeighborWorks
America''. NeighborWorks provides financial, technical, and
training assistance to community-based organizations that work
in partnership with community residents, the private sector,
and local governments to promote community revitalization and
affordable housing opportunities. These partnership-based
organizations are independent, tax-exempt, non-profit entities,
collectively known as the ``NeighborWorks Network.'' The
NeighborWorks Network consists of nearly 250 local and regional
organizations that serve individuals, families, and communities
in every State, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $158,000,000 for NeighborWorks,
which is equal to the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The
Committee directs NeighborWorks to provide at least three days'
advance notice to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations prior to the announcement of any grant exceeding
$50,000 that is awarded to a NeighborWorks Network
organization. The Committee notes that awarding formula grant
funds in multiple installments, as NeighborWorks has done in
fiscal year 2025, adds inefficiency and delays to what are
intended to be flexible funds. As such, the Committee directs
NeighborWorks to notify network organizations of their full
formula grant award no later than the latter of 60 days after
enactment of this act or March 1, 2026 and to expeditiously
disburse those amounts.
Rural Areas.--The Committee commends NeighborWorks' efforts
to build capacity in rural areas and urges NeighborWorks to
continue those initiatives.
Multilingual Training Courses.--NeighborWorks is encouraged
to continue to develop and offer new professional development
and certification training courses and translated materials to
meet the needs of the Network and support its work on minority
homeownership.
Shared Equity Homeownership.--The Committee directs
NeighborWorks to work with affiliated organizations with
extensive experience in offering shared equity homeownership
opportunities as technical assistance providers and to continue
to develop and enhance professional development offerings
around shared equity housing.
Policies and Procedures.--The Committee acknowledges that,
as of January 2025, all 10 of the recommendations from the GAO-
23-105944 report have been closed, which includes enhancing
policies, procedures, and internal controls related to
procurement, whistleblowers, conflicts of interest, and audits,
among others. The Committee stresses the importance of
implementing these recommendations to ensure any future reports
of wrongdoing are managed with objectivity and independence,
and appreciates that NeighborWorks has committed the resources
and staff needed to maintain these policies and procedures.
Surface Transportation Board
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
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Crediting offsetting
Appropriation collections
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Appropriations, 2025.......................................... $47,452,000 $1,250,000
Committee recommendation...................................... 40,799,000 1,250,000
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Surface Transportation Board [STB] was created by the
Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 (Public
Law 104-88). The Board is a five-member, bipartisan,
decisionally independent adjudicatory body responsible for the
regulation of the rail and pipeline industries and certain non-
licensing regulations of motor carriers and water carriers.
The STB's rail oversight activities include rate
reasonableness, car service and interchange, mergers, line
acquisitions, line constructions, and abandonments. The STB's
jurisdiction also includes certain oversight of the intercity
bus industry, non-energy and non-water pipelines, intercity
passenger rail, rate regulation of noncontiguous domestic water
transportation, and household goods carriers.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a total appropriation of
$40,799,000. This funding level is $6,653,000 less than the
fiscal year 2025 enacted level. Included in the recommendation
is $1,250,000 in fees, which will offset the appropriated
funding, resulting in a final appropriation from the general
fund estimated at no more than $39,549,000
Regulatory Proceedings.--There remains a number of pending
regulatory proceedings that would reform existing regulations
at the STB. The Committee continues to encourage the STB to
facilitate a timely and decisive regulatory process. For
example, EP 704 ``Review of Commodity, Boxcar, and TOFC/COFC
Exemptions,'' was first issued as a proposed rulemaking in
2016. The Committee directs the STB to provide an update in
writing to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on
the status of the EP 704 proceeding within 120 days of the
enactment of this act. Further, the Committee notes a board
member vacancy exists and urges the administration to nominate
the full complement of board members to the STB as soon as
possible.
Rail Rate Evaluation.--In 2015, the Transportation Research
Board of the National Academy of Sciences issued a report
titled ``Modernizing Freight Rail Regulation,'' as authorized
in section 9007 of Public Law 109-59. The report raised
concerns with the methodology used to identify unusually high
rail rates. Since then, the STB has taken steps to improve rate
reasonableness. In 2020, the Board commissioned a study, issued
in March 2022, which analyzed and evaluated alternatives to its
current economic model. In December 2022, the Board issued two
final rules establishing new rate reasonableness procedures
which provide two streamlined approaches for shippers and
railroads to resolve smaller rate disputes: final offer rate
review and voluntary arbitration. However, the STB was forced
to remove the final offer rate review rule in May 2025
following a decision by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
vacating it. The Committee directs the STB to evaluate the need
to construct a new economic model of rail rates, the
appropriate method for constructing such a model, and the
authorization and resources that would be required to construct
the model. The Committee directs the STB to provide this
evaluation in writing to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within 1 year of enactment of this act.
Reorganization.--The Committee appreciates the STB
submitting a request to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations for approval of a reorganization plan. The
proposal would reorganize its staff offices by combining the
Office of Proceedings and the Office of the General Counsel
into one legal office, as well as by executing the Passenger
Rail program as a Passenger Rail Flex Team rather than as an
office separate from other function-based offices. Based on
additional information provided by the STB, the Committee
understands that executing the Passenger Rail program as a
Passenger Rail Flex Team as proposed will still ensure the STB
can meet its passenger rail responsibilities and requirements
under the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008
(division B of Public Law 110-432) and section 22309 of the
IIJA. Therefore, the Committee approves the reprogramming
request as submitted.
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2025.................................... $4,300,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness is an
independent agency created by the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-77) to coordinate the
Federal response to homelessness. USICH was authorized to
review Federal programs that assist homeless persons, to take
necessary actions to reduce duplication, and to recommend
improvements in programs and activities conducted by Federal,
State, and local governments, as well as local volunteer
organizations. USICH consists of the heads of 19 Federal
agencies, including the Departments of Housing and Urban
Development, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs,
Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Labor, and
Transportation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and
other entities as deemed appropriate.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,000,000 for
USICH. This funding level is sufficient to sustain statutory
staffing levels as well as operational and reporting functions.
The Committee directs USICH to brief the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of enactment of
this act on how it will staff the organization to carry out its
statutory responsibilities under 42 U.S.C. 11313.
Documentation Barriers for People Experiencing
Homelessness.--As noted in a 2024 GAO report [GAO-24-105435],
documentation requirements can often act as a barrier to
assistance, especially when homeless individuals are attempting
to access assistance across multiple agencies to exit
homelessness, but strategies exist to overcome those barriers.
The Committee reminds USICH of the requirement in Senate Report
118-70 to brief the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations on the actions taken in fiscal years 2024 and
2025 to streamline eligibility and documentation requirements
that can often act as a barrier to assistance and any actions
planned for fiscal year 2026 to reduce barriers or promote best
practices.
Implementation of Best Practices.--To prevent USICH from
misusing Federal funds through sharing inaccurate or misleading
data with Federal partners, community practitioners, and other
stakeholders, the Committee continues to direct USICH to ensure
best practices and evidence-based conclusions are central to
any technical assistance and recommendations released by the
agency.
TITLE IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT
Section 401 prohibits pay and other expenses for non-
Federal parties in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings
funded in this act.
Section 402 prohibits obligations beyond the current fiscal
year and prohibits transfers of funds unless expressly so
provided here-in.
Section 403 limits expenditures for consulting services
through procurement contracts where such expenditures are a
matter of public record and available for public inspection.
Section 404 prohibits the use of funds for employee
training unless such training bears directly upon the
performance of official duties.
Section 405 authorizes the reprogramming of funds within a
budget account and specifies the reprogramming procedures for
agencies funded by this act.
Section 406 requires advance notification on any personnel
or office relocation actions before such changes are initiated.
Section 407 requires the DOT and HUD to provide the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations certain funding and
staffing reports.
Section 408 ensures that 50 percent of unobligated balances
may remain available for certain purposes.
Section 409 prohibits the use of funds for eminent domain
unless such taking is employed for public use.
Section 410 prohibits funds in this act to be transferred
without express authority.
Section 411 prohibits the use of funds for activities not
in compliance with the Buy American Act.
Section 412 prohibits funding for any person or entity
convicted of violating the Buy American Act.
Section 413 prohibits funds for first-class airline
accommodation in contravention of 41 CFR 301-10.122 and 41 CFR
301-10.123.
Section 414 restricts the number of employees that agencies
funded in this act may send to international conferences.
Section 415 prohibits the Surface Transportation Board from
charging filing fees for rate or practice complaints that are
greater than the fees authorized for district court civil
suits.
Section 416 prohibits funds from being used to maintain or
establish computer networks unless such networks block the
viewing, downloading, or exchange of pornography.
Section 417 prohibits funds from denying an Inspector
General timely access to any records, documents, or other
materials available to the department or agency over which that
Inspector General has responsibilities, or to prevent or impede
that Inspector General's access.
Section 418 prohibits funds from being used to pay awards
or fees for contractors with poor performance.
Section 419 protects employment rights of Federal employees
who return to their civilian jobs after assignment with the
Armed Forces.
Section 420 prohibits funds from being used for the
approval of a new foreign air carrier permit or exemption
application if that approval would contravene United States law
or article 17 bis of the U.S-E.U-Iceland-Norway Air Transport
Agreement and specifies that nothing in this section shall
prohibit, restrict, or preclude the Secretary of DOT from
granting a permit or exemption where such authorization is
consistent with the U.S-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport
Treaty and the U.S. law.
Section 421 makes technical edits to certain CDS.
Section 422 makes technical edits to certain CDS.
Section 423 requires each Department and agency funded in
this act to maintain certain information on a publicly
accessible website.
Section 424 provides specifications for the contents of the
fiscal year 2027 congressional budget justifications.
Section 425 requires the Departments and agencies funded
under this act to submit a report to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations regarding staffing levels for all
political and Presidential appointees.
Section 426 places certain conditions on discretionary
awards.
Section 427 extends the period of availability of funds for
the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports
accompanying general appropriations bills identify each
recommended amendment which proposes an item of appropriation
which is not made to carry out the provisions of an existing
law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously
passed by the Senate during that session.
The Committee is filing an original bill, which is not
covered under this rule, but reports this information in the
spirit of full disclosure.
The Committee recommends funding for the following programs
or activities which currently lack authorization for fiscal
year 2025:
Title I--Department of Transportation
Maritime Administration
Pipeline Safety Programs in the Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
Title II--Department of Housing and Urban Development
Rental Assistance Programs
Indian Housing Block Grants
Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Fund
Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS
Community Development Fund
Community Development Loan Guarantee
Home Investment Partnerships Program
Choice Neighborhoods Initiatives
Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program
Homeless Assistance
Housing for the Elderly
Housing for Persons with Disabilities
FHA General and Special Risk Program Account
Ginnie Mae Mortgage Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program
Account
Policy Development and Research
Fair Housing Activities, Fair Housing Program
Lead Hazard Reduction Program
Salaries and Expenses
Title III--Related Agencies
Access Board
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
Surface Transportation Board
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(c), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on July 24, 2025,
the Committee ordered favorably reported a bill (S. 2465)
making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes,
provided, that the bill be subject to amendment and that any
amendment increasing budget authority be offset by a reduction
of equal or greater budget authority, and provided that the
Chair of the Committee or the Chair of the Subcommittee
reporting the original bill be authorized to offer the
substance of the original bill as a Committee amendment in the
nature of a substitute to the House companion measure, by a
recorded vote of 27-1, a quorum being present. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas Nays
Chair Collins Mr. Murphy
Mr. McConnell
Ms. Murkowski
Mr. Graham
Mr. Moran
Mr. Hoeven
Mr. Boozman
Mrs. Capito
Mr. Kennedy
Mrs. Hyde-Smith
Mr. Hagerty
Mr. Mullin
Mrs. Fischer
Mr. Rounds
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Durbin
Mr. Reed
Mrs. Shaheen
Mr. Merkley
Mr. Coons
Mr. Schatz
Ms. Baldwin
Mr. Van Hollen
Mr. Heinrich
Mr. Peters
Mrs. Gillibrand
Mr. Ossoff
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports
on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute
or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by
the Committee.''
In compliance with this rule, the following changes in
existing law proposed to be made by the bill are shown as
follows: existing law to be omitted is enclosed in black
brackets; new matter is printed in italic; and existing law in
which no change is proposed is shown in roman.
TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
Chapter 13--National Housing
Subchapter II--Mortgage Insurance
Sec. 1715z-13a. Loan guarantees for Indian housing
[(a) Authority
To provide access to sources of private financing to Indian
families, Indian housing authorities, and Indian tribes, who
otherwise could not acquire housing financing because of the
unique legal status of Indian lands, the Secretary may
guarantee not to exceed 100 percent of the unpaid principal and
interest due on any loan eligible under subsection (b) made to
an Indian family, Indian housing authority, or Indian tribe.]
(a) Authority.--To provide access to sources of private
financing to Indian families, Indian housing authorities, and
Indian tribes, who otherwise could not acquire housing
financing because of the unique legal status of Indian lands
and the unique nature of tribal economies; and to expand
homeownership opportunities to Indian families, Indian housing
authorities and Indian Tribes on fee simple lands, the
Secretary may guarantee not to exceed 100 percent of the unpaid
principal and interest due on any loan eligible under
subsection (b) made to an Indian family, Indian housing
authority, or Indian Tribe on trust land and fee simple land.
(b) Eligible loans
Loans guaranteed pursuant to this section shall
meet the following requirements:
(1) Eligible borrowers
The loans shall be made only to borrowers who are
Indian families, Indian housing authorities, or Indian
tribes.
[(2) Eligible housing
The loan shall be used to construct, acquire,
refinance, or rehabilitate 1- to 4-family dwellings
that are standard housing and are located on trust land
or land located in an Indian or Alaska Native area.]
(2) Eligible housing.--The loan shall be used to
construct, acquire, refinance, or rehabilitate 1- to 4-
family dwellings that are standard housing.
* * * * * * *
[(5) Terms
The loan shall--
(A) be made for a term not exceeding 30
years;]
(5) Terms.--The loan shall--
(A) be made for a term not exceeding 30
years, except as determined by the Secretary,
when there is a loan modification under
subsection (h)(1)(B), the loan shall not exceed
40 years;
* * * * * * *
Sec. 1715z-13b. Loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing
(a) Definitions
* * * * * * *
(b) Authority
To provide access to sources of private financing to Native
Hawaiian families who otherwise could not acquire housing
financing because of the unique legal status of the Hawaiian
Home Lands or as a result of a lack of access to private
financial markets, and to expand homeownership opportunities to
Native Hawaiian families who are eligible to receive a
homestead under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 (42
Stat. 108) on fee simple lands in the State of Hawaii, the
Secretary may guarantee an amount not to exceed 100 percent of
the unpaid principal and interest that is due on an eligible
loan under subsection (c).
(c) Eligible loans
Under this section, a loan is an eligible loan if that loan
meets the following requirements:
(1) Eligible borrowers
The loan is made only to a borrower who is--
* * * * * * *
[(2) Eligible housing
(A) In general
The loan will be used to construct,
acquire, or rehabilitate not more than 4-family
dwellings that are standard housing and are
located on Hawaiian Home Lands for which a
housing plan described in subparagraph (B)
applies.
(B) Housing plan
A housing plan described in this
subparagraph is a housing plan that--
(i) has been submitted and approved
by the Secretary under section 4223 of
title 25; and
(ii) provides for the use of loan
guarantees under this section to
provide affordable homeownership
housing on Hawaiian Home Lands.]
(2) Eligible housing.--The loan shall be used to
construct, acquire, refinance, or rehabilitate 1- to 4-
familly dwellings that are standard housing.
* * * * * * *
[(5) Terms
The loan shall--
(A) be made for a term not exceeding 30
years;]
(5) Terms.--The loan shall--
(A) be made for a term not exceeding 30
years; except, as determined by the Secretary,
when there is a loan modification under
subsection (i)(1)(B) the term of the loan shall
not exceed 40 years;
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TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 69--Community Development
Sec. 5305. Activities eligible for assistance
(h) Prohibition on use of assistance for employment relocation
activities
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amount from a
grant under section 5306 of this title made in fiscal year 1999
or any succeeding fiscal year may be used to assist directly in
the relocation of any industrial or commercial plant, facility,
or operation, from 1 area to another area, if the relocation is
likely to result in a significant loss of employment in the
labor market area from which the relocation occurs.
(j) Special Activities by Indian Tribes.--Indian Tribes
receiving grants under section 5306(a)(1) of this title
(section 106(a)(1) of this Act) shall be authorized to carry
out activities described in subsection (a)(15) directly.
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TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
Subtitle III--General and Intermodal Programs
Chapter 53--Public Transportation
Sec. 5323. General provisions
(a) Interests in Property.--
* * * * * * *
(q) [Corridor Preservation] Real Property Interests.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may assist a
recipient in acquiring [right-of-way] real property
interests before the completion of the environmental
reviews for any project that may use the acquired
[right-of-way] real property interests if the
acquisition is otherwise permitted under Federal law.
(2) Environmental reviews.--[Right-of-way] Real
property interests acquired under this subsection may
not be developed in anticipation of the project until
all required environmental reviews for the project have
been completed.
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BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO PSEC. 308(A), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget authority Outlays
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Committee Amount in Committee Amount in
allocation\1\ bill allocation\1\ bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with the
subcommittee allocation for 2026: Subcommittee on
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development,
and Related Agencies:
Mandatory....................................... .............. ............ .............. ............
Discretionary................................... .............. 100,226 .............. \2\211,588
Defense..................................... .............. 400 .............. 411
Non-defense................................. .............. 99,826 .............. 211,177
Projection of outlays associated with the
recommendation:
2026............................................ .............. ............ .............. \3\79,247
2027............................................ .............. ............ .............. 51,416
2028............................................ .............. ............ .............. 19,980
2029............................................ .............. ............ .............. 9,175
2030 and future years........................... .............. ............ .............. 15,993
Financial assistance to State and local governments NA 49,901 NA \3\49,736
for P2026..........................................
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\1\As of the date that this bill was reported, there is no section 302(a) allocation to the Committee on
Appropriations for fiscal year 2026.
\2\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\3\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NA: Not applicable.
DISCLOSURE OF CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS
The Constitution vests in the Congress the power of the
purse. The Committee believes strongly that Congress should
make the decisions on how to allocate the people's money. As
defined in Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the
term congressionally directed spending item means a provision
or report language included primarily at the request of a
Senator, providing, authorizing, or recommending a specific
amount of discretionary budget authority, credit authority, or
other spending authority for a contract, loan, loan guarantee,
grant, loan authority, or other expenditure with or to an
entity, or targeted to a specific State, locality or
congressional district, other than through a statutory or
administrative, formula-driven, or competitive award process.
For each item, a Member is required to provide a
certification that neither the Member nor the Member's
immediate family has a pecuniary interest in such
congressionally directed spending item. Such certifications are
available to the public on the website of the Senate Committee
on Appropriations (https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/
congressionally-directed-spending-requests). Following is a
list of congressionally directed spending items included in the
Senate recommendation discussed in this explanatory statement,
along with the name of each Senator who submitted a request to
the Committee of jurisdiction for each item so identified.
Neither the Committee recommendation nor this report contains
any limited tax benefits or limited tariff benefits as defined
in rule XLIV.
CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING
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Agency Account Recipient Project State Amount Requestor(s)
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Department of Transportation...... Transportation Salina Airport Salina Airport KS......... $1,000,000 Moran
Planning, Research, Authority. Advanced Aviation &
and Development. Engineering
Research Operations.
