That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes, namely:

None of the funds made available by this Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the operating administrations in this Act, except for activities underway on the date of enactment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process for congressional notification.

The Secretary shall post on the website of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings of the Council on Credit and Finance, including the agenda for each meeting, and require the Council on Credit and Finance to record the decisions and actions of each meeting.

In addition to authority provided by section 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s Working Capital Fund is authorized to provide partial or full payments in advance and accept subsequent reimbursements from all Federal agencies from available funds for transit benefit distribution services that are necessary to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150 and section 3049 of SAFETEA–LU (5 U.S.C. 7905U.S. Code — Title 5, Section 7905View official source on GovInfo note): Provided, That the Department shall maintain a reasonable operating reserve in the Working Capital Fund, to be expended in advance to provide uninterrupted transit benefits to Government employees: Provided further, That such reserve shall not exceed 1 month of benefits payable and may be used only for the purpose of providing for the continuation of transit benefits: Provided further, That the Working Capital Fund shall be fully reimbursed by each customer agency from available funds for the actual cost of the transit benefit.

Receipts collected in the Department’s Working Capital Fund, as authorized by section 327 of title 49, United States Code, for unused transit and van pool benefits, in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of fiscal year 2027 collections, shall be available until expended in the Department’s Working Capital Fund to provide contractual services in support of section 189 of this Act: Provided, That obligations in fiscal year 2027 of such collections shall not exceed $1,000,000.

None of the funds in this title may be obligated or expended for retention or senior executive bonuses for an employee of the Department of Transportation without the prior written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Administration.

In addition to authority provided by section 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department's Administrative Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to transfer information technology equipment, software, and systems from departmental sources or other entities and collect and maintain a reserve at rates which will return full cost of transferred assets.

None of the funds provided in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to provide credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any application approval to provide credit assistance under sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary provides notification in writing to the following committees: the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives: Provided, That such notification shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the project sponsor; a description of the project; whether credit assistance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit; and the amount of credit assistance.

(a) Amounts made available to the Secretary of Transportation or the Department of Transportation’s operating administrations in this Act for the costs of award, administration, or oversight of financial assistance under the programs identified in subsection (c) may be transferred to the account identified in section 801 of division J of Public Law 117–58Public Law 117-58View official source on GovInfo, as amended by section 425 of title IV of division L of Public Law 117–103Public Law 117-103View official source on GovInfo, to remain available until expended, for the necessary expenses of award, administration, or oversight of any financial assistance programs in the Department of Transportation. (b) Amounts transferred under the authority in this section are available in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purpose. (c) The programs from which funds made available under this Act may be transferred under subsection (a) are— (1) the local and regional project assistance program under section 6702 of title 49, United States Code; (2) the university transportation centers program under section 5505 of title 49, United States Code; and (3) the drone infrastructure inspection grant program as authorized by section 912 of title IX of Public Law 118–63Public Law 118-63View official source on GovInfo.

The Secretary of Transportation may transfer amounts awarded to a federally recognized Tribe under a funding agreement entered into under part 29 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, from the Department of Transportation’s operating administrations to the Office of Tribal Government Affairs: Provided, That any amounts retroceded or reassumed under such part may be transferred back to the appropriate operating administration.

For amounts provided for this fiscal year and prior fiscal years, section 24112(c)(2)(B) of Public Law 117–58Public Law 117-58View official source on GovInfo shall be applied by substituting 30 percent for 40 percent: Provided, That if the Secretary determines that there are insufficient merit-worthy applications for the amounts provided for fiscal year 2022 through fiscal year 2026 in division J of Public Law 117–58Public Law 117-58View official source on GovInfo for competitive grants as authorized in section 24112 of division B of Public Law 117–58Public Law 117-58View official source on GovInfo to meet the requirement in section 24112(c)(2)(B) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall use the unutilized amounts to make other grants as authorized in section 24112 of division B of Public Law 117–58Public Law 117-58View official source on GovInfo: Provided further, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section shall continue to be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118–5Public Law 118-5View official source on GovInfo.

In addition to amounts otherwise made available for the Secretary, there is hereby appropriated $57,814,000, to remain available until expended, for expenses related to Department of Transportation’s headquarters building space consolidation and related services.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the federally funded research and development center contract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 2027.

None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, including related accommodation services, or space in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the prohibition on the use of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on below-market