Department of Transportation...... Transportation Elizabethtown Runway KY......... 250,000 McConnell
Planning, Research, Regional Airport Reconfiguration
and Development. (EKX). Study.
Department of Transportation...... Transportation Lee County.......... Tupelo VHF MS......... 3,000,000 Hyde-Smith
Planning, Research, Omnidirectional
and Development. Range Relocation.
Department of Transportation...... Transportation Greene County Board Airport Planning and MS......... 500,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Planning, Research, of Supervisors. Development.
and Development.
Department of Transportation...... Transportation East Orange, New Freeway Drive NJ......... 3,397,000 Booker
Planning, Research, Jersey. Overbuild Planning
and Development. Project.
Department of Transportation...... Transportation Puget Sound Regional Regional Mobility WA......... 500,000 Cantwell, Murray
Planning, Research, Council. Forecast:
and Development. Connections to
Transportation,
Housing and Jobs
for the Puget Sound.
Department of Transportation...... Transportation Pacific NorthWest Build Northwest WA......... 1,000,000 Cantwell, Murray
Planning, Research, Economic Region Export Accelerator.
and Development. Foundation.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Wasilla Airport Runway Improvements. AK......... 3,000,000 Murkowski
Airports. (IYS).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Perry County Airport/ Airport Improvements AL......... 400,000 Britt
Airports. Vaiden Field (A08).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Evergreen Airport Infrastructure AL......... 1,000,000 Britt
Airports. (GZH). Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Enterprise Airport Runway Extension and AL......... 2,355,000 Britt
Airports. (EDN). Refurbishment.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Mobile Airport (MOB) Airfield Tarmac AL......... 3,000,000 Britt
Airports. Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Chilton County Runway Extension.... AL......... 3,850,000 Britt
Airports. Airport (02A).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-In-Aid for HL Sonny Callahan Airport Improvements AL......... 500,000 Britt
Airports. Airport (CQF).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-In-Aid for Gulf Shores Airport Safety AL......... 150,000 Britt
Airports. International Improvements.
Airport (GUF).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Montgomery Regional Runway AL......... 1,145,000 Britt, Tuberville
Airports. Airport (MGM). Rehabilitation.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Bessemer Airport Aircraft Ramp and AL......... 4,000,000 Britt, Tuberville
Airports. (EKY). Apron Project.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Fort Smith Regional Inclement Weather AR......... 4,100,000 Boozman
Airports. Airport (FSM). Storage Building.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Molokai Airport Runway and Taxiway HI......... 1,000,000 Hirono, Schatz
Airports. (MKK). Reliability Project.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for MidAmerica St. Louis Federal Inspection IL......... 4,000,000 Duckworth
Airports. Airport (BLV). Area Upgrades.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Miami County (Paola) Runway Extension.... KS......... 1,800,000 Moran
Airports. Airport (K81).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Ottawa Municipal Taxiway KS......... 2,613,000 Moran
Airports. Airport (OWI). Reconstruction.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Freeman Field Runway KS......... 4,038,000 Moran
Airports. Airport (3JC). Rehabilitation.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Topeka Regional North Apron KS......... 5,986,000 Moran
Airports. Airport/Forbes Rehabilitation.
Field (FOE).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Kearny County Runway Expansion.... KS......... 11,250,000 Moran
Airports. Airport (36K).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Barkley Regional Airfield Lighting KY......... 3,100,000 McConnell
Airports. Airport (PAH). Rehabilitation.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Blue Grass Airport Air Traffic Control KY......... 5,400,000 McConnell
Airports. (LEX). Tower Relocation
Enabling Projects.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Cincinnati-Northern Taxiway KY......... 7,500,000 McConnell
Airports. Kentucky Reconstruction.
International
Airport (CVG).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Elizabethtown Runway KY......... 9,000,000 McConnell
Airports. Regional Airport Reconfiguration.
(EKX).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Louisville Muhammad Federal Inspection KY......... 9,600,000 McConnell
Airports. Ali International Service Facility.
Airport (SDF).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Chennault Hangar and Apron LA......... 1,700,000 Cassidy, Kennedy
Airports. International Development Project.
Airport (CWF).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Acadiana Regional East Side LA......... 6,600,000 Kennedy
Airports. Airport (ARA). Development.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Chippewa County Airport Fire Station MI......... 750,000 Peters
Airports. International Improvement.
Airport (CIU).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Gerald R. Ford Federal Inspection MI......... 800,000 Peters, Slotkin
Airports. International Station.
Airport (GRR).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for John Bell Williams Hinds Community MS......... 1,993,000 Hyde-Smith
Airports. Airport (JVW). College Aviation
Training Expansion.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Brookhaven Lincoln Fixed Base Operator MS......... 2,500,000 Hyde-Smith
Airports. County Airport Facility.
(1R7).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Golden Triangle Terminal Baggage MS......... 1,000,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Airports. Regional Airport Claim Expansion.
(GTR).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Gulfport-Biloxi Passenger Boarding MS......... 1,000,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Airports. Regional Airport Bridge Replacement.
(GPT).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Meridian Regional Terminal Building... MS......... 1,000,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Airports. Airport (MEI).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Bozeman Yellowstone Apron Construction.. MT......... 4,000,000 Sheehy
Airports. International
Airport (BZN).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Brenner Field Taxiway Relocation.. NE......... 600,000 Fischer
Airports. Airport (FNB).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Nebraska City Airport Improvements NE......... 3,440,000 Fischer
Airports. Municipal Airport
(AFK).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Hastings Municipal Electrical NE......... 4,000,000 Fischer
Airports. Airport (HSI). Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Blair Executive Runway Improvements. NE......... 5,000,000 Fischer
Airports. Airport (BTA).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Alliance Municipal Airport Improvements NE......... 6,000,000 Fischer
Airports. Airport (AIA).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Raton Municipal Apron Reconstruction NM......... 2,073,000 Heinrich
Airports. Airport/Crews Field
(RTN).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Angel Fire Airport Snow Removal NM......... 412,000 Lujan
Airports. (AXX). Equipment.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for OKC Will Rogers Rehabilitation of OK......... 5,000,000 Mullin
Airports. International Terminal Access
Airport (OKC). Road.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Ponca City Regional Airport Terminal.... OK......... 7,800,000 Mullin
Airports. Airport (PNC).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Johnstown-Cambria Hangar Site......... PA......... 1,984,000 McCormick
Airports. County Airport
(JST).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for DuBois Regional Pavement PA......... 4,190,000 McCormick
Airports. Airport (DUJ). Rehabilitation and
Reconstruction.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Lancaster Airport Airport Improvements PA......... 5,000,000 McCormick
Airports. (LNS).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Columbia Improvements Project SC......... 2,239,000 Graham
Airports. Metropolitan
Airport (CAE).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Greenville- Rehabilitation SC......... 25,000,000 Graham
Airports. Spartanburg Airport Project.
(GSP).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Rapid City Regional Airline Concourse SD......... 20,000,000 Rounds, Thune
Airports. Airport (RAP). Project.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Sioux Falls Regional Concourse Expansion SD......... 30,000,000 Rounds, Thune
Airports. Airport Authority Project.
(FSD).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Provo Airport (PVU). Airport Improvements UT......... 3,500,000 Curtis
Airports.
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Greenbrier County Terminal Renovation. WV......... 8,000,000 Capito
Airports. Airport (LWB).
Department of Transportation...... Grants-in-Aid for Yeager Airport (CRW) Terminal WV......... 25,000,000 Capito, Justice
Airports. Modernization
Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AK.................. Marydale Avenue AK......... 2,387,000 Murkowski
Infrastructure Improvements.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AK.................. Fairbanks Road AK......... 5,000,000 Murkowski
Infrastructure Reconstruction.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AL.................. Lawrence County AL......... 100,000 Britt
Infrastructure Bridge Study.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AL.................. Cleburne County AL......... 1,000,000 Britt
Infrastructure Bridge Replacement.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AL.................. Hale County Road 21 AL......... 1,000,000 Britt
Infrastructure Project.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AL.................. Mooresville Road AL......... 1,000,000 Britt
Infrastructure Widening, Planning,
Programs. and Design.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AL.................. Depot Street Bridge AL......... 1,020,000 Britt
Infrastructure Replacement.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AL.................. City of Southside AL......... 2,000,000 Britt
Infrastructure State Highway 77
Programs. North Coosa River
Bridge Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AL.................. CR 64 Improvements.. AL......... 2,000,000 Britt
Infrastructure
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AL.................. Sparkman Drive AL......... 2,000,000 Britt
Infrastructure Bridge.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AL.................. Deerfoot Parkway AL......... 4,000,000 Britt
Infrastructure Extension.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AL.................. Boll Weevil Circle AL......... 15,680,000 Britt
Infrastructure Project.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AL.................. Swayback Bridge..... AL......... 2,000,000 Britt
Infrastructure
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AL.................. County Road 9 AL......... 1,000,000 Britt
Infrastructure Project.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AR.................. North Little Rock AR......... 2,000,000 Boozman
Infrastructure Main Street Viaduct
Programs. Bridge.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AR.................. I-49................ AR......... 15,800,000 Boozman
Infrastructure
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AZ.................. Duncan Main St. and AZ......... 1,900,000 Gallego, Kelly
Infrastructure High St.
Programs. Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Highway AZ.................. Douglas Commercial AZ......... 20,000,000 Gallego, Kelly
Infrastructure Land Port of Entry
Programs. Connector Road.
Department of Transportation...... Highway CA.................. Tenderloin CA......... 1,500,000 Padilla
Infrastructure Neighborhood
Programs. Pedestrian Safety
Signal Upgrades.
Department of Transportation...... Highway CA.................. Oakland Ferry CA......... 1,980,000 Padilla
Infrastructure Terminal
Programs. Modernization
Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway CA.................. Grangeville CA......... 2,000,000 Padilla
Infrastructure Boulevard Grade
Programs. Separation Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway CO.................. City of Federal CO......... 1,250,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Infrastructure Heights--North
Programs. Pecos Street
Culvert Replacement.
Department of Transportation...... Highway CO.................. Mesa County E Road CO......... 1,500,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Infrastructure Improvements.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway CO.................. Town of Parachute-- CO......... 3,000,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Infrastructure US 6 / 1st Street
Programs. Safety
Enhancements,
Repairs, and
Revitalization.
Department of Transportation...... Highway CT.................. Maple Avenue in CT......... 1,000,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Infrastructure Hartford.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway CT.................. Washington Boulevard CT......... 2,500,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Infrastructure in Stamford.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway DE.................. Washington Street DE......... 2,000,000 Blunt Rochester
Infrastructure Separated Bike Lane.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway DE.................. Georgetown to Lewes DE......... 1,400,000 Blunt Rochester,
Infrastructure Trail--US 9 Coons
Programs. Pedestrian Bridge
and Approaches.
Department of Transportation...... Highway GA.................. City of Riverdale-- GA......... 1,000,000 Ossoff
Infrastructure Sidewalk
Programs. Connectivity
Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Highway GA.................. City of Atlanta-- GA......... 1,200,000 Ossoff
Infrastructure Peachtree Street
Programs. Streetscape.
Department of Transportation...... Highway GA.................. City of Stone GA......... 1,781,000 Ossoff
Infrastructure Mountain--Main and
Programs. Mimosa Intersection
Improvement.
Department of Transportation...... Highway GA.................. City of Clarkston-- GA......... 2,000,000 Ossoff
Infrastructure Clarkston Greenway
Programs. Trail Phase I.
Department of Transportation...... Highway GA.................. City of Atlanta-- GA......... 2,000,000 Ossoff, Warnock
Infrastructure Beltline Southside
Programs. Trail Pedestrian
Bridge Over
Interstate 20.
Department of Transportation...... Highway GA.................. Factory Shoals GA......... 2,000,000 Warnock
Infrastructure Pedestrian Bridge
Programs. Over I-20.
Department of Transportation...... Highway HI.................. Waimea to Kekaha HI......... 2,300,000 Hirono, Schatz
Infrastructure Shared Use Path.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway HI.................. North South HI......... 2,500,000 Hirono, Schatz
Infrastructure Collector Road
Programs. Shared Use Path.
Department of Transportation...... Highway HI.................. Kamehameha Highway HI......... 6,980,000 Hirono, Schatz
Infrastructure Shared Use Path.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway HI.................. Daniel K. Inouye HI......... 7,250,000 Hirono, Schatz
Infrastructure Highway Extension.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway IL.................. Sycamore Street IL......... 1,500,000 Duckworth
Infrastructure Bridge Replacement.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway IL.................. Town of Normal-- IL......... 1,900,000 Durbin
Infrastructure Trail Extension.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway KS.................. Massoni Bridge KS......... 2,376,000 Moran
Infrastructure Replacement.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway KS.................. Arkansas River KS......... 3,000,000 Moran
Infrastructure Crossing and 95th
Programs. Street.
Department of Transportation...... Highway KS.................. Buhler Road Bridge KS......... 5,962,000 Moran
Infrastructure and Roadway
Programs. Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Highway KS.................. 235th Street Road KS......... 6,200,000 Moran
Infrastructure Improvement.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway KY.................. I-69 Ohio River KY......... 10,000,000 McConnell
Infrastructure Crossing.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway KY.................. Hal Rogers Parkway KY......... 20,000,000 McConnell
Infrastructure Improvement.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway LA.................. Burbank Drive Safety LA......... 2,000,000 Cassidy
Infrastructure Improvements.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway LA.................. Livingston Parish LA......... 5,000,000 Cassidy
Infrastructure Browns Road
Programs. Improvement Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway LA.................. Johnston Street LA......... 7,500,000 Cassidy
Infrastructure Safety Mitigation
Programs. and Enhancements.
Department of Transportation...... Highway LA.................. Ascension Parish LA......... 5,000,000 Cassidy, Kennedy
Infrastructure Airline Highway
Programs. Raising Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway LA.................. Tangipahoa Parish LA......... 5,000,000 Cassidy, Kennedy
Infrastructure Airport Road and
Programs. Highway 3158
Roundabout Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway LA.................. US 190 Widening LA......... 5,000,000 Cassidy, Kennedy
Infrastructure Project.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway LA.................. Topsy Bel Road LA......... 3,000,000 Kennedy
Infrastructure Bridge Replacement.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway LA.................. Millhaven LA......... 7,000,000 Kennedy
Infrastructure Interchange Mega-
Programs. Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway LA.................. St. Bernard LA......... 10,000,000 Kennedy
Infrastructure Transportation
Programs. Corridor.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MD.................. Town of Easton-- MD......... 411,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Infrastructure Rails To Trails Hollen
Programs. Expansion.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MD.................. Cheverly MD 201 Bike MD......... 650,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Infrastructure Trail. Hollen
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MD.................. Thompson Creek MD......... 1,416,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Infrastructure Connector Road & Hollen
Programs. Trail Extension.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MD.................. Sidewalks for All: MD......... 2,478,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Infrastructure The Downtown Hollen
Programs. Frederick
Streetscape Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MD.................. Revitalize Hanover MD......... 500,000 Van Hollen
Infrastructure Street: Bridging
Programs. Futures
Transforming South
Baltimore
Neighborhoods.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MD.................. Baltimore Regional MD......... 3,000,000 Van Hollen
Infrastructure Trail Hub.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway ME.................. Jackman US Route 201 ME......... 2,450,000 Collins, King
Infrastructure Rehabilitation.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway ME.................. Androscoggin State ME......... 5,000,000 Collins, King
Infrastructure Route 4 Safety
Programs. Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Highway ME.................. Bucksport Main ME......... 7,200,000 Collins, King
Infrastructure Street Safety
Programs. Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Highway ME.................. Route 26-100 ME......... 9,600,000 Collins, King
Infrastructure Roundabout
Programs. Construction.
Department of Transportation...... Highway ME.................. Madrid to Rangeley ME......... 10,000,000 Collins, King
Infrastructure State Route 4
Programs. Rehabilitation.
Department of Transportation...... Highway ME.................. Deer Isle State ME......... 12,000,000 Collins, King
Infrastructure Route 15 Causeway
Programs. Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MI.................. Reconstruction of MI......... 750,000 Peters
Infrastructure Mound Road from 8
Programs. Mile to I-696.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MI.................. Saginaw Road Bridge MI......... 955,000 Peters
Infrastructure Reconstruction
Programs. Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MI.................. Red Run Park Bridge MI......... 1,000,000 Peters
Infrastructure Installation
Programs. Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MI.................. City of Mt. Pleasant MI......... 500,000 Slotkin
Infrastructure Mill and Overlay--
Programs. Preston and Bradley.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MI.................. Detroit/Wayne County MI......... 1,613,000 Slotkin
Infrastructure Port Authority--
Programs. Detroit Windsor
Tunnel Roadway
Column
Rehabilitation and
Infrastructure
Upgrades.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MN.................. City of Bloomington-- MN......... 600,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Infrastructure Normandale
Programs. Boulevard Sidewalk
and Trail
Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MN.................. City of Saint Paul MN......... 2,102,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Infrastructure Reconstruction of
Programs. Randolph Avenue
Bridge.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MN.................. Highway 23 Coalition MN......... 3,000,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Infrastructure Willmar Bypass
Programs. Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MS.................. Jackson Multi-use MS......... 640,000 Hyde-Smith
Infrastructure Connection.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MS.................. CR 306 MS......... 1,048,000 Hyde-Smith
Infrastructure Rehabilitation.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MS.................. Desoto County I-55 MS......... 2,000,000 Hyde-Smith
Infrastructure Improvements.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MS.................. Jackson County US 90 MS......... 2,000,000 Hyde-Smith
Infrastructure Improvements.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MS.................. MS 19 Neshoba County MS......... 2,000,000 Hyde-Smith
Infrastructure
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MS.................. Starkville Eastern MS......... 2,000,000 Hyde-Smith
Infrastructure Connections.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MS.................. Wright Road Bridge MS......... 3,500,000 Hyde-Smith
Infrastructure Project.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MS.................. Deerbrook Road MS......... 4,500,000 Hyde-Smith
Infrastructure Improvements.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MS.................. Edwards Street MS......... 1,000,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Infrastructure Reconstruction.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MS.................. Highway 80 East MS......... 1,000,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Infrastructure Widening Project.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MS.................. Dedeaux Road MS......... 1,500,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Infrastructure Widening Project.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MS.................. US Highway 80 MS......... 1,500,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Infrastructure Improvements.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MS.................. Canal Street Bridge MS......... 2,000,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Infrastructure Replacement Project.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MS.................. Lake Okhissa Access MS......... 2,000,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Infrastructure and Utilities
Programs. Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MS.................. Texas Flat Road MS......... 2,000,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Infrastructure Reconstruction.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MS.................. Star Landing Road... MS......... 7,000,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Infrastructure
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway Crow Tribe of BIA 91 Highway MT......... 4,000,000 Sheehy
Infrastructure Montana. Reconstruction.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway MT.................. Noxon Bridge........ MT......... 10,000,000 Sheehy
Infrastructure
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NE.................. Village of Exeter NE......... 700,000 Fischer
Infrastructure Paving Project.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NE.................. Village of Adams NE......... 880,000 Fischer
Infrastructure Pavement Project.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NE.................. Brown County Bridge NE......... 897,000 Fischer
Infrastructure Rehabs and
Programs. Replacement.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NE.................. Stromsburg 9th NE......... 2,275,000 Fischer
Infrastructure Street
Programs. Reconstruction.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NE.................. Garfield County NE......... 3,200,000 Fischer
Infrastructure Asphalt Project.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NE.................. Fairbury Highway 136 NE......... 4,000,000 Fischer
Infrastructure Improvements.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NE.................. Gage County Hickory NE......... 4,733,000 Fischer
Infrastructure Road Improvements.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NE.................. Chadron North on NE......... 6,000,000 Fischer
Infrastructure Highway 385.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NE.................. Garden County Bridge NE......... 5,200,000 Fischer
Infrastructure Replacement.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NE.................. Sheridan County Road NE......... 3,434,000 Fischer
Infrastructure Rehabilitation.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NE.................. Omaha Urban Core NE......... 3,500,000 Fischer
Infrastructure Renewal.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NJ.................. County of Atlantic-- NJ......... 350,000 Booker
Infrastructure Intersection
Programs. Improvements to
Wrangleboro Road
(CR 575) and Tilton
Road (CR 563).
Department of Transportation...... Highway NJ.................. County of NJ......... 1,000,000 Booker
Infrastructure Cumberland--Extensi
Programs. on of Nabb Avenue.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NJ.................. County of Middlesex, NJ......... 1,200,000 Booker
Infrastructure New Jersey--
Programs. Veterans Memorial
Bridge Safety
Enhancements, CR-
535.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NJ.................. City of Newark--Safe NJ......... 1,500,000 Booker
Infrastructure Gateway
Programs. Pedestrianization
and Safety
Improvements
Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NJ.................. Pleasantville NJ......... 1,500,000 Booker
Infrastructure Pedestrian Bridge.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NJ.................. Hudson County--JFK NJ......... 1,500,000 Booker, Kim
Infrastructure Boulevard Roadway
Programs. and Pedestrian
Safety Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NM.................. City of Bloomfield-- NM......... 1,210,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Infrastructure East Blanco Road.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NM.................. Ports-to-Plains NM......... 1,600,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Infrastructure Corridor Interstate
Programs. Planning--Raton I-
27 / I-25--
Interchange
Alignment Study.
Department of Transportation...... Highway Navajo Division of N321 Environmental NM......... 519,000 Lujan
Infrastructure Transportation. Assessment and
Programs. Roadway
Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NM.................. City of Bloomfield-- NM......... 600,000 Lujan
Infrastructure Solar & Electric
Programs. Vehicle Charging
Infrastructure.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NV.................. US 50A Fernley NV......... 2,000,000 Cortez Masto, Rosen
Infrastructure Cottonwood
Programs. Roundabout.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NV.................. City of Henderson-- NV......... 5,000,000 Cortez Masto, Rosen
Infrastructure Via Nobila
Programs. Interchange Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NV.................. Tahoe Transportation NV......... 5,000,000 Cortez Masto, Rosen
Infrastructure District--Sand
Programs. Harbor Multi-Use
Trail Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NY.................. City of NY......... 3,400,000 Gillibrand
Infrastructure Poughkeepsie--Washi
Programs. ngton Street Bridge
Reconstruction.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NY.................. County of Chautauqua NY......... 650,000 Gillibrand, Schumer
Infrastructure Industrial
Programs. Development Agency--
Ripley Interstate
Industrial Park
Left-Hand Turn Lane.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NY.................. Safe & Accessible NY......... 1,000,000 Schumer
Infrastructure Flatbush & Foxhall.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway NY.................. Village of New NY......... 1,000,000 Schumer
Infrastructure Square--Road
Programs. Infrastructure
Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Highway OH.................. Wooster Beall Avenue OH......... 3,750,000 Husted
Infrastructure Safety Improvement
Programs. Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway OH.................. Brice Road Corridor OH......... 2,000,000 Moreno
Infrastructure Redevelopment &
Programs. Multimodal
Enhancements.
Department of Transportation...... Highway OK.................. Oklahoma City OK......... 10,000,000 Mullin
Infrastructure Congestion Relief.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway OK.................. I-40 Bridge OK......... 35,200,000 Mullin
Infrastructure Replacement.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway OR.................. Feather Drive Bridge OR......... 1,787,000 Merkley, Wyden
Infrastructure Replacement.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway PA.................. Pedestrian Bridges PA......... 500,000 Fetterman
Infrastructure for the
Programs. Connellsville Urban
Passage.
Department of Transportation...... Highway PA.................. Improvements of PA......... 1,150,000 Fetterman
Infrastructure Falls Creek Streets
Programs. and Sidewalks.
Department of Transportation...... Highway PA.................. Johnstown Dellwood PA......... 806,000 McCormick
Infrastructure Street Bridge
Programs. Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway PA.................. Carbon County Bridge PA......... 1,119,000 McCormick
Infrastructure Replacement.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway PA.................. Country Club Road PA......... 1,901,000 McCormick
Infrastructure Bridge Replacement.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway RI.................. Town of Barrington-- RI......... 800,000 Reed
Infrastructure Massasoit Avenue
Programs. Sidewalk.
Department of Transportation...... Highway RI.................. Town of Scituate-- RI......... 970,000 Reed
Infrastructure Drainage
Programs. Infrastructure
Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Highway RI.................. Pell Bridge Ramps RI......... 1,000,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Infrastructure Beautification.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway RI.................. Blackstone Bikeway RI......... 2,200,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Infrastructure Segment 8B-2.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway RI.................. City of East RI......... 4,200,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Infrastructure Providence--Traffic
Programs. Signal Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Highway RI.................. Woonasquatucket RI......... 4,400,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Infrastructure River Greenway--
Programs. Esmond Village Park.
Department of Transportation...... Highway SC.................. Clemson Intersection SC......... 4,300,000 Graham
Infrastructure Improvement Project.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway SC.................. Airport Connector SC......... 20,500,000 Graham
Infrastructure Road Project.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway SD.................. Box Elder Regional SD......... 4,000,000 Rounds
Infrastructure Transportation
Programs. Improvement Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway SD.................. SD44 Bridge SD......... 25,000,000 Rounds, Thune
Infrastructure Replacement and
Programs. Improvement.
Department of Transportation...... Highway UT.................. SR-224 Pedestrian UT......... 1,396,000 Curtis
Infrastructure Overpass at Kimball
Programs. Junction.
Department of Transportation...... Highway UT.................. North Shore Freeway UT......... 2,000,000 Curtis
Infrastructure Development.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway VA.................. Newport News-- VA......... 1,000,000 Kaine, Warner
Infrastructure Citywide Signal
Programs. System Upgrade.
Department of Transportation...... Highway VA.................. Fall Line Trail VA......... 1,454,000 Kaine, Warner
Infrastructure Segment 4A.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway VA.................. City of Suffolk-- VA......... 1,500,000 Kaine, Warner
Infrastructure Townpoint Sidewalk.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway VA.................. Shelton Shop Road VA......... 1,500,000 Kaine, Warner
Infrastructure Widening and Safety
Programs. Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Highway National Park Appalachian National VA......... 6,304,000 Kaine, Warner
Infrastructure Service. Scenic Trail McAfee
Programs. Knob Trailhead
Parking and Transit
Access Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Highway WA.................. Ceres Hill Bridge WA......... 3,350,000 Cantwell
Infrastructure Rehabilitation.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway WA.................. Port Orchard Bay WA......... 3,554,000 Cantwell
Infrastructure Street Re-
Programs. Construction.
Department of Transportation...... Highway The Kalispel Tribe Dike Road Emergency WA......... 717,000 Cantwell, Murray
Infrastructure of Indians. Access and Flood
Programs. Control.
Department of Transportation...... Highway WA.................. Clinton Passenger- WA......... 1,900,000 Murray
Infrastructure Only Ferry Dock
Programs. Replacement.
Department of Transportation...... Highway WA.................. City of Washougal-- WA......... 2,000,000 Murray
Infrastructure Rail Crossing
Programs. Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway WA.................. Columbia Heights WA......... 2,000,000 Murray
Infrastructure Road Safety
Programs. Improvement
Project, Phase II.
Department of Transportation...... Highway WA.................. South Royle Road WA......... 2,000,000 Murray
Infrastructure Corridor
Programs. Improvements
Project.
Department of Transportation...... Highway WA.................. Vancouver Heights WA......... 2,000,000 Murray
Infrastructure Infrastructure
Programs. Phase II.
Department of Transportation...... Highway WA.................. Portland Avenue WA......... 2,500,000 Murray
Infrastructure Freight Improvement
Programs. Program.
Department of Transportation...... Highway WA.................. Wenatchi Landing WA......... 3,000,000 Murray
Infrastructure Interchange.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway WV.................. Sutton Elk River WV......... 2,240,000 Capito, Justice
Infrastructure Trail Improvements.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway WV.................. Corridor H Parsons WV......... 4,000,000 Justice
Infrastructure to Davis.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Highway WV.................. WV Route 2 WV......... 5,000,000 Justice
Infrastructure Improvements.
Programs.
Department of Transportation...... Consolidated Rail Alabama Port Port Railroad AL......... 2,000,000 Britt
Infrastructure and Authority. Expansion.
Safety Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Consolidated Rail Southeast Arkansas Port of Yellow Bend AR......... 5,000,000 Boozman
Infrastructure and Economic Rail Improvements.
Safety Improvements. Development
District, Inc..
Department of Transportation...... Consolidated Rail Port of Fort Smith.. Transload Yard...... AR......... 8,100,000 Boozman
Infrastructure and
Safety Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Consolidated Rail San Joaquin Regional Modesto & Empire CA......... 1,934,000 Padilla
Infrastructure and Rail Commission. Terminal Railroad
Safety Improvements. Positive Train
Control
Installation.
Department of Transportation...... Consolidated Rail San Diego Sorrento to Miramar CA......... 2,000,000 Schiff
Infrastructure and Association of Double Track
Safety Improvements. Governments. Project.
Department of Transportation...... Consolidated Rail Colorado Department Fort Collins and CO......... 900,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Infrastructure and of Transportation. Loveland Station
Safety Improvements. Planning Study.
Department of Transportation...... Consolidated Rail City of Pittsburg... Rehabilitation of KS......... 2,000,000 Moran
Infrastructure and Pittsburg
Safety Improvements. Industrial Park
Rail Lines.
Department of Transportation...... Consolidated Rail Jefferson Parish.... Westbank Rail LA......... 8,000,000 Cassidy, Kennedy
Infrastructure and Alignment Project.
Safety Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Consolidated Rail City of Detroit..... Michigan Central MI......... 3,000,000 Peters, Slotkin
Infrastructure and Intermodal
Safety Improvements. Passenger Station.
Department of Transportation...... Consolidated Rail City of Brookhaven.. Railroad Safety MS......... 641,000 Hyde-Smith
Infrastructure and Fencing.
Safety Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Consolidated Rail Mississippi Tupelo Rail MS......... 10,000,000 Wicker
Infrastructure and Department of Improvements.
Safety Improvements. Transportation.
Department of Transportation...... Consolidated Rail Palmetto Railways... Lowcountry Region SC......... 5,449,000 Graham
Infrastructure and Rail Bridge and
Safety Improvements. Track
Rehabilitation
Program.
Department of Transportation...... Consolidated Rail Port of Benton...... White Bluffs Rail WA......... 2,500,000 Cantwell
Infrastructure and Modernization and
Safety Improvements. Intermodal Facility
Project.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Inter-Island Ferry Lifesaving Equipment AK......... 1,575,000 Murkowski
Infrastructure Authority. Upgrade.
Grants.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Peninsula Corridor South County Service CA......... 1,100,000 Padilla
Infrastructure Joint Powers Board. Wi-Fi Project.
Grants.
Department of Transportation...... Transit North County Transit SPRINTER Platform CA......... 1,200,000 Padilla
Infrastructure District. and Track
Grants. Enhancement Project.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Colorado Department Gunnison Valley RTA CO......... 1,508,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Infrastructure of Transportation. Bus Expansion
Grants. Project.
Department of Transportation...... Transit City of New London.. Water Street Garage CT......... 3,500,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Infrastructure and Transit Station
Grants. in New London.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Illinois Department Station Improvements IL......... 134,000 Durbin
Infrastructure of Transportation.
Grants.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Bloomington Normal Transportation IL......... 1,600,000 Durbin
Infrastructure Public Transit Center Pedestrian
Grants. System (dba Connect Access Improvements.
Transit).
Department of Transportation...... Transit Chicago Transit Track Reconstruction IL......... 2,000,000 Durbin
Infrastructure Authority. Design.
Grants.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Illinois Department Transit Improvements IL......... 3,711,000 Durbin
Infrastructure of Transportation.
Grants.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Maryland Transit Southern Maryland MD......... 5,000,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Infrastructure Administration. Rapid Transit. Hollen
Grants.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Interurban Transit The Rapid's MI......... 750,000 Peters
Infrastructure Partnership. Collision Avoidance
Grants. and Pedestrian
Alert System
Project.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Regional Transit Woodward Avenue MI......... 2,600,000 Peters
Infrastructure Authority of Dedicated Transit
Grants. Southeast Michigan. Lanes.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Ann Arbor Area Ypsilanti Transit MI......... 750,000 Peters, Slotkin
Infrastructure Transportation Center Safety and
Grants. Authority (AAATA). Security
Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Transit City of Gulfport.... Memorial Hospital MS......... 2,029,000 Hyde-Smith
Infrastructure Gulfport/Coast
Grants. Transit Authority
Intermodal Center.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Borough of Carteret. Carteret Ferry NJ......... 3,500,000 Booker, Kim
Infrastructure Building Project.
Grants.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Regional Transit NV......... 3,000,000 Cortez Masto, Rosen
Infrastructure Transportation Infrastructure
Grants. Commission of Safety Improvements.
Southern Nevada.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Town of Ramapo...... Town of Ramapo-- NY......... 500,000 Schumer
Infrastructure Ready Transit.
Grants.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Rockland County..... Village of Kaser-- NY......... 1,000,000 Schumer
Infrastructure Bus Transit.
Grants.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Rogue Valley Zero Emission OR......... 2,000,000 Merkley, Wyden
Infrastructure Transportation Paratransit
Grants. District. Vehicles and
Charging
Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Rhode Island Public Passenger and RI......... 1,000,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Infrastructure Transit Authority. Operations
Grants. Technology
Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Rhode Island Public RIPTA Bus Purchases. RI......... 3,000,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Infrastructure Transit Authority.
Grants.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Utah Transit Olympics-Ready Light UT......... 4,000,000 Curtis
Infrastructure Authority. Rail Vehicle
Grants. Replacement.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Community Transit... Swift Gold Line Bus WA......... 3,000,000 Murray
Infrastructure Rapid Transit
Grants. Expansion Service
between Everett and
Arlington.
Department of Transportation...... Transit Central Puget Sound Link Reliability WA......... 4,000,000 Murray
Infrastructure Regional Transit Improvements.
Grants. Authority.
Department of Transportation...... Transit West Virginia Personal Rapid WV......... 6,400,000 Capito, Justice
Infrastructure University Research Transit Guideway
Grants. Corporation. Rehabilitation
Project.
Department of Transportation...... Port Infrastructure City of Seldovia.... Jakolof Bay Dock AK......... 482,000 Murkowski
Development Program. Replacement.
Department of Transportation...... Port Infrastructure Diamond State Port Port Wilmington Dock/ DE......... 2,000,000 Blunt Rochester,
Development Program. Corporation. Pile Wharf Repairs. Coons
Department of Transportation...... Port Infrastructure Hawaii Department of Port Improvements to HI......... 2,400,000 Hirono, Schatz
Development Program. Transportation. Support Farmers.
Department of Transportation...... Port Infrastructure Lake Charles Harbor Lake Charles Harbor LA......... 5,000,000 Cassidy, Kennedy
Development Program. & Terminal District. & Terminal District
Improvements.
Department of Transportation...... Port Infrastructure Port of Monroe...... Strategic Cargo MI......... 3,600,000 Peters
Development Program. Infrastructure
Project.
Department of Transportation...... Port Infrastructure The Northwest Terminal 18 Shore WA......... 8,000,000 Murray
Development Program. Seaport Alliance. Power Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Native Village of Housing for Victims AK......... 255,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Unalakleet. of Violent Crimes.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Anchorage Fire Alarm System AK......... 287,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Neighborhood Upgrade.
Housing Services
dba NeighborWorks
Alaska.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Catholic Social Shelter Safety and AK......... 320,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Services. Accessibility
Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Northwest Arctic Teacher Housing AK......... 330,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Borough School. Renovations.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Yukon Koyukuk School Minto Teacher AK......... 608,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. District. Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Fairbanks Youth The Door Youth AK......... 700,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Advocates. Shelter.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Anchorage Community Nonprofit Hub & AK......... 750,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Land Trust. Service Center
Repairs.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Cordova Family Cordova Shelter..... AK......... 750,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Resource Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Helping Ourselves Building Acquisition AK......... 900,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Prevent Emergencies
(HOPE).
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Borough of Haines... Early Childhood AK......... 1,000,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Education Building.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Saint Paul.. Fire Station AK......... 1,000,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Renovations.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Fairbanks Cowles Street AK......... 1,000,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Neighborhood Affordable Housing.
Housing Services
Inc.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Sitkans Against Domestic Violence AK......... 1,000,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Family Violence. Shelter.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Southeast Alaska SE Alaska Disability AK......... 1,000,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Independent Living, Resource Center.
Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Native Village of Teacher Housing AK......... 1,500,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Diomede. Renovation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Thorne Bay.. Thorne Bay EMS Hall. AK......... 1,574,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Covenant House Dena'ina House...... AK......... 1,600,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Alaska.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Angoon...... Angoon Harbor Access AK......... 2,000,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Kake Tribal Dock Replacement.... AK......... 2,000,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Corporation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Ketchikan Indian KIC S'eenaa Hit AK......... 2,000,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Community. Navigation Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development North Star Council Rehabilitation of AK......... 2,000,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. on Aging. MLH Manor.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Petersburg Borough.. Banana Point AK......... 2,000,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Breakwater
Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development South Naknek Village Affordable Housing AK......... 2,000,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Council. Construction.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Yakutat Borough..... Forest Highway AK......... 2,000,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Housing Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Central Council of Village Public AK......... 2,500,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. the Tlingit & Haida Safety Officer
Indian Tribes. Quarters Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Nome........ Rural Teacher and AK......... 4,000,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Police Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Denali Commission... Emmonak Women's AK......... 4,000,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Shelter.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Nulato Village...... Waterfront AK......... 4,000,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Transportation
Infrastructure
Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Sunshine Station New Childcare Center AK......... 4,500,000 Murkowski
Development. Fund. Child Care Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Abbeville... Public Safety AL......... 1,500,000 Britt
Development. Fund. Firefighting
Equipment.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development University of Artificial AL......... 10,000,000 Britt
Development. Fund. Alabama in Intelligence
Huntsville. Research
Infrastructure.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Talladega... Accessibility AL......... 300,000 Britt
Development. Fund. Infrastructure.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Southern Arkansas Technology AR......... 15,000,000 Boozman
Development. Fund. University Tech. Innovation Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development University of Project LIFT........ AR......... 20,000,000 Boozman
Development. Fund. Arkansas Pulaski
Technical College.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development University of University of AR......... 30,000,000 Boozman
Development. Fund. Arkansas Division Arkansas Food
of Agriculture. Safety, Science,
and Research.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Graham County....... Graham County AZ......... 345,000 Gallego, Kelly
Development. Fund. Affordable Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Avondale.... Avondale Heat AZ......... 639,000 Gallego, Kelly
Development3434. Fund. Mitigation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Phoenix..... Phoenix Emergency AZ......... 830,000 Gallego, Kelly
Development. Fund. Shelter.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Fort Thomas Unified Mt. Turnbull AZ......... 900,000 Gallego, Kelly
Development. Fund. School District 7. Elementary School
Teacher Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Phoenix..... Veterans Center AZ......... 1,000,000 Gallego, Kelly
Development. Fund. Renovation Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Dishchii'bikoh Cibecue Teacher AZ......... 1,275,000 Gallego, Kelly
Development. Fund. Community School. Housing
Construction.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Apache County....... Ganado School Bus AZ......... 2,155,000 Gallego, Kelly
Development. Fund. Loop Reconstruction.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Flagstaff... Flagstaff Shelter... AZ......... 2,500,000 Gallego, Kelly
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Arizona Department Spanish Trail AZ......... 3,000,000 Gallego, Kelly
Development. Fund. of Housing. Village
Transitional
Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Los Angeles House of Sister Cedars Senior CA......... 815,000 Padilla
Development. Fund. Ruth. Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of San Diego... San Diego Homeless CA......... 1,000,000 Padilla
Development. Fund. Shelter.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The People Concern.. The Village CA......... 1,000,000 Padilla
Development. Fund. Renovation Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of El Cerrito.. Community CA......... 3,000,000 Padilla
Development. Fund. HousingWorks
Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development County of Del Norte. Veterans Memorial CA......... 1,500,000 Padilla, Schiff
Development. Fund. Hall Improvements
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Salinas..... Salinas Firefighter CA......... 2,000,000 Padilla, Schiff
Development. Fund. Training Tower
Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Boys & Girls Clubs Life & Workforce CA......... 1,000,000 Schiff
Development. Fund. of Kern County. Readiness Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Central California Construction of CA......... 1,000,000 Schiff
Development. Fund. Food Bank. Central California
Food Bank's
Volunteer Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Jurupa School of Nursing CA......... 1,000,000 Schiff
Development. Fund. Valley. Building.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Montclair... Community Park...... CA......... 1,000,000 Schiff
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Fresno Housing...... Downtown Fresno CA......... 1,000,000 Schiff
Development. Fund. Affordable Housing
Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Larkin Street Youth Capital Improvements CA......... 1,000,000 Schiff
Development. Fund. Services. to Benefit Youth
Experiencing
Homelessness.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Neighborhood Housing Restore the Legacy CA......... 1,000,000 Schiff
Development. Fund. Services of Los LA Coalition.
Angeles County.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Yosemite Community Construction of a CA......... 1,000,000 Schiff
Development. Fund. College District. Regional Fire
Training Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Burbank Burbank Central CA......... 1,500,000 Schiff
Development. Fund. Library. Library.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Imperial.... Community Regional CA......... 1,500,000 Schiff
Development. Fund. Park Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Merced Community Project FIRE (First- CA......... 1,500,000 Schiff
Development. Fund. College District. Responder
Instruction and
Regional Education)
Training Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development County of Los Charles White Park CA......... 1,682,000 Schiff
Development. Fund. Angeles Department Community
of Parks and Resilience Project.
Recreation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Eagle County Housing Energy CO......... 585,000 Bennet
Development. Fund. Government. Independence
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Weld Food Bank...... Food Rescue and CO......... 400,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Distribution
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development La Puente Home, Inc. PALs Childcare CO......... 750,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Food Bank of the Food Bank Delivery CO......... 920,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Rockies. Vehicles and
Equipment.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Commun Denver Inc... Loretto Heights CO......... 1,000,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Community Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development TEENS, Inc.......... Nederland Early CO......... 1,000,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Childhood Education
Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development We Fortify.......... Colorado Springs CO......... 1,000,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Affordable Housing
for Teachers.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Saguache County..... Energy Independence CO......... 1,041,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Northwest Colorado Northwest Colorado CO......... 1,050,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Innovation Center. Innovation Center
Building.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Steamboat Childcare and CO......... 1,300,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Springs. Workforce Housing
Site Work Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Paradox Community Ouray County CO......... 1,462,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Trust. Affordable Housing
Neighborhood.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Harrison School Bricker Community CO......... 1,500,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. District 2. Schoolyard Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development CARE Communities.... Heartside Hill Early CO......... 2,000,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Childhood Education
& Community Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City and County of Shelter and Mental CO......... 2,000,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Denver. Health Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Dream Centers of Dream Centers Early CO......... 2,000,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Colorado Springs. Care and Education
Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development La Plata Economic Bayfield Early CO......... 2,000,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Development Childcare Center.
Alliance.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Carbondale.. Carbondale CO......... 2,000,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Affordable Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Fraser...... St. Louis Landing CO......... 2,000,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Community Housing
and Early Childhood
Education Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Urban Peak.......... Housing for Youth CO......... 3,078,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Experiencing
Homelessness.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development NeighborWorks Pikes Peak Park CO......... 3,743,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Southern Colorado. Affordable
Homeownership
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Colorado Renaissance at Civic CO......... 5,000,000 Bennet, Hickenlooper
Development. Fund. Coalition for the Center Apartments.
Homeless.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Neighborhood Housing Property Acquisition CT......... 250,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Services of
Waterbury dba NEST.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development American Legion Post Facility Renovations CT......... 400,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. 17.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Thames Valley Expansion of Early CT......... 450,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Council for Childhood Education
Community Action Center in New
Inc.. London.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Northeastern Renovations to CT......... 484,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Connecticut Senior Low-Income
Community Housing Facility.
Development
Corporation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development H.O.P.E., Inc....... Affordable Housing CT......... 500,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Renovations.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Keeping North Main Street Housing. CT......... 500,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Stonington
Affordable, Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Goshen Housing Accessible CT......... 550,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Trust, Inc.. Affordable Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Rivera Memorial Rehabilitation CT......... 600,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Foundation, Inc.. Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Housing Fairfield County CT......... 600,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Collective. Coordinated Access
Network Housing
Stability Program.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Ledge Light Health The Place for CT......... 675,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. District. CommUNITY Wellbeing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Warren Affordable Affordable Housing.. CT......... 800,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Housing Corporation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Mercy Learning HVAC System CT......... 877,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Center of Replacement.
Bridgeport, Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Forge City Works.... Culinary Training CT......... 900,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Hilliard-Jones- Building Renovations CT......... 1,000,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Cookson American
Legion Post 66.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development St. Vincent de Paul Construction of St. CT......... 1,000,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Middletown, Inc.. Vincent's Commons.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Housing Authority of Construction of CT......... 1,020,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. the City of Norwalk. Affordable Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development San Juan Center, Construction of El CT......... 1,050,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Inc.. Pocito Dulce
Residences.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Curtis Home......... Campus Renovation... CT......... 1,100,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Cornerstone Facility Renovations CT......... 1,332,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Foundation, Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Mercy Housing and Facility CT......... 1,500,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Shelter Corporation. Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development United Way of State & Chapel CT......... 1,500,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Greater New Haven. Affordable Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development National Veterans Veterans Living CT......... 1,862,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Council for Legal Community
Redress Inc.. Initiative.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development New Britain Museum Facilities CT......... 2,611,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. of American Art. Reinvestment.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Beulah Land Dixwell CT......... 2,638,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Development Redevelopment
Corporation. Affordable Housing
Initiative.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Community Health Affordable CT......... 2,740,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Resources. Supportive Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development New Britain Housing Redevelopment of CT......... 4,325,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. Authority. Public Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development HOPE Partnership.... Construction of the CT......... 1,406,000 Blumenthal, Murphy
Development. Fund. William F. Palmer
Site.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Capital City Downtown DE......... 500,000 Blunt Rochester
Development. Fund. Transformation Redevelopment
Alliance, Inc.. Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Children's Beach Capital Improvements DE......... 500,000 Blunt Rochester
Development. Fund. House.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Police Athletic Wilmington Education DE......... 3,000,000 Blunt Rochester,
Development. Fund. League of Resource Center. Coons
Wilmington.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Delaware HIV Delaware Housing DE......... 300,000 Blunt Rochester,
Development. Fund. Services, Inc.. Assistance Program. Coons
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development St. Anthony's Capital Improvements DE......... 600,000 Blunt Rochester,
Development. Fund. Housing for the Coons
Elderly, Corp..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Children And Seaford House DE......... 632,000 Blunt Rochester,
Development. Fund. Families First Renovation and Coons
Delaware, Inc.. Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Habitat for Humanity Empowerment through DE......... 1,000,000 Blunt Rochester,
Development. Fund. of New Castle Affordable Housing. Coons
County.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Latin American Early Learning DE......... 1,000,000 Blunt Rochester,
Development. Fund. Community Center. Center. Coons
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development New Castle County... New Castle County DE......... 2,000,000 Blunt Rochester,
Development. Fund. Hope Center Capital Coons
Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Todmorden Foundation Affordable Housing DE......... 2,000,000 Blunt Rochester,
Development. Fund. Development and Coons
Preservation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Delaware Affordable Affordable Housing DE......... 2,500,000 Blunt Rochester,
Development. Fund. Housing Group, Inc.. Renovation and Coons
Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Interfaith Community Affordable Housing DE......... 2,500,000 Blunt Rochester,
Development. Fund. Housing of Development and Coons
Delaware, Inc.. Revitalization.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development West End Neighborhood and DE......... 3,000,000 Blunt Rochester,
Development. Fund. Neighborhood House, Housing Development. Coons
Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development REACH Riverside Affordable Housing DE......... 5,284,000 Blunt Rochester,
Development. Fund. Development Development. Coons
Corporation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Green Beret Project. Capital Improvements DE......... 300,000 Coons
Development. Fund. and Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Wilmington Affordable Housing DE......... 500,000 Coons
Development. Fund. Neighborhood Land Acquisition and
Bank. Rehabilitation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Better Homes of Affordable Housing DE......... 716,000 Coons
Development. Fund. Seaford. Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Milford Housing Affordable Housing DE......... 750,000 Coons
Development. Fund. Development Development.
Corporation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Sussex County Southern Delaware DE......... 1,000,000 Coons
Development. Fund. Habitat for Affordable Housing
Humanity. Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Central Delaware Affordable Housing DE......... 1,008,000 Coons
Development. Fund. Habitat for in Central Delaware.
Humanity, Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Friendship House, Housing Development DE......... 1,585,000 Coons
Development. Fund. Inc.. and Renovations.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development YMCA of Delaware.... Capital Improvements DE......... 1,915,000 Coons
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Ministry of Caring, Affordable Housing DE......... 2,000,000 Coons
Development. Fund. Inc.. Development and
Renovations.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development NeighborGood Affordable Housing DE......... 2,000,000 Coons
Development. Fund. Partners. Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Community Education Capital Improvements DE......... 5,000,000 Coons
Development. Fund. Building
Corporation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Valdosta.... Burn Building GA......... 845,000 Ossoff
Development. Fund. Training Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Atlanta Braves Hank Aaron Academy GA......... 1,000,000 Ossoff
Development. Fund. Foundation. at Southside Park.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Habitat for Humanity New Homes GA......... 1,005,000 Ossoff
Development. Fund. of Hall County. Construction in
Hall County.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Baldwin County...... Affordable Housing GA......... 1,312,000 Ossoff
Development. Fund. Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Chickamauga. Historic Downtown GA......... 1,450,000 Ossoff
Development. Fund. Chickamauga Blight
Remediation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Atlanta Technical Center for GA......... 1,500,000 Ossoff
Development. Fund. College Foundation, Transportation and
Inc.. Logistics.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Housing Bowen Homes Chivers GA......... 1,500,000 Ossoff
Development. Fund. Authority of the Street Plaza &
City of Atlanta. Community
Transformation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Hancock County Board Recreational Park GA......... 1,750,000 Ossoff
Development. Fund. of Commissioners. Renovation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Salvation Army of Homeless Resource GA......... 1,800,000 Ossoff
Development. Fund. Gainesville. Center Upgrades.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Ser Familia......... A Place for Familia: GA......... 1,894,000 Ossoff
Development. Fund. Renovations to
Expand Programming.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Rockdale County Senior Center GA......... 1,900,000 Ossoff
Development. Fund. Board of Satellite Project.
Commissioners.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Fulton County Senior Centers GA......... 2,015,000 Ossoff
Development. Fund. Government. Modernization.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Cobb & Douglas South Cobb GA......... 3,000,000 Ossoff
Development. Fund. Public Health. Integrated Health
Campus.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Unified Government Howard Park and GA......... 3,491,000 Ossoff
Development. Fund. of Athens-Clarke Community Center
County. Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Georgia College and GCSU Bobcat Business GA......... 360,000 Ossoff, Warnock
Development. Fund. State University. Incubator: Library
Renovation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Atlanta Public Atlanta Community GA......... 700,000 Ossoff, Warnock
Development. Fund. Schools. Schoolyards.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Habitat for Humanity Affordable Homes in GA......... 830,000 Ossoff, Warnock
Development. Fund. North Central the City of Holly
Georgia. Springs.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development YMCA of Metropolitan Upgrading YMCA GA......... 1,039,000 Ossoff, Warnock
Development. Fund. Atlanta, Inc.. Facilities.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of LaGrange.... Ladder Truck for GA......... 1,150,000 Ossoff, Warnock
Development. Fund. LaGrange Fire
Department.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Chatham County...... East Savannah Early GA......... 1,678,000 Ossoff, Warnock
Development. Fund. Childhood Learning
Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Augusta/CSRA Habitat Building Affordable GA......... 1,850,000 Ossoff, Warnock
Development. Fund. for Humanity. Homes in Turpin
Hill.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Butler Street John Lewis Memorial GA......... 2,000,000 Ossoff, Warnock
Development. Fund. Community Park.
Development
Corporation, Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Boys & Girls Club of Facility GA......... 100,000 Warnock
Development. Fund. Baldwin and Jones Revitalization.
Counties, Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Atlanta Land Trust, Expanding Affordable GA......... 1,000,000 Warnock
Development. Fund. Inc.. Homeownership and
Access to Economic
Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Albany...... Albany Medical GA......... 1,000,000 Warnock
Development. Fund. District Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Rainbow Village, Rainbow Village GA......... 1,100,000 Warnock
Development. Fund. Inc.. Phase II.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Chatham County...... Chatham County GA......... 1,120,000 Warnock
Development. Fund. Workforce Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development MicroLife Institute, Downtown Lyons GA......... 1,232,000 Warnock
Development. Fund. Inc.. Affordable
Workforce Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Savannah.... Housing Acquisition GA......... 1,500,000 Warnock
Development. Fund. Initiative.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Stephen Siller Atlanta Veterans GA......... 1,500,000 Warnock
Development. Fund. Tunnel to Towers Village.
Foundation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Valdosta-Lowndes Building Bridges to GA......... 1,500,000 Warnock
Development. Fund. County Habitat for Affordable Housing.
Humanity, Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Columbus Housing Elliott's Walk...... GA......... 1,800,000 Warnock
Development. Fund. Initiative, Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Hawaii Foodbank, Hawaii Foodbank HI......... 1,600,000 Hirono, Schatz
Development. Fund. Inc.. Waipahu Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Dynamic Community Pu'uhonua O Wai'anae HI......... 1,987,000 Hirono, Schatz
Development. Fund. Solutions. Village
Infrastructure.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development County of Kauai..... Kilauea Town HI......... 2,000,000 Hirono, Schatz
Development. Fund. Expansion Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Palama Settlement... Palama Settlement HI......... 3,000,000 Hirono, Schatz
Development. Fund. Revitalization
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Child and Family Maui Family HI......... 5,000,000 Hirono, Schatz
Development. Fund. Service. Strengthening and
Resilience Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Hope Services Hawaii Mountain View HI......... 1,000,000 Schatz
Development. Fund. Supportive Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Lanakila Pacific.... Lanakila Pacific Air HI......... 1,000,000 Schatz
Development. Fund. Conditioning
Replacement.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Young Women's Kaneohe Transitional HI......... 1,000,000 Schatz
Development. Fund. Christian Housing.
Association of Oahu.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Girl Scouts of Camp Pi'iholo HI......... 1,120,000 Schatz
Development. Fund. Hawaii. Renovations.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Statewide Office on Expanding Crisis, HI......... 1,200,000 Schatz
Development. Fund. Homelessness and Outreach, Response
Housing Solutions. and Engagement
(CORE) Homeless
Services Program.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development County of Hawaii.... Kukuiola Supportive HI......... 1,892,000 Schatz
Development. Fund. Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City and County of Honolulu Low-Income HI......... 2,000,000 Schatz
Development. Fund. Honolulu. Housing
Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Food Basket, Commercial Building HI......... 2,000,000 Schatz
Development. Fund. Inc.. for Hilo Farmers.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Parents And Children PACT Community Hub HI......... 2,011,000 Schatz
Development. Fund. Together. Property
Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Helping Hands Facility Renovation. HI......... 2,088,000 Schatz
Development. Fund. Hawai'i.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development BEDS Plus, Inc...... Triage Transitional IL......... 650,000 Duckworth
Development. Fund. Shelter.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Boys & Girls Clubs True Value Boys & IL......... 750,000 Duckworth
Development. Fund. of Chicago. Girls Club
Accessibility
Upgrades.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development People for Community Hazel Johnson Job IL......... 900,000 Duckworth
Development. Fund. Recovery. Training and
Community Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Illinois Facilities Home First Housing.. IL......... 1,000,000 Duckworth
Development. Fund. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Outlet Mentoring Outlet Mentoring IL......... 1,000,000 Duckworth
Development. Fund. Program. Program Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Volunteers of Hope Manor Village IL......... 1,000,000 Duckworth
Development. Fund. America Illinois. Joliet Housing
Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development North Lawndale North Lawndale IL......... 1,600,000 Duckworth
Development. Fund. Catalyst Impact Community
Initiative, Inc.. Revitalization with
Economic
Empowerment Hub.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Carbondale.. Homeless Center IL......... 2,000,000 Duckworth
Development. Fund. Facility
Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Lincoln Presidential Facility IL......... 450,000 Durbin
Development. Fund. Foundation. Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Board of Trustees of Facilities IL......... 500,000 Durbin
Development. Fund. Southern Illinois Improvements and
University. Technology Upgrades.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Boys & Girls Clubs Capital Improvements IL......... 500,000 Durbin
Development. Fund. of Chicago.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Carbondale Community Economic Hub Project IL......... 693,000 Durbin
Development. Fund. Arts, Inc. dba
Artspace 304.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Navy Pier Inc....... Equipment Upgrades.. IL......... 722,000 Durbin
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Full Circle Supportive Housing IL......... 750,000 Durbin
Development. Fund. Communities. Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of North Fire Truck.......... IL......... 861,000 Durbin
Development. Fund. Chicago.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development North Lawndale Workforce IL......... 1,000,000 Durbin
Development. Fund. Employment Network. Accelerator Program.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Hamilton.... Food Security IL......... 2,500,000 Durbin
Development. Fund. Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Illinois Institute Construction of the IL......... 2,500,000 Durbin
Development. Fund. of Technology. National Institute
for Advanced
Manufacturing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development State of Illinois... Land Remediation.... IL......... 3,000,000 Durbin
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Mennonite Housing Wichita Affordable KS......... 825,000 Moran
Development. Fund. Rehabilitation Housing
Services, Inc.. Rehabilitation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Kansas State John Brown Memorial KS......... 2,000,000 Moran
Development. Fund. Historical Society. Park & Visitors
Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development McPherson Housing McPherson Affordable KS......... 2,000,000 Moran
Development. Fund. Coalition. Housing Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Cerebral Palsy The Timbers Housing KS......... 2,500,000 Moran
Development. Fund. Research Foundation Renovation Project.
of Kansas Inc.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Prairie Band Head Start Facility. KS......... 4,968,000 Moran
Development. Fund. Potawatomi Nation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Somerset-Pulaski Barnesburg Road KY......... 1,450,000 McConnell
Development. Fund. Economic Bridge Construction.
Development
Authority.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Covington... Riverfront Podium KY......... 4,500,000 McConnell
Development. Fund. and Land Bridge
Infrastructure.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Owensboro Family Owensboro and KY......... 6,600,000 McConnell
Development. Fund. YMCA. Daviess County
Community Childcare
Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Louisville-Jefferson Belvedere KY......... 7,000,000 McConnell
Development. Fund. County Metro Transformation.
Government.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development McCreary County Historic Stearns KY......... 11,000,000 McConnell
Development. Fund. Heritage Foundation. Revitalization.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Barren County....... Cave City Area KY......... 20,000,000 McConnell
Development. Fund. Agriculture
Exposition Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development University of New Shea Penland Coastal LA......... 1,500,000 Cassidy
Development. Fund. Orleans. Research
Educational
Facility Upgrades.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Monroe...... Benoit Community LA......... 4,500,000 Cassidy
Development. Fund. Center Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Baton Rouge- Canal Retrofit LA......... 5,000,000 Cassidy
Development. Fund. Parish of East Project.
Baton Rouge.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Nicholls State Engineering LA......... 6,500,000 Cassidy
Development. Fund. University. Workforce
Development Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Second Harvest Food Second Harvest Food LA......... 2,000,000 Kennedy
Development. Fund. Bank of Greater New Bank.
Orleans and
Acadiana.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Terrebonne Churches Food Bank LA......... 2,500,000 Kennedy
Development. Fund. United Food Bank. Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Abbeville... Riverfront LA......... 4,500,000 Kennedy
Development. Fund. Revitalization.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development England Airpark..... Aviation Career and LA......... 4,500,000 Kennedy
Development. Fund. Education (ACE)
Initiative Building
Construction.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Lafayette Lafayette Emergency LA......... 5,000,000 Kennedy
Development. Fund. Consolidated Operations Center.
Government.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Lincoln Parish Rough Edge Road LA......... 7,000,000 Kennedy
Development. Fund. Police Jury. Interchange.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development St. Francis House... Shelter Renovations. MA......... 200,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Revitalize Community Healthy Homes for MA......... 250,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Development Low-Income Families.
Corporation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Centerboard......... Young Parent Living MA......... 373,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Program.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development La Colaborativa..... Chelsea MA......... 750,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Apprenticeship
Institute.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development UTEC, Inc........... UTEC Workforce MA......... 773,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Development
Infrastructure.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Cape & Islands Veterans Affordable MA......... 853,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Veterans Outreach Housing--Pitchers
Center, Inc.. Way Hyannis.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Leominster.. Leominster Senior MA......... 893,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Center Renovation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Boston Housing Fairmount MA......... 1,000,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Authority. Modernization.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development FamilyAid Boston, FamilyAid's West MA......... 1,000,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Inc.. Newton Family
Navigation Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development South Shore Young Germantown Food MA......... 1,000,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Men's Christian Pantry Expansion.
Association.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Mashpee Wampanoag Plaza Del Sol MA......... 1,152,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Tribe. Transitional
Housing Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Easterseals The Bridge Center... MA......... 1,393,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Massachusetts, Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development 2Life Communities Treehouse at Olmsted MA......... 1,500,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Development, Inc.. Village Community
Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Boys & Girls Clubs Marr-McLaughlin MA......... 1,500,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. of Dorchester, Inc.. Campus
Revitalization
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Lawrence Marriner Mill MA......... 1,500,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. CommunityWorks. Community Service
Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Waltham Boys & Girls Kitchen Project for MA......... 1,524,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Club, Inc.. Childhood Food
Insecurity.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development St. Mary's Center Permanent Supportive MA......... 2,000,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. for Women and Housing for
Children. Families Exiting
Homelessness in
Dorchester.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Breaktime United, The Hub for Solving MA......... 2,107,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Inc.. Young Adult
Homelessness.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Louis D. Brown Peace Louis D. Brown Peace MA......... 2,500,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Institute. Institute
Construction.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development People Incorporated. Expansion of People MA......... 2,500,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Incorporated Early
Education Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Victory Programs.... Residential Facility MA......... 2,600,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Children's Services Center for Family MA......... 2,909,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. of Roxbury, Inc.. Well-being.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development CitySpace Inc....... Restoration of MA......... 3,500,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Easthampton Old
Town Hall.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Peace Properties, Ayer Commons MA......... 4,000,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Inc.. Affordable Housing
Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Hope for Youth and Youth Arts Center... MA......... 5,000,000 Markey, Warren
Development. Fund. Families Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development YWCA of Western Facilities MA......... 1,223,000 Warren
Development. Fund. Massachusetts. Renovation,
Infrastructure
Upgrades, and
Equipment.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development San Mar Children's Housing for MD......... 867,000 Alsobrooks
Development. Fund. Home, Inc. dba San Transitional Age
Mar Family and Youth.
Community Services,
Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Arc Prince Affordable Housing MD......... 1,840,000 Alsobrooks
Development. Fund. George's County. Rehabilitation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Greenbelt... Greenbelt Springhill MD......... 250,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Development. Fund. Lake Recreation Hollen
Center Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Aberdeen.... Aberdeen Activity MD......... 300,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Development. Fund. Center Outdoor Hollen
Recreation
Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Maryland Deaf Community Center MD......... 500,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Development. Fund. Community Center. Renovations. Hollen
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Arc Baltimore... Home and Building MD......... 644,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Development. Fund. Renovations and Hollen
Accessible Vehicles.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Baltimore Museum of Echoes from the Key MD......... 730,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Development. Fund. Industry. Bridge Facility. Hollen
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Frederick County.... Taney Avenue Senior MD......... 1,000,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Development. Fund. Center and Senior Hollen
Affordable Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Montgomery Housing Amherst Affordable MD......... 1,000,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Development. Fund. Partnership, Inc.. Housing Hollen
Redevelopment.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Chimes Chimes Home Safety MD......... 1,000,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Development. Fund. Foundation, Inc.. and Accessibility Hollen
Renovation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Latin American Youth LAYC Prince George's MD......... 1,500,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Development. Fund. Center. County Site Hollen
Renovation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Meals on Wheels of Capital Improvements MD......... 1,500,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Development. Fund. Central Maryland, Hollen
Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Howard County Artists Flats MD......... 2,000,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Development. Fund. Housing Commission. Apartments. Hollen
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Ivy Community Ivy Village MD......... 2,000,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Development. Fund. Charities of Prince Incubator for Hollen
George's County, Nonprofit
Inc.. Excellence.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Sanctuary AP3 Co.... The Sanctuary Garden MD......... 2,000,000 Alsobrooks, Van
Development. Fund. Hollen
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Robert W. Johnson Community Center MD......... 500,000 Van Hollen
Development. Fund. Community Center. Revitalization
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development AfriThrive Inc...... Community Food MD......... 800,000 Van Hollen
Development. Fund. Center Renovation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Cedar Lane Senior Cedar Lane Senior MD......... 1,500,000 Van Hollen
Development. Fund. Living Community Living Community
III Inc.. Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Parity Baltimore Parity Homes MD......... 1,524,000 Van Hollen
Development. Fund. Incorporated. Strategic
Acquisition Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Baltimore County Essex Branch MD......... 2,000,000 Van Hollen
Development. Fund. Public Library. Construction.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Easterseals DC MD Easterseals MD......... 2,000,000 Van Hollen
Development. Fund. VA, Inc.. Hagerstown Child
Development Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Brooks Historical Pilley House ME......... 100,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Society. Restoration.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Eagle Lake.. Fire Department ME......... 150,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Substation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Patriarchs Club..... Harmony Facility ME......... 230,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Construction.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Rumford Center Meeting House ME......... 232,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Village Improvement Restoration.
Society.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Millinocket ADA Compliance ME......... 580,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Historical Society. Upgrades.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Winter Harbor Facility Restoration ME......... 1,150,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Historical Society.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Aroostook Agency on Aroostook Agency on ME......... 1,370,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Aging. Aging Facility
Renovation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Island Falls Fire and Ambulance ME......... 1,603,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Department.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Mars Hill... Community Center ME......... 2,000,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Renovation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Stacyville.. Fire Station........ ME......... 2,000,000 Collins
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Down East Community Down East Community ME......... 2,190,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Hospital. Hospital Workforce
Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Dixmont..... Fire and Rescue ME......... 2,332,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Station.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Lincoln Memorial Lincoln Memorial ME......... 2,400,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Public Library. Library Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Northern Forest Maine Woods Housing ME......... 2,500,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Center Inc. Initiative.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Sanford Housing York County ME......... 2,500,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Authority Workforce and
Development Senior Housing.
Corporation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Brownville.. Brownville Fire ME......... 2,770,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Station.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Passamaquoddy Tribe Indian Township ME......... 2,985,000 Collins
Development. Fund. at Indian Township. Passamaquoddy
Housing Initiative.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Rumford..... Childcare and ME......... 3,000,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Community Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of North Fire and Rescue ME......... 3,400,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Berwick. Station.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Kenduskeag.. Kenduskeag Fire ME......... 3,500,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Station.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Easton...... Fire Station........ ME......... 3,600,000 Collins
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Sanford..... Public Safety ME......... 5,000,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Facilities.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Auburn...... Auburn Area ME......... 8,000,000 Collins
Development. Fund. Infrastructure for
Workforce Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Community Care...... Shaw House Youth ME......... 848,000 Collins, King
Development. Fund. Shelter Renovation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development University of Maine Computer Training ME......... 885,000 Collins, King
Development. Fund. at Fort Kent. Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development SeniorsPlus......... Older Adult ME......... 1,000,000 Collins, King
Development. Fund. Education and
Nutrition Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Kittery..... Community Center ME......... 1,500,000 Collins, King
Development. Fund. Renovation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Van Buren... Small Business ME......... 1,737,000 Collins, King
Development. Fund. Incubator and
Community Hub.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Quoddy Tides Masonic Hall ME......... 2,000,000 Collins, King
Development. Fund. Foundation. Rehabilitation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Wesley Volunteer Volunteer Fire ME......... 2,520,000 Collins, King
Development. Fund. Fire Department, Station.
Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Boys & Girls Clubs Boys & Girls Club ME......... 3,000,000 Collins, King
Development. Fund. of Southern Maine. Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Maine MILL.......... Maine MILL ME......... 3,000,000 Collins, King
Development. Fund. Renovation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Monson...... Fire Station........ ME......... 3,000,000 Collins, King
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Lincoln..... Lincoln Technology ME......... 4,000,000 Collins, King
Development. Fund. Park.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of East Paper Mill Cleanup ME......... 5,000,000 Collins, King
Development. Fund. Millinocket. and Rehabilitation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development York County Workforce and ME......... 6,500,000 Collins, King
Development. Fund. Community College. Student Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Youth and Family Childcare Facility ME......... 500,000 King
Development. Fund. Outreach. Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Chapman House... Affordable Housing.. ME......... 1,317,000 King
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development YWCA Central Maine.. Childcare Facility ME......... 1,689,000 King
Development. Fund. Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Avesta Housing Williston Immanuel ME......... 2,000,000 King
Development. Fund. Development Affordable Housing.
Corporation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Dignity First....... Homeful Village ME......... 2,000,000 King
Development. Fund. Infrastructure.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Albion...... Early Learning STEM MI......... 500,000 Peters
Development. Fund. Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Detroit Archdale Senior MI......... 500,000 Peters
Development. Fund. Housing and Affordable Housing.
Revitalization
Department.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Grand Traverse Band Housing Facility to MI......... 574,000 Peters
Development. Fund. of Ottawa and Support Substance
Chippewa Indians. Abuse Recovery.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Southfield.. Garner Street MI......... 1,200,000 Peters
Development. Fund. Housing Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Flint....... Flint Eastside MI......... 2,000,000 Peters
Development. Fund. Market and
Residential Units
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Downriver Community Ecorse Creek Bridge MI......... 2,500,000 Peters
Development. Fund. Conference. and Culvert
Replacement.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Bay City.... Fire Station Clean- MI......... 959,000 Peters, Slotkin
Development. Fund. Up.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Flint....... Berston Field House MI......... 6,320,000 Peters, Slotkin
Development. Fund. Expansion and
Renovation Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Community Housing Lincoln Avenue Lofts MI......... 500,000 Slotkin
Development. Fund. Network.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Marquette County.... Short Term Emergency MI......... 750,000 Slotkin
Development. Fund. Recuperative Care
Shelter and Long
Term Housing
Initiative.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development South Oakland Lighthouse Campus MI......... 1,000,000 Slotkin
Development. Fund. Shelter dba Redevelopment and
Lighthouse MI. Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Communities First, Mixed Use MI......... 2,000,000 Slotkin
Development. Fund. Inc.. Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Ecorse...... Ecorse Creek MI......... 2,538,000 Slotkin
Development. Fund. Connector Trail and
Revitalization
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Housing and Ross Park Apartments MN......... 222,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. Redevelopment Parking & Community
Authority of Sleepy Home Project.
Eye.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Habitat for Humanity Partnership with MN......... 234,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. of Morrison County. Little Falls School
District.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Northwoods Battered Shelter Expansion... MN......... 300,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. Women's Shelter.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Central Minnesota Westwood Development MN......... 450,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. Habitat for
Humanity.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Otter Tail County New York Mills MN......... 600,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. Housing and Affordable Senior
Redevelopment Housing Project.
Authority.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Accessible Space, Rehabilitation for MN......... 700,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. Inc.. Affordable Housing
Sites in Greater
Minnesota.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Family Freedom Business Incubator MN......... 835,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. Center. in Central Hillside
Duluth.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Sandstone Sandstone School MN......... 850,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. Economic Workforce Housing.
Development
Authority.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Alexandria Housing Woodhill Townhomes.. MN......... 966,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. and Redevelopment
Authority.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Red Wing Housing and Haven of Hope MN......... 977,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. Redevelopment Shelter Project.
Authority.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development YouthLink........... YouthLink Building MN......... 989,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. Roof Replacement.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development One Roof Community New Model- Reentry MN......... 1,000,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. Housing. Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Little Earth Akiins Pejuta Hub... MN......... 2,000,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. Residents'
Association.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Minneapolis Public Missing Middle MN......... 2,000,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. Housing Authority. Construction
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Saint Paul Public Seal Hi-Rise MN......... 2,000,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. Housing Agency. Modernization.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Madison..... Westview Housing MN......... 2,370,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Greater Bemidji..... Bemidji Rail MN......... 2,500,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. Corridor
Redevelopment.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Albert Lea.. Blazing Star MN......... 2,600,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. Remediation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Central Minnesota Hilltop Square MN......... 3,000,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. Housing Apartments.
Partnership, Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Women's Advocates... Expanding Capacity MN......... 3,500,000 Klobuchar, Smith
Development. Fund. at the Nation's
First Domestic
Violence Shelter.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Monticello.. Police Department MS......... 121,000 Hyde-Smith
Development. Fund. Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Cary........ Fire Station MS......... 600,000 Hyde-Smith
Development. Fund. Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Mississippi's Facility MS......... 775,000 Hyde-Smith
Development. Fund. Toughest Kids Improvements.
Foundation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development East Central Veteran Center MS......... 800,000 Hyde-Smith
Development. Fund. Community College. Building
Construction.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development East Leflore Water Water Storage MS......... 1,000,000 Hyde-Smith
Development. Fund. and Sewer District. Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Greenwood-Leflore- Building MS......... 2,000,000 Hyde-Smith
Development. Fund. Carroll Economic Revitalization
Development Project.
Foundation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Vicksburg... Floodwall Closure MS......... 3,000,000 Hyde-Smith
Development. Fund. System Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Mississippi Food Food Storage MS......... 3,000,000 Hyde-Smith
Development. Fund. Network. Facility
Enhancements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Forrest County Career and Technical MS......... 5,000,000 Hyde-Smith
Development. Fund. Agricultural High Education Expansion
School. Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Gulf Coast Center Family Justice MS......... 5,000,000 Hyde-Smith
Development. Fund. for Nonviolence, Center Expansion.
Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development University of Site Preparation and MS......... 8,500,000 Hyde-Smith
Development. Fund. Mississippi Medical Critical
Center. Infrastructure
Support.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Forrest-Lamar Infrastructure MS......... 1,000,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Development. Fund. Alliance. Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Lee County Board of Learning Center..... MS......... 1,000,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Development. Fund. Supervisors.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development SR1 College Learning Center..... MS......... 1,000,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Development. Fund. Preparatory and
STEM Academy.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Pearl River Road Infrastructure MS......... 2,000,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Development. Fund. Community College. Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Mississippi Vicksburg National MS......... 3,000,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Development. Fund. Department of Military Park
Archives and Improvements.
History.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development University of Innovation and MS......... 10,000,000 Hyde-Smith, Wicker
Development. Fund. Mississippi. Entrepreneurial
Fusion Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Servant Center, Servant House NC......... 247,000 Tillis
Development. Fund. Inc.. Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Hickory..... Fire Station NC......... 1,383,000 Tillis
Development. Fund. Upgrades.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development YMCA of Southeastern Midtown YMCA NC......... 1,500,000 Tillis
Development. Fund. North Carolina, Expansion Project.
Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Gaston County Family Stowe Family YMCA NC......... 2,000,000 Tillis
Development. Fund. YMCA. Expansion Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Henderson County.... EMS Substations NC......... 2,500,000 Tillis
Development. Fund. Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Winston-Salem Infrastructure and NC......... 3,200,000 Tillis
Development. Fund. Industries for the Facility
Blind, Inc. dba IFB Improvements.
Solutions.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Mebane...... Force Main NC......... 4,000,000 Tillis
Development. Fund. Wastewater
Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development YMCA of Greater The Johnston Family NC......... 5,000,000 Tillis
Development. Fund. Charlotte. YMCA Infrastructure
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Lenoir County Water and Sewer NC......... 5,182,000 Tillis
Development. Fund. Government. Infrastructure
Extension.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Central Carolina EMS/Fire Training NC......... 5,779,000 Tillis
Development. Fund. Community College. Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Canton...... Fire Department..... NC......... 5,799,000 Tillis
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Friend...... Friend Volunteer NE......... 1,300,000 Fischer
Development. Fund. Fire and Rescue
Department.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Village of Clatonia. Fire Hall........... NE......... 1,310,000 Fischer
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Plattsmouth. Aerial Fire Truck... NE......... 1,800,000 Fischer
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of South Sioux Aerial Fire Truck NE......... 2,500,000 Fischer
Development. Fund. City. and Fire Equipment.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Southwestern Keene Eastside NH......... 198,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. Community Services, Housing.
Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Cross New Hampshire Twin State Rails-to- NH......... 250,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. Adventure Trail. Trails Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Avesta Housing Rural NH Affordable NH......... 335,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. Development Housing
Corporation. Preservation
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Gather.............. Expanding Food NH......... 345,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. Access Across the
Seacoast.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development School Franklin High School NH......... 461,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. Administrative Unit Revitalization
#18. Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development St. Joseph Community Meals on Wheels of NH......... 686,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. Services. Hillsborough
County: Community
Nutrition Center
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development SNHS Management Community Action NH......... 688,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. Corps. Partnership
Hillsborough and
Rockingham
Opportunity Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Laconia Housing Laconia Affordable NH......... 750,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. Redevelopment Housing Expansion.
Authority--Union
Avenue Limited
Partnership.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Affordable Housing, North Country Main NH......... 1,000,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. Education and Street
Development Inc.. Revitalization.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Bridges: Domestic & Emergency Housing NH......... 1,000,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. Sexual Violence Program.
Support Services,
Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Families in Affordable Housing NH......... 1,060,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. Transition. and Shelter
Security
Improvement Plan.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Sullivan County..... Regional Childcare NH......... 1,600,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. Enhancement Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Our Place, Inc...... Supportive Housing NH......... 1,950,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. for Adults with
Disabilities.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Mark Stebbins Mark Stebbins NH......... 2,000,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. Community Center. Community Center
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Monadnock Affordable Monadnock Affordable NH......... 2,000,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. Housing Corporation. Housing Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development NeighborWorks Pearl Street NH......... 2,212,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. Southern New Apartments
Hampshire. Manchester.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Marguerite's Place.. Nashua Transitional NH......... 2,500,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. Housing, Child Care
and Family Resource
Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Salem Housing Salem Area Housing NH......... 3,000,000 Shaheen
Development. Fund. Authority. Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development HABcore, Inc........ Ocean County NJ......... 150,000 Booker
Development. Fund. Homeless Shelter
Vans.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development HomeWorks Trenton, Facilities Upgrades. NJ......... 150,000 Booker
Development. Fund. Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Township of Electric Bus for NJ......... 256,000 Booker
Development. Fund. Piscataway. Senior Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Veterans of Foreign Veteran Outreach NJ......... 267,000 Booker
Development. Fund. Wars Department of Initiative.
New Jersey.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Trust for Public Sowing Seeds for NJ......... 287,000 Booker
Development. Fund. Land. Change.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Newark Community Trauma Recovery NJ......... 359,000 Booker
Development. Fund. Street Team. Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Revive South Jersey. Operation HOPE...... NJ......... 500,000 Booker
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Warren County Affordable Housing NJ......... 500,000 Booker
Development. Fund. Habitat for Construction and
Humanity. Critical Home
Repair.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development United Advocacy Nonprofit Innovation NJ......... 800,000 Booker
Development. Fund. Group, Inc.. Corridor.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Covenant House New Redevelopment and NJ......... 1,000,000 Booker
Development. Fund. Jersey. Affordable Housing
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Plainfield.. Milt Campbell Field NJ......... 2,000,000 Booker
Development. Fund. Detention Basin
Improvements and
Flood Reduction
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Community Food Bank Renovation of NJ......... 2,000,000 Booker
Development. Fund. of New Jersey Inc.. Warehouse.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Hunterdon County.... Senior Center NJ......... 2,000,000 Booker
Development. Fund. Expansion & ADA
Upgrades.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Township of West West Milford Senior NJ......... 100,000 Booker, Kim
Development. Fund. Milford. Bus.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development County of Bergen.... Bergen HEARTS NJ......... 116,000 Booker, Kim
Development. Fund. Facility
Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Sussex County....... Transportation NJ......... 185,000 Booker, Kim
Development. Fund. Enhancement Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Winslow Township.... Senior Bus NJ......... 250,000 Booker, Kim
Development. Fund. Improvement Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Lunch Break......... Family Promise NJ......... 300,000 Booker, Kim
Development. Fund. Apartments.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Gloucester County Home Builds for NJ......... 400,000 Booker, Kim
Development. Fund. Habitat for Habitat.
Humanity.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development County of Bergen.... Conklin Youth NJ......... 500,000 Booker, Kim
Development. Fund. Improvements
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Old Bridge Township. Food Bank Building NJ......... 500,000 Booker, Kim
Development. Fund. Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Township of Supportive Housing NJ......... 800,000 Booker, Kim
Development. Fund. Woodbridge. Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development North Hudson Facility NJ......... 1,410,000 Booker, Kim
Development. Fund. Regional Fire & Rehabilitation.
Rescue.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Township of Edison.. Minnie B. Veal NJ......... 2,915,000 Booker, Kim
Development. Fund. Senior Services
Expansion Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Perth Amboy. Second Street Park NJ......... 3,000,000 Booker, Kim
Development. Fund. Rehabilitation
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Paterson.... Paterson Homeless NJ......... 3,200,000 Booker, Kim
Development. Fund. Hub Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Newark Housing Cottage Place....... NJ......... 900,000 Kim
Development. Fund. Authority.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development County of Passaic... River Street Storm NJ......... 1,200,000 Kim
Development. Fund. Water Management.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Wildwood.... ADA Access and NJ......... 2,185,000 Kim
Development. Fund. Security
Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Mesilla Valley Amador Crossing NM......... 200,000 Heinrich
Development. Fund. Community of Hope. Apartments.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Deming Silver Emergency Housing NM......... 440,000 Heinrich
Development. Fund. Linings. and Support.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Northern Rio Grande Affordable Housing NM......... 692,000 Heinrich
Development. Fund. National Heritage Pilot Project.
Area.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Albuquerque Housing Albuquerque Public NM......... 850,000 Heinrich
Development. Fund. Authority. Housing Upgrades.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Serenity Mesa Youth Facility Expansion.. NM......... 1,000,000 Heinrich
Development. Fund. Recovery Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Boys & Girls Club of Aztec Club Capital NM......... 1,500,000 Heinrich
Development. Fund. San Juan County. Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development DreamTree Project, Taos (NEST) NM......... 1,500,000 Heinrich
Development. Fund. Inc.. Navigating
Emergency Support
Together
Renovations.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Socorro..... Waterline NM......... 2,300,000 Heinrich
Development. Fund. Replacement.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Anthony Water and Wastewater Treatment NM......... 2,500,000 Heinrich
Development. Fund. Sanitation District. Plant Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Homewise, Inc....... New Homes for New NM......... 4,000,000 Heinrich
Development. Fund. Mexico.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Cuidando Los Ninos.. Facility Expansion.. NM......... 700,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Pueblo of Acoma Cedar Hills NM......... 1,000,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Development. Fund. Housing Authority. Affordable Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Tierra Del Sol Vado New Horizons NM......... 1,500,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Development. Fund. Housing Corporation. Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Pueblo of Jemez..... Hazard Remediation NM......... 1,512,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Development. Fund. and Pueblo
Revitalization.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Mountainair. Downtown Mountainair NM......... 1,800,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Development. Fund. Roadway
Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Albuquerque. Modernization of the NM......... 2,000,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Development. Fund. Westside Emergency
Housing Shelter.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Albuquerque. Senior Stability NM......... 2,000,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Development. Fund. Site.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Santa Fe County..... Trauma-Informed NM......... 2,500,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Development. Fund. Housing Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Pueblo of Acoma Senior Home NM......... 2,900,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Development. Fund. Senior Center. Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development La Cosecha Community Raices Sagradas Eco- NM......... 3,000,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Development. Fund. Supported Wellness and Food
Agriculture. Hub.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Youth Development, Early Childhood NM......... 3,000,000 Heinrich, Lujan
Development. Fund. Inc.. Development Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Habitat for Humanity Affordable Home NM......... 300,000 Lujan
Development. Fund. of Espanola Valley Construction.
& Los Alamos.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Lordsburg... Special Events NM......... 500,000 Lujan
Development. Fund. Center Refurbish.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development McKinley County..... Red Rock Facility NM......... 500,000 Lujan
Development. Fund. Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development San Joaquin del Rio Community Center NM......... 605,000 Lujan
Development. Fund. de Chama Land Grant. Renovations and
Upgrades.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Village of Mosquero. Housing Project..... NM......... 620,000 Lujan
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Las Cruces.. Innovation & NM......... 850,000 Lujan
Development. Fund. Industrial Park
Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Region 9 Education Early Childhood NM......... 1,000,000 Lujan
Development. Fund. Cooperative. Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development County of Bernalillo Affordable Housing NM......... 1,500,000 Lujan
Development. Fund. Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Lander County....... Assisted Living NV......... 250,000 Cortez Masto, Rosen
Development. Fund. Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Lyon County......... Mound House NV......... 600,000 Cortez Masto, Rosen
Development. Fund. Community Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Elko County......... Specialty Court NV......... 635,000 Cortez Masto, Rosen
Development. Fund. Housing Program.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Las Vegas... Homelessness NV......... 1,000,000 Cortez Masto, Rosen
Development. Fund. Prevention and
Diversion Program.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Las Vegas... Historic Westside NV......... 1,850,000 Cortez Masto, Rosen
Development. Fund. Community Land
Trust Affordable
Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of North Las Library Expansion... NV......... 2,500,000 Cortez Masto, Rosen
Development. Fund. Vegas.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Reno........ Community Center NV......... 3,000,000 Cortez Masto, Rosen
Development. Fund. Wellness Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of West Community Center.... NV......... 7,796,000 Cortez Masto, Rosen
Development. Fund. Wendover.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Viscardi Center, Community Program NY......... 400,000 Gillibrand
Development. Fund. Inc.. Hub.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development United Way of Long Training Academy NY......... 750,000 Gillibrand
Development. Fund. Island. Construction.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Uptown Grand Central 125th Street NY......... 1,000,000 Gillibrand
Development. Fund. Corp.. Community Plaza.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Asian Americans for Affordable Housing NY......... 1,166,000 Gillibrand
Development. Fund. Equality. Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Mosholu-Montefiore Facility Renovations NY......... 1,371,000 Gillibrand
Development. Fund. Community Center,
Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development BronxWorks, Inc..... McLaughlin Center NY......... 2,000,000 Gillibrand
Development. Fund. Capital Renovations
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Rochester... Rochester Public NY......... 2,000,000 Gillibrand
Development. Fund. Market.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Multi-Craft Workforce NY......... 2,000,000 Gillibrand
Development. Fund. Apprenticeship Development
Preparation Program. Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development New York City NYC Neighborhood NY......... 2,000,000 Gillibrand
Development. Fund. Department of Internet Network.
Housing
Preservation &
Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Catholic Charities Community Center NY......... 2,500,000 Gillibrand
Development. Fund. of Staten Island, Renovation.
Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Habitat for Humanity Affordable Housing NY......... 3,000,000 Gillibrand
Development. Fund. New York City and Project.
Westchester.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development New York Public K-12 Learning Center NY......... 3,000,000 Gillibrand
Development. Fund. Library.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development YMCA of Long Island. Patchogue Renovation NY......... 3,000,000 Gillibrand
Development. Fund. and Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development New York School for Career and Technical NY......... 5,000,000 Gillibrand
Development. Fund. the Deaf. Education Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development FeedMore Western New Consolidated NY......... 500,000 Gillibrand, Schumer
Development. Fund. York, Inc.. Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Lake Champlain--Lake Adirondack Workforce NY......... 750,000 Gillibrand, Schumer
Development. Fund. George Regional Housing Modular
Planning Board. Facility Plan.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development New-York Historical Classroom Space NY......... 1,000,000 Gillibrand, Schumer
Development. Fund. Society. Additions.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Regional Food Bank Facilities Expansion NY......... 1,000,000 Gillibrand, Schumer
Development. Fund. of Northeastern New
York, Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Roundabout Theatre ADA Accessibility NY......... 1,000,000 Gillibrand, Schumer
Development. Fund. Company, Inc.. Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Babylon..... Blighted Property NY......... 1,000,000 Gillibrand, Schumer
Development. Fund. Acquisition and
Demolition for
Visionary Renewal
of Downtown
Copiague.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development New York City NYCHA Building Line NY......... 1,663,000 Gillibrand, Schumer
Development. Fund. Housing Authority. Initiative--Douglas
s I & II Houses.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Brooklyn Chinese- BCA Complex......... NY......... 2,000,000 Gillibrand, Schumer
Development. Fund. American
Association.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Variety Boys & Girls Creation of NY......... 2,000,000 Gillibrand, Schumer
Development. Fund. Club of Queens. Community Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Fifth Avenue Community Facility NY......... 3,000,000 Gillibrand, Schumer
Development. Fund. Committee, Inc.. Enhancements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development India Home, Inc..... Jamaica Affordable NY......... 5,000,000 Gillibrand, Schumer
Development. Fund. Housing Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development New York City NYCHA Building Line NY......... 5,000,000 Gillibrand, Schumer
Development. Fund. Housing Authority. Initiative--Patters
on Houses.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development New York City NYCHA Building Line NY......... 5,000,000 Gillibrand, Schumer
Development. Fund. Housing Authority. Initiative--Red
Hook East Houses.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development RiseBoro Community Affordable Housing NY......... 5,000,000 Gillibrand, Schumer
Development. Fund. Partnership Inc.. Rehabilitation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Food Bank For New Warehouse NY......... 6,000,000 Gillibrand, Schumer
Development. Fund. York City. Renovations.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development East Harlem El Building NY......... 500,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Barrio Community Rehabilitation.
Land Trust.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development National Comedy Comedy Center NY......... 500,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Center Operator Capital
Inc.. Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development New Immigrant NICE Station-- NY......... 500,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Community Community &
Empowerment. Training Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development UnionDocs, Inc...... Elevator and HVAC NY......... 500,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. for UnionDocs
Headquarters.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Joyce Theater New York Center for NY......... 650,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Foundation, Inc.. Creativity & Dance.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Ridgewood Nepalese Community and NY......... 900,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Society Inc.. Cultural Center
Renovation and
Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Brooklyn Institute Fire Alarm System... NY......... 1,000,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. of Arts and
Sciences.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Brooklyn Queens BKCM Campus NY......... 1,000,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Conservatory of Expansion &
Music. Renovation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Bukharian Heritage Bukharian Jewish NY......... 1,000,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Society, Inc.. Museum and
Community Facility
Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Camp HASC, Inc...... Dining Facility NY......... 1,000,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Renovation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Center for New Community Center NY......... 1,000,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Jewish Culture Inc.. Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Fordham University.. Fordham Road NY......... 1,000,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Community Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Fund for Public Active Living at NY......... 1,000,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Housing, Inc. dba NYCHA: Creating
Public Housing Vibrant
Community Fund. Intergenerational
Spaces for Health
and Wellness.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Greater Allen Affordable Mixed-Use NY......... 1,000,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Development Housing.
Corporation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Metropolitan Opera Elevator NY......... 1,000,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Association, Inc.. Modernization for
ADA Accessibility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development National Federation Community Center NY......... 1,000,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. of Filipino Expansion.
American
Associations.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development New York Shakespeare ADA Improvements.... NY......... 1,000,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Festival dba The
Public Theater.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Rochester Broadway West Herr Performing NY......... 1,000,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Theatre League. Arts Center ADA
Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Research Koffman Southern NY......... 1,000,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Foundation for the Tier Incubator
State University of Expansion for
New York-- Manufacturing.
Binghamton
University.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of North Town Dock NY......... 1,000,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Hempstead. Revitalization
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Machne Gila......... Dining Hall at Camp NY......... 1,500,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Gila.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Metropolitan 83rd Street ADA NY......... 1,500,000 Schumer
Development. Fund. Museum of Art. Accessible Entrance.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Franklin Township & Muskingum River OH......... 247,000 Husted
Development. Fund. Conesville Village Access Project.
Joint Recreation
Board.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Stark State College. CDL Instruction OH......... 875,000 Husted
Development. Fund. Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Chillicothe. Mary Lou Patton Park OH......... 1,500,000 Husted
Development. Fund. Infrastructure
Revitalization.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Portsmouth.. Chillicothe Street OH......... 1,500,000 Husted
Development. Fund. Housing Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Vinton County Capital Improvements OH......... 5,000,000 Husted
Development. Fund. Visitors Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Columbus State Ohio Center for OH......... 9,500,000 Husted, Moreno
Development. Fund. Community College. Advanced Technology.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Downtown Toledo ConnecToledo OH......... 2,000,000 Moreno
Development. Fund. Development Farmer's Market
Corporation. Renovation and
Relocation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Inola Public Schools Inola Early OK......... 4,000,000 Mullin
Development. Fund. Childhood
Development and
Preschool Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Linn-Benton Periwinkle Child OR......... 105,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Community College Development Center.
Foundation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Sumpter..... Sumpter Community OR......... 173,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Center Safety
Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Medford..... Santos Center OR......... 500,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Discovery Preschool
Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Wallowa Resources... Affordable Workforce OR......... 500,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Housing in Wallowa
County.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Farmworker Housing Affordable Housing.. OR......... 536,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Development
Corporation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Bridge Meadows...... Intergenerational OR......... 750,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Housing Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Corvallis Affordable Housing OR......... 752,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Neighborhood Construction in
Housing Services, Linn County.
Inc. dba DevNW.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Bend-Redmond Habitat Supporting OR......... 1,000,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. for Humanity. Affordable
Homeownership in
Central Oregon.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Portland.... Clara Vista OR......... 1,000,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Redevelopment.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Habitat for Humanity Affordable Housing OR......... 1,000,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Portland Metro East Construction in
dba Habitat for Multnomah County.
Humanity Portland
Region.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Northwest Community Zig Zag Workforce OR......... 1,000,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Housing Foundation. Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Yamhill County McMinnville Housing OR......... 1,000,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Affordable Housing Rehabilitation.
Corporation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Oregon Center for Early Childhood and OR......... 1,200,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Creative Learning. Interactive
Learning Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development John Day School Grant Early Learning OR......... 1,450,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. District #3. Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Albina Vision Trust, Affordable Housing OR......... 1,500,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Inc.. Land Acquisition.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Columbia Gorge The Dalles Early OR......... 1,500,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Education Service Learning Center.
District.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Network for Oregon Affordable OR......... 1,500,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Affordable Housing. Homeownership Loan
Program.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development McKenzie Community Affordable Housing OR......... 1,700,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Land Trust. in Blue River.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Confederated Tribes Low-Income OR......... 1,914,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. of Coos, Lower Multifamily Housing
Umpqua, and Siuslaw Project.
Indians.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Big River Community Hood River OR......... 2,000,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Land Trust. Affordable Housing
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Redmond..... Cinder Hollow OR......... 2,000,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Affordable Housing
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Confederated Tribes Tumwata Village OR......... 2,000,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. of Grand Ronde. Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Corvallis Daytime Homeless Services OR......... 2,000,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Drop-in Center. Navigation Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Marion Polk Food Food Bank Warehouse OR......... 2,000,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Share. and Meals on Wheels
Kitchen.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Umpqua Community Affordable Housing OR......... 2,000,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. College. for Students.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Community Warehouse. Furniture Bank OR......... 2,200,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Everyone Village.... Affordable Housing OR......... 2,465,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Construction in
Lane County.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Klamath Tribes.. Tribal Housing...... OR......... 2,820,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Meals on Wheels Eastside Resource OR......... 3,000,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. People. Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Port of Portand..... Mass Timber and OR......... 3,200,000 Merkley, Wyden
Development. Fund. Housing Innovation
Campus
Infrastructure
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Warren...... Community Park PA......... 250,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. Improvement Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Garden of Health Improvements to PA......... 350,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. Inc.. Garden of Health's
Hatfield Farm.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Launch of Improvements for PA......... 450,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. Philadelphia, Inc.. Launch Community
Education Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development ACTION-Housing, Inc. Affordable Housing PA......... 500,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. Conversion in
Downtown Pittsburgh.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Scranton Whole Home Repair PA......... 522,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. Neighborhood Initiative for
Housing Services Seniors--Lackawanna
Inc., dba , Luzerne, Wayne,
NeighborWorks Pike, Monroe
Northeastern Counties.
Pennsylvania.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Dauphin County Low-Income Housing PA......... 650,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. Redevelopment Development
Authority. Initiative.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Common Roots........ Revitalizing Upper PA......... 750,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. Water Street in
Meadville.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Lancaster Area Affordable Housing PA......... 750,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. Habitat for Construction.
Humanity.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Nueva Esperanza, Esperanza Stable PA......... 750,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. Inc.. Affordable Rental
Housing Trust
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Steel Rivers Council Blight Remediation PA......... 750,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. of Governments. in the Mon Valley.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Women's Community Linda Lockman-King PA......... 950,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. Revitalization Apartments in West
Project. Philadelphia.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Amani Christian Blight Remediation PA......... 954,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. Community and Site
Development Preparation in the
Corporation. Carrick
Neighborhood of
Pittsburgh.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Young Women's Enhancing Victims PA......... 958,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. Christian and Survivors
Association of York. Facilities.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Broad Street Kitchen Renovations. PA......... 970,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. Ministry.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development The Caring Cupboard, Community Center PA......... 1,000,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. Inc.. Construction in
Lebanon County.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Erie County Erie County PA......... 1,100,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. Community Land Bank. Cornerstone
Community Land
Trust Affordable
Housing Program.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development State College Expansion of Forever PA......... 1,500,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. Community Land Affordable Homes in
Trust, Inc.. State College.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Habitat for Humanity Blight Remediation PA......... 1,610,000 Fetterman
Development. Fund. of Berks County. in Reading.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Central Falls Food Access......... RI......... 150,000 Reed
Development. Fund. Foundation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Community Care Facilities and RI......... 200,000 Reed
Development. Fund. Alliance. Equipment.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development West Warwick Public West Warwick Public RI......... 300,000 Reed
Development. Fund. Library. Library Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Community Action CAPP Housing RI......... 441,000 Reed
Development. Fund. Partnership of Improvements.
Providence County.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Aldersbridge Aldersbridge at East RI......... 500,000 Reed
Development. Fund. Communities. Point.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development West Elmwood Housing Affordable Housing.. RI......... 500,000 Reed
Development. Fund. Development
Corporation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Meals on Wheels of Facility Renovation. RI......... 600,000 Reed
Development. Fund. RI, Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development YWCA Rhode Island... Veterans Community RI......... 600,000 Reed
Development. Fund. Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development NeighborWorks Affordable Housing.. RI......... 975,000 Reed
Development. Fund. Blackstone River
Valley.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Newport..... Senior Center RI......... 1,000,000 Reed
Development. Fund. Modernization
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of South Affordable Housing RI......... 5,000,000 Reed
Development. Fund. Kingstown. Initiative.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Fuerza Laboral...... Building Upgrades RI......... 500,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Development. Fund. for Child Care
Center and
Incubator.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Trinity Repertory Access for All...... RI......... 525,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Development. Fund. Company.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Providence.. Federal Hill House RI......... 1,000,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Development. Fund. Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Providence.. West End Community RI......... 1,000,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Development. Fund. Center Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Central Jenks Park and RI......... 1,000,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Development. Fund. Falls. Cogswell Tower
Restoration.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Sojourner House..... Woonsocket Office RI......... 1,275,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Development. Fund. and Drop-In Center
Acquistion and
Renovation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Crossroads Rhode Crossroads--Warwick RI......... 2,000,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Development. Fund. Island. Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Olneyville Housing Affordable Housing RI......... 2,000,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Development. Fund. Corporation dba ONE Development.
Neighborhood
Builders.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Olneyville Housing ONB Cumberland RI......... 2,000,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Development. Fund. Corporation dba ONE Affordable Housing.
Neighborhood
Builders.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Pawtucket... Veterans Memorial RI......... 2,500,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Development. Fund. Park Pool
Renovations.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development United Way of Rhode United Way Facility RI......... 3,400,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Development. Fund. Island. Renovation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Tower Street Center, Tower Street RI......... 4,475,000 Reed, Whitehouse
Development. Fund. Inc.. Community Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Pageland.... Public Safety SC......... 5,512,000 Graham
Development. Fund. Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development University of South Veterans and SC......... 10,000,000 Graham
Development. Fund. Carolina. Military Center of
Excellence.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development University of South Facility SC......... 12,611,000 Graham
Development. Fund. Carolina. Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Magdalene Dakota.... Women's SD......... 829,000 Rounds
Development. Fund. Rehabilitation
Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Crow Creek Housing Crow Creek Housing SD......... 3,000,000 Rounds
Development. Fund. Authority. Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Douglas School Douglas Elementary SD......... 42,000,000 Rounds
Development. Fund. District #51-1. School.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Utah Valley Utah Lake Research UT......... 4,000,000 Curtis
Development. Fund. University. Center Feasibility
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Habitat for Humanity Ballsville Road VA......... 500,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Powhatan. Neighborhood.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Staunton Affordable Housing VA......... 500,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Redevelopment and in Staunton.
Housing Authority.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development SupportWorks Housing Rady Street VA......... 500,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Apartments.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Hampton Roads Affordable Housing.. VA......... 700,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Ecumenical Lodgings
& Provisions, Inc.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Norfolk..... Affordable Housing VA......... 1,000,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Chesapeake.. Myers Road Sidewalk VA......... 1,150,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Extension.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Affordable Homes & Affordable Housing VA......... 1,175,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Communities. and Community
Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Young Men's Transform the VA......... 1,423,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Christian Downtown YMCA.
Association of
Central Virginia.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Feed More........... Project Nourish..... VA......... 1,500,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Foodbank of New Facility........ VA......... 1,500,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Southeastern
Virginia and
Eastern Shore.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Economic Development Utilities to Support VA......... 1,520,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Authority of Floyd Affordable
County. Workforce Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Danville.... Cunningham and VA......... 1,742,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Hughes Neighborhood
Development Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Action in Community Rebuilding Westend VA......... 1,780,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Through Service. Domestic Violence
Shelter.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Alexandria Ladrey Apartments... VA......... 2,000,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Redevelopment
Housing Authority.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Harrisonburg Lineweaver Annex VA......... 2,000,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Redevelopment & Renovation of
Housing Authority. Permanent
Supportive Housing
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development People Incorporated Manassas Veterans VA......... 2,000,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. of Virginia. Housing and Post
Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Hopkins House--A Samuel Madden Homes VA......... 2,500,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Center for Children Success Center.
and their Families.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development James City County... Moses Lane VA......... 925,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Comprehensive
Community
Development Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Clifton Town of Clifton VA......... 2,912,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Forge. Forge All Abilities
Park.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Micah Ecumenical Jeremiah Community.. VA......... 2,915,000 Kaine, Warner
Development. Fund. Ministries.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Vermont Housing & Shared Equity VT......... 550,000 Sanders
Development. Fund. Conservation Board. Homeownership
Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Champlain Housing Affordable Housing VT......... 1,000,000 Sanders
Development. Fund. Trust. for Winooski.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Good Samaritan Haven Complex Care Shelter VT......... 1,155,000 Sanders
Development. Fund. at the Welcome
Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Downstreet Housing & Preserving VT......... 1,500,000 Sanders
Development. Fund. Community Affordable Housing
Development. and Creating
Homeownership
Opportunities.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Windham & Windsor The Chalet VT......... 3,000,000 Sanders
Development. Fund. Housing Trust. Redevelopment.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Barre....... The Prospect Heights VT......... 3,316,000 Sanders
Development. Fund. Development Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Vermont Housing & Affordable Housing VT......... 12,000,000 Sanders, Welch
Development. Fund. Conservation Board. for Vermont.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Vermont Office of Home Repair and VT......... 2,000,000 Welch
Development. Fund. Economic Remediation.
Opportunity.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Brattleboro Brattleboro VT......... 3,250,000 Welch
Development. Fund. Development Credit Technology and
Corporation. Industrial Park.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Ascend Housing Housing at Stonecrop VT......... 5,250,000 Welch
Development. Fund. Allies Incorporated. Meadows.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Community Roots The Jefferson WA......... 350,000 Cantwell
Development. Fund. Housing. Affordable Housing
Preservation
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Jefferson County.... Workforce Housing... WA......... 1,500,000 Cantwell
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development YWCA Yakima......... Domestic Violence WA......... 1,500,000 Cantwell
Development. Fund. Shelter.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Port of Skagit Agricultural WA......... 1,750,000 Cantwell
Development. Fund. County. Innovation Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Northeast Public Childcare and WA......... 2,000,000 Cantwell
Development. Fund. Development Workforce Housing
Authority. Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Council for the Housing Solutions WA......... 2,500,000 Cantwell, Murray
Development. Fund. Homeless. Center Expansion.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Kelso....... Catlin and Main WA......... 3,250,000 Cantwell, Murray
Development. Fund. Community
Development Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Community Roots The Helen V WA......... 512,000 Murray
Development. Fund. Housing. Affordable Housing
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development United Way of King Food Access and WA......... 800,000 Murray
Development. Fund. County. Distribution.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Seattle..... Fort Lawton WA......... 1,000,000 Murray
Development. Fund. Redevelopment.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Seattle Indian Native Village & WA......... 1,500,000 Murray
Development. Fund. Services Commission. Gateway Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Bellwether Housing.. Thunderbird Nest WA......... 1,800,000 Murray
Development. Fund. Affordable Housing
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Shelton Family Housing Project..... WA......... 2,000,000 Murray
Development. Fund. Center dba The
Youth Connection.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Spokane Neighborhood Broadway Senior WA......... 2,000,000 Murray
Development. Fund. Action Partners. Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Whatcom Lynden Transit WA......... 2,000,000 Murray
Development. Fund. Transportation Station Affordable
Authority. Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Friends of Youth.... Griffin Campus WA......... 2,500,000 Murray
Development. Fund. Affordable Housing.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Low Income Housing University District WA......... 3,000,000 Murray
Development. Fund. Institute. Transit Oriented
Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Partners Inland Resource Center..... WA......... 3,000,000 Murray
Development. Fund. Northwest.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Children's Home Vancouver Family WA......... 3,400,000 Murray
Development. Fund. Society of Resource Center
Washington dba Akin. Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development OPAL Community Land Pea Patch Community WA......... 4,000,000 Murray
Development. Fund. Trust. Campus.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development YMCA of Pierce and Bremerton Early WA......... 6,200,000 Murray
Development. Fund. Kitsap Counties. Learning Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Ozaukee Food Mobile Pantry....... WI......... 246,000 Baldwin
Development. Fund. Alliance.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Veterans 1st of NEW, Veterans Cottage WI......... 480,000 Baldwin
Development. Fund. Inc.. Court Village.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Habitat for Humanity College Park WI......... 500,000 Baldwin
Development. Fund. of Waukesha and Workforce Housing
Jefferson Counties. Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Wild Rivers Habitat Affordable Housing WI......... 500,000 Baldwin
Development. Fund. for Humanity, Inc.. Construction.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Acts Community Acquisition Fund.... WI......... 1,000,000 Baldwin
Development. Fund. Development
Corporation, Inc..
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Boys & Girls Club of Facility Expansion.. WI......... 1,000,000 Baldwin
Development. Fund. the Northwoods.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Communities of Affordable Housing.. WI......... 1,500,000 Baldwin
Development. Fund. Crocus.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Kenosha..... Affordable Housing WI......... 3,000,000 Baldwin
Development. Fund. Development.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development YMCA of Metropolitan Health Commons...... WI......... 4,000,000 Baldwin
Development. Fund. Milwaukee.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Janesville.. Remediation at WI......... 5,000,000 Baldwin
Development. Fund. Former GM Facility.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Green Bay Metro Fire New Fire Station.... WI......... 5,000,000 Baldwin
Development. Fund. Department.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Community Impact Childcare and WV......... 250,000 Capito
Development. Fund. Network. Economic
Opportunities in
Ohio County.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Logan....... White Coat Housing WV......... 1,200,000 Capito
Development. Fund. Community in Rural
Appalachia.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Hinton...... New River Center WV......... 1,919,000 Capito
Development. Fund. Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Wheeling Park Historic Community WV......... 5,642,000 Capito
Development. Fund. Commission. Building
Renovations.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Craik Patton Inc.... Craik-Patton House WV......... 250,000 Capito, Justice
Development. Fund. Site Accessibility
Project.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Appalachia Service Home Repair for WV......... 500,000 Capito, Justice
Development. Fund. Project. Flooding Victims.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Elkins...... Downtown WV......... 503,000 Capito, Justice
Development. Fund. Improvements.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Capitol Market Inc.. Capitol Market WV......... 750,000 Capito, Justice
Development. Fund. Safety and Security.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Region 4 Planning Fruits of Labor WV......... 966,000 Capito, Justice
Development. Fund. and Development Expansion.
Council.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development West Virginia The WV Freedom and WV......... 1,980,000 Capito, Justice
Development. Fund. Statewide Independence
Independent Living Project.
Council.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Town of Marlinton... Downtown Trailhead.. WV......... 2,059,000 Capito, Justice
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Clay County 911 Center WV......... 4,600,000 Capito, Justice
Development. Fund. Commission. Relocation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Ronceverte.. Fred Workman Bridge. WV......... 5,460,000 Capito, Justice
Development. Fund.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development City of Charleston.. Charleston Capital WV......... 7,000,000 Capito, Justice
Development. Fund. Sports Center.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Montgomery General Montgomery General WV......... 7,690,000 Capito, Justice
Development. Fund. Healthcare Systems, Hospital
Inc.. Revitalization.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development Facing Hunger Food Warehouse WV......... 1,103,000 Justice
Development. Fund. Bank. Distribution Center
Renovation.
Department of Housing and Urban Community Development New River Gorge Meadow River WV......... 3,200,000 Justice
Development. Fund. Regional Corridor
Development Improvements.
Authority.
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND
AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026
[In thousands of dollars]
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Senate Committee
recommendation
Item 2025 appropriation Committee compared with (+
recommendation or -) 2025
appropriation
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TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Salaries and expenses............................... 191,295 185,965 -5,330
Immediate Office of the Secretary............... (3,770) (3,764) (-6)
Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary........ (1,370) (1,348) (-22)
Office of the General Counsel................... (32,272) (27,780) (-4,492)
Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation (18,064) (16,252) (-3,812)
for Policy.....................................
Office of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and (2,000) (3,970) (+1,970)
Policy.........................................
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and (22,724) (21,505) (-1,219)
Programs.......................................
Office of the Assistant Secretary for (7,138) (3,807) (-3,331)
Governmental Affairs...........................
Office of the Assistant Secretary for (43,284) (20,024) (-23,260)
Administration.................................
Office of Public Affairs and Public Engagement.. (6,244) (5,664) (-580)
Office of the Executive Secretariat............. (2,515) (2,332) (-183)
Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency (16,506) (15,484) (-1,022)
Response.......................................
Office of the Chief Information Officer......... (33,879) (16,957) (-16,922)
Office of Tribal Government Affairs............. (1,529) (1,494) (-35)
Working Capital Fund Shared Services............ .................. (41,644) (+41,644)
IT Modernization................................ .................. (3,940) (+3,940)
Research and Technology............................. 49,040 32,705 -16,335
National Infrastructure Investments................. 345,000 250,000 -95,000
National Surface Transportation and Innovative 9,558 9,850 +292
Finance Bureau.....................................
Rural and Tribal Infrastructure Advancement......... 25,000 10,000 -15,000
Financial Management Capital........................ 5,000 5,000 ..................
Cyber Security Initiatives.......................... 49,000 60,000 +11,000
Office of Civil Rights.............................. 18,228 12,228 -6,000
Transportation Planning, Research, and Development.. 20,926 34,259 +13,333
Congressionally Directed Spending............... .................. (9,647) (+9,647)
Working Capital Fund................................ (522,165) (650,000) (+127,835)
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and 5,330 5,330 ..................
Outreach...........................................
Payments to Air Carriers (Airport & Airway Trust 450,000 513,637 +63,637
Fund)..............................................
Essential Air Service (Overflight Fees)............. (161,613) (174,363) (+12,750)
Administrative Provisions
Sec 109E Rescission................................. .................. -852 -852
Sec 109F Rescission................................. .................. -25 -25
Sec 109G Rescission................................. .................. -20,000 -20,000
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Total, Office of the Secretary................ 1,168,377 1,098,097 -70,280
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Federal Aviation Administration
Operations.......................................... 13,482,783 13,818,183 +335,400
Aviation safety................................. (1,832,078) (1,876,039) (+43,961)
Air traffic organization........................ (10,105,678) (10,378,148) (+272,470)
Commercial space transportation................. (42,018) (41,546) (-472)
Finance and management.......................... (948,211) (970,124) (+21,913)
NextGen......................................... (67,818) (67,249) (-569)
Security and hazardous materials safety......... (162,155) (161,174) (-981)
Staff offices................................... (324,825) (323,903) (-922)
Facilities and Equipment (Airport & Airway Trust 3,176,250 4,000,000 +823,750
Fund)..............................................
Research, Engineering and Development (Airport & 280,000 290,000 +10,000
Airway Trust Fund).................................
Grants-in-Aid for Airports (Airport and Airway Trust (4,000,000) (4,000,000) ..................
Fund)(Liquidation of contract authorization).......
(Limitation on obligations)..................... (4,000,000) (4,000,000) ..................
Administration.................................. (152,148) (160,000) (+7,852)
Airport cooperative research program............ (15,000) (15,000) ..................
Airport technology research..................... (41,801) (41,827) (+26)
Small community air service development program. (10,000) (15,000) (+5,000)
Grants-in-Aid for Airports (General Fund)........... 50,000 319,368 +269,368
Congressionally Directed Spending............... .................. (269,368) (+269,368)
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Total, Federal Aviation Administration........ 16,989,033 18,427,551 +1,438,518
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Appropriations............................ (16,989,033) (18,427,551) (+1,438,518)
Limitations on obligations.................... (4,000,000) (4,000,000) ..................
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Total budgetary resources..................... (20,989,033) (22,427,551) (+1,438,518)
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Federal Highway Administration
Limitation on Administrative Expenses............... (497,016) (507,436) (+10,420)
Federal-Aid Highways (Highway Trust Fund):
(Limitation on obligations)..................... (61,314,171) (62,657,106) (+1,342,935)
(Liquidation of contract authorization)......... (62,053,171) (63,396,106) (+1,342,935)
(Exempt contract authority)..................... (739,000) (739,000) ..................
Highway Infrastructure Programs (General Fund)...... 340,500 581,225 +240,725
Congressionally Directed Spending............... .................. (581,225) (+581,225)
(Available by Transfer)......................... .................. (555,200) (+555,200)
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(Total Resources)............................. (340,500) (1,136,425) (+795,925)
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Total, Federal Highway Administration......... 340,500 581,225 +240,725
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Limitations on obligations.................... (61,314,171) (62,657,106) (+1,342,935)
Exempt contract authority..................... (739,000) (739,000) ..................
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Total budgetary resources..................... (62,393,671) (63,977,331) (+1,583,660)
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs
(Highway Trust Fund)
(Liquidation of contract authorization)............. (382,500) (390,000) (+7,500)
(Limitation on obligations)..................... (382,500) (390,000) (+7,500)
Motor Carrier Safety Grants (Highway Trust Fund)
(Liquidation of contract authorization)............. (526,450) (536,600) (+10,150)
(Limitation on obligations)..................... (526,450) (536,600) (+10,150)
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Total, Federal Motor Carrier Safety .................. .................. ..................
Administration...............................
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Limitations on obligations.................... (908,950) (926,600) (+17,650)
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Total budgetary resources..................... (908,950) (926,600) (+17,650)
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Operations and Research (General Fund).............. 223,000 65,000 -158,000
(Available by Transfer)......................... .................. (145,000) (+145,000)
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(Total Resources)............................. (223,000) (210,000) (-13,000)
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Operations and Research (Highway Trust Fund)
(Liquidation of contract authorization)............. (205,400) (209,600) (+4,200)
(Limitation on obligations)..................... (205,400) (209,600) (+4,200)
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Subtotal, Operations and Research............. 428,400 274,600 -153,800
Highway Traffic Safety Grants (Highway Trust Fund)
(Liquidation of contract authorization)............. (831,445) (849,650) (+18,205)
(Limitation on obligations)..................... (831,445) (849,655) (+18,210)
Highway safety programs (23 USC 402)........ (385,900) (393,400) (+7,500)
National priority safety programs (23 USC (360,500) (367,500) (+7,000)
405).......................................
High visibility enforcement................. (42,300) (44,300) (+2,000)
Administrative expenses..................... (42,745) (44,455) (+1,710)
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Total, National Highway Traffic Safety 223,000 65,000 -158,000
Administration...........................
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Limitations on obligations................ (1,036,845) (1,059,255) (+22,410)
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Total budgetary resources................. (1,259,845) (1,124,255) (-135,590)
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Federal Railroad Administration
Safety and Operations............................... 267,799 264,549 -3,250
Railroad Research and Development................... 54,000 43,000 -11,000
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Subtotal...................................... 321,799 307,549 -14,250
Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger 75,000 75,000 ..................
Rail...............................................
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety 100,000 106,724 +6,724
Improvements.......................................
Congressionally Directed Spending............... .................. (51,524) (+51,524)
(Available by transfer)......................... .................. (44,800) (+44,800)
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(Total Resources)............................. (100,000) (151,524) (+51,524)
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Subtotal...................................... 175,000 181,724 +6,724
National Railroad Passenger Corporation:
Northeast Corridor Grants....................... 1,141,442 850,000 -291,442
National Network Grants......................... 1,286,321 1,577,000 +290,679
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Subtotal...................................... 2,427,763 2,427,000 -763
Administrative Provisions
Financial Assistance Oversight and Technical (15,600) .................. (-15,600)
Assistance (Sec 150) (by transfer).................
Rescission (Sec 156)................................ .................. -2,182 -2,182
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Total, Federal Railroad Administration........ 2,924,562 2,914,091 -10,471
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Federal Transit Administration
Transit Formula Grants (Highway Trust Fund, Mass (14,279,000) (14,642,000) (+363,000)
Transit Account) (Liquidation of contract
authorization).....................................
(Limitation on obligations)..................... (14,279,000) (14,642,000) (+363,000)
Transit Infrastructure Grants....................... 45,569 140,857 +95,288
Congressionally Directed Spending............... .................. (58,857) (+58,857)
Technical Assistance and Training................... 7,500 7,500 ..................
Capital Investment Grants........................... 2,205,000 1,950,000 -255,000
Grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 150,000 150,000 ..................
Authority..........................................
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Total, Federal Transit Administration......... 2,408,069 2,248,357 -159,712
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Limitations on obligations.................... (14,279,000) (14,642,000) (+363,000)
Great Lakes St Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation
Operations and Maintenance (Harbor Maintenance Trust 40,288 40,624 +336
Fund)..............................................
Maritime Administration
Maritime Security Program........................... 318,000 390,000 +72,000
Rescission...................................... .................. -33,400 -33,400
Cable Security Fleet................................ 10,000 10,000 ..................
Rescission...................................... .................. -12,000 -12,000
Tanker Security Program............................. 60,000 122,400 +62,400
Rescission...................................... .................. -77,000 -77,000
Operations and Training............................. 267,775 240,898 -26,877
State Maritime Academy Operations................... 125,788 143,400 +17,612
Assistance to Small Shipyards....................... 8,750 30,000 +21,250
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(Total Resources)............................. (8,750) (30,000) (+21,250)
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Ship Disposal....................................... 6,000 6,000 ..................
Maritime Guaranteed Loan (Title XI) Program Account:
Administrative expenses......................... 3,000 3,940 +940
Subsidy......................................... 50,586 .................. -50,586
Rescission...................................... .................. -25,000 -25,000
Port Infrastructure Development Program............. 50,000 96,482 +46,482
Congressionally Directed Spending............... .................. (21,482) (+21,482)
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Total, Maritime Administration................ 899,899 895,720 -4,179
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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration
Operational Expenses (General Fund)................. 31,681 31,312 -369
Hazardous Materials Safety (General Fund)........... 74,556 73,660 -896
Pipeline Safety:
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.................. 30,000 30,000 ..................
Pipeline Safety Fund............................ 180,786 180,786 ..................
Liquefied Natural Gas Siting Account............ 400 200 -200
Design Review Fund.............................. .................. 200 +200
Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility Safety 7,000 7,000 ..................
Account........................................
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Subtotal...................................... 218,186 218,186 ..................
Emergency Preparedness Grants:
Limitation on emergency preparedness fund....... (46,825) (46,825) ..................
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Total, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 324,423 323,158 -1,265
Administration...............................
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Limitations on obligations.................... (46,825) (46,825) ..................
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Total budgetary resources..................... (371,248) (369,983) (-1,265)
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Pipeline safety fund user fees...................... -180,786 -180,786 ..................
Underground natural gas storage facility safety -7,000 -7,000 ..................
account user fees..................................
Liquefied natural gas siting user fees.............. -400 -200 +200
Design Review Fund user fees........................ .................. -200 -200
Office of Inspector General
Salaries and Expenses............................... 116,452 116,452 ..................
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Total, title I, Department of Transportation.. 25,246,417 26,522,089 +1,275,672
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Appropriations............................ (25,246,417) (26,692,548) (+1,446,131)
Rescissions............................... .................. (-170,459) (-170,459)
(By transfer)............................. (15,600) (745,000) (+729,400)
Limitations on obligations.................... (81,538,966) (83,284,961) (+1,745,995)
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Total budgetary resources..................... (106,785,383) (109,807,050) (+3,021,667)
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TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
Management and Administration
Executive Offices................................... 19,400 17,500 -1,900
Administrative Support Offices...................... 686,400 590,000 -96,400
Program Offices:
Public and Indian Housing....................... 286,000 250,000 -36,000
Community Planning and Development.............. 168,514 142,000 -26,514
Housing......................................... 487,550 395,000 -92,550
Policy Development and Research................. 41,000 34,000 -7,000
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.............. 102,900 72,000 -30,900
Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes........... 11,200 10,200 -1,000
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Subtotal...................................... 1,097,164 903,200 -193,964
Information Technology Fund (Senate)................ .................. 365,000 +365,000
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Total, Management and Administration.......... 1,802,964 1,875,700 +72,736
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Public and Indian Housing
Tenant-based Rental Assistance:
Renewals........................................ 26,145,124 33,974,000 +7,828,876
Renewals (emergency)............................ 6,000,000 .................. -6,000,000
Tenant protection vouchers...................... 337,000 429,709 +92,709
Administrative fees............................. 2,770,935 2,906,000 +135,065
Sec 811 vouchers, incremental and renewals...... 742,941 .................. -742,941
Sec 811 funding within renewal and fees......... .................. (809,866) (+809,866)
Incremental VASH vouchers....................... 15,000 15,000 ..................
Incremental family unification vouchers......... 30,000 30,000 ..................
Less appropriations from prior year advances.... -4,000,000 -4,000,000 ..................
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Subtotal (available this fiscal year)......... 32,041,000 33,354,709 +1,313,709
Advance appropriations.......................... 4,000,000 4,000,000 ..................
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Total, Tenant-based Rental Assistance......... 36,041,000 37,354,709 +1,313,709
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Public Housing Fund................................. 8,810,784 8,397,326 -413,458
Operating Formula............................... (5,475,784) (4,873,326) (-602,458)
Operating Shortfalls............................ (25,000) (214,000) (+189,000)
Capital Formula................................. (3,200,000) (3,200,000) ..................
Emergency Capital Needs......................... (30,000) (30,000) ..................
Lead/Healthy Homes.............................. (65,000) (65,000) ..................
Receivership.................................... (15,000) (15,000) ..................
Assisted Housing Inspections and Risk Assessments... 50,000 50,000 ..................
Choice Neighborhoods Initiative..................... 75,000 40,000 -35,000
Self-Sufficiency Programs........................... 195,500 211,400 +15,900
Family Self-Sufficiency......................... (140,500) (156,400) (+15,900)
Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency....... (40,000) (45,000) (+5,000)
Jobs-Plus Initiative............................ (15,000) (10,000) (-5,000)
Native American Programs............................ 1,344,000 1,354,000 +10,000
Native American Housing Block Grants, Formula... (1,111,000) (1,111,000) ..................
Native American Housing Block Grants, (150,000) (100,000) (-50,000)
Competitive....................................
Tribal HUD-VASH................................. .................. (10,000) (+10,000)
Title VI Loan Program........................... (1,000) (1,000) ..................
(Limitation on guaranteed loans)............ (50,000) (60,000) (+10,000)
Indian CDBG..................................... (75,000) (125,000) (+50,000)
Training and Technical Assistance............... (7,000) (7,000) ..................
Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Fund Program Account.. 1,500 1,400 -100
(Limitation on guaranteed loans)................ (1,800,000) (1,200,000) (-600,000)
Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant................. 22,300 22,300 ..................
Native Hawaiian Housing Loan Guarantee Fund Program (28,000) (28,000) ..................
Account (Limitation on guaranteed loans)...........
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Total, Public and Indian Housing.............. 46,540,084 47,431,135 +891,051
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Community Planning and Development
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS......... 505,000 529,000 +24,000
Community Development Fund:
CDBG formula.................................... 3,300,000 3,100,000 -200,000
SUPPORT for Patients and Communities............ 30,000 30,000 ..................
PRO Housing Grant Program....................... 100,000 60,000 -40,000
Economic Development Initiatives .................. 1,351,397 +1,351,397
(Congressionally Directed Spending)............
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Subtotal...................................... 3,430,000 4,541,397 +1,111,397
Community Development Loan Guarantees (Section 108):
(Limitation on guaranteed loans)................ (400,000) (400,000) ..................
HOME Investment Partnerships Program................ 1,250,000 1,250,000 ..................
Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for 10,000 10,000 ..................
Community Enhancement..............................
Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity 60,000 70,000 +10,000
Program............................................
Homeless Assistance Grants.......................... 4,051,000 4,530,000 +479,000
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Total, Community Planning and Development..... 9,306,000 10,930,397 +1,624,397
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Housing Programs
Project-based Rental Assistance:
Renewals........................................ 14,422,000 17,295,000 +2,873,000
Renewals (emergency)............................ 2,000,000 .................. -2,000,000
Contract administrators......................... 468,000 509,000 +41,000
Less appropriations from prior year advances.... -400,000 -400,000 ..................
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Subtotal (available this fiscal year)......... 16,490,000 17,404,000 +914,000
Advance appropriations.......................... 400,000 400,000 ..................
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Total, Project-based Rental Assistance........ 16,890,000 17,804,000 +914,000
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Housing for the Elderly............................. 931,400 972,000 +40,600
Housing for Persons with Disabilities............... 256,700 265,000 +8,300
Housing Counseling Assistance....................... 57,500 57,500 ..................
Payment to Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund..... 14,000 14,000 ..................
Offsetting collections.......................... -14,000 -14,000 ..................
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Total, Housing Programs....................... 18,135,600 19,098,500 +962,900
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Federal Housing Administration
Mutual Mortgage Insurance Program Account:
(Limitation on guaranteed loans)................ (400,000,000) (400,000,000) ..................
(Limitation on direct loans).................... (1,000) (1,000) ..................
Offsetting receipts............................. -6,094,000 -4,741,000 +1,353,000
Proposed offsetting receipts (HECM)............. -190,000 .................. +190,000
Administrative contract expenses................ 150,000 160,000 +10,000
General and Special Risk Program Account:
(Limitation on guaranteed loans)................ (35,000,000) (35,000,000) ..................
(Limitation on direct loans).................... (1,000) (1,000) ..................
Offsetting receipts............................. -510,000 -510,000 ..................
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Total, Federal Housing Administration......... -6,644,000 -5,091,000 +1,553,000
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Government National Mortgage Association
Guarantees of Mortgage-backed Securities Loan
Guarantee Program Account:
(Limitation on guaranteed loans)................ (550,000,000) (550,000,000) ..................
Administrative expenses......................... 54,000 56,000 +2,000
Offsetting receipts............................. -103,000 -114,000 -11,000
Offsetting receipts............................. -1,404,000 -1,521,000 -117,000
Proposed offsetting receipts (HECM)............. -56,000 .................. +56,000
Additional contract expenses.................... 1,000 1,000 ..................
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Total, Government National Mortgage -1,508,000 -1,578,000 -70,000
Association..................................
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Policy Development and Research
Research and Technology............................. 139,000 131,028 -7,972
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Fair Housing Activities............................. 86,355 86,355 ..................
Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes
Lead Hazard Reduction............................... 345,000 295,600 -49,400
Repurposing..................................... -49,400 .................. +49,400
Information Technology Fund......................... 383,050 .................. -383,050
Office of Inspector General......................... 152,924 146,000 -6,924
Administrative Provisions
Flex sub loan modification credit subsidy (Sec 238). .................. 3,328 +3,328
Unobligated balances rescission (Sec 249 non- .................. -48,876 -48,876
emergency).........................................
Sec 249(a) and (b) rescission (emergency)....... .................. -2,423 -2,423
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Total, title II, Department of Housing and 68,689,577 73,277,744 +4,588,167
Urban Development............................
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Appropriations............................ (64,660,577) (75,829,043) (+11,168,466)
Rescissions............................... .................. (-48,876) (-48,876)
Emergencies............................... (8,000,000) (-2,423) (-8,002,423)
Advance appropriations.................... (4,400,000) (4,400,000) ..................
Offsetting receipts....................... (-8,357,000) (-6,886,000) (+1,471,000)
Offsetting collections.................... (-14,000) (-14,000) ..................
(Limitation on direct loans).................. (2,000) (2,000) ..................
(Limitation on guaranteed loans).............. (987,278,000) (986,688,000) (-590,000)
TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
Access Board........................................ 9,955 9,955 ..................
Federal Maritime Commission......................... 40,000 40,000 ..................
National Railroad Passenger Corporation Office of 29,240 29,240 ..................
Inspector General..................................
National Transportation Safety Board................ 145,000 145,000 ..................
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation............... 158,000 158,000 ..................
Surface Transportation Board........................ 47,452 40,799 -6,653
Offsetting collections.......................... -1,250 -1,250 ..................
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Subtotal...................................... 46,202 39,549 -6,653
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness... 4,300 2,000 -2,300
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Total, title III, Related Agencies............ 432,697 423,744 -8,953
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OTHER APPROPRIATIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT
(PUBLIC LAW 117-58)
DIVISION B
DIVISION J--APPROPRIATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
National Infrastructure Investments:
Appropriations available from prior year (2,450,000) (2,450,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
Safe Streets and Roads for All grants:
Appropriations available from prior year (980,000) (980,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and
Restoration grants:
Appropriations available from prior year (196,000) (196,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing
Transportation Grant Program:
Appropriations available from prior year (98,000) (98,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
Operational Support:
Appropriations available from prior year (88,000) (88,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
Office of Inspector General:
Appropriations available from prior year (4,000) (4,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
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Total, Office of the Secretary................ 3,816,000 3,816,000 ..................
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Federal Aviation Administration
Facilities and Equipment:
Appropriations available from prior year (1,000,000) (1,000,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
Airport Infrastructure Grants:
Appropriations available from prior year (2,999,000) (2,999,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
Airport Terminal Program:
Appropriations available from prior year (999,000) (999,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
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Total, Federal Aviation Administration........ 4,998,000 4,998,000 ..................
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Federal Highway Administration
Highway Infrastructure Programs:
Appropriations available from prior year (9,440,000) (9,440,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
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Total, Federal Highway Administration......... 9,440,000 9,440,000 ..................
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs:
Appropriations available from prior year (10,000) (10,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
Motor Carrier Safety Grants:
Appropriations available from prior year (124,500) (124,500) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
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Total, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 134,500 134,500 ..................
Administration...............................
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Crash Data:
Appropriations available from prior year (145,000) (145,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
Vehicle Safety and Behavioral Research Programs:
Appropriations available from prior year (40,000) (40,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
Supplemental Highway Traffic Safety Programs:
Appropriations available from prior year (62,000) (62,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
Operations and Research:
Appropriations available from prior year advances (75,000) (75,000) ..................
(emergency)........................................
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Total, National Highway Traffic Safety 322,000 322,000 ..................
Administration...............................
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Federal Railroad Administration
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety
Improvements:
Appropriations available from prior year (980,000) (980,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad
Passenger Corporation:
Appropriations available from prior year (1,194,000) (1,194,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
National Network Grants to the National Railroad
Passenger Corporation:
Appropriations available from prior year (3,184,000) (3,184,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
Railroad Crossing Elimination Program:
Appropriations available from prior year (588,000) (588,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger
Rail Grants:
Appropriations available from prior year (7,056,000) (7,056,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
Financial Oversight and Technical Assistance:
Appropriations available from prior year (198,000) (198,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
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Total, Federal Railroad Administration........ 13,200,000 13,200,000 ..................
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Federal Transit Administration
Transit Infrastructure Grants:
Appropriations available from prior year (2,050,000) (2,050,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
Capital Investment Grants:
Appropriations available from prior year (1,600,000) (1,600,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
All Stations Accessibility Program:
Appropriations available from prior year (350,000) (350,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
Electric or Low-emitting Ferry Program:
Appropriations available from prior year (50,000) (50,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
Ferry Service for Rural Communities (emergency):
Appropriations available from prior year (200,000) (200,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
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Total, Federal Transit Administration......... 4,250,000 4,250,000 ..................
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Maritime Administration
Port Infrastructure Development Program:
Appropriations available from prior year (450,000) (450,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
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Total, Maritime Administration................ 450,000 450,000 ..................
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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration
Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and
Modernization Grant Program:
Appropriations available from prior year (200,000) (200,000) ..................
advances (emergency)...........................
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Total, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 200,000 200,000 ..................
Administration...............................
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DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT,
2025
(PUBLIC LAW 118-158)
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Emergency Relief Program (emergency)............ 8,086,020 .................. -8,086,020
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Community Planning and Development
Community Development Fund (emergency).......... 12,039,000 .................. -12,039,000
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Total, Disaster Relief Supplemental 20,125,020 .................. -20,125,020
Appropriations Act, 2025.....................
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Total, Other Appropriations................... 20,125,020 .................. -20,125,020
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Grand total......................................... 114,493,711 100,223,577 -14,270,134
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Appropriations.................................. (90,340,941) (102,946,585) (+12,605,644)
Rescissions..................................... .................. (-219,335) (-219,335)
Emergency appropriations........................ (28,125,020) (-2,423) (-28,127,443)
Advance appropriations.......................... (4,400,000) (4,400,000) ..................
Offsetting receipts............................. (-8,357,000) (-6,886,000) (+1,471,000)
Offsetting collections.............................. (-15,250) (-15,250) ..................
(by transfer)....................................... (15,600) (745,000) (+729,400)
(Limitation on obligations)......................... (81,538,966) (83,284,961) (+1,745,995)
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Total budgetary resources..................... (196,032,677) (183,508,538) (-12,524,139)
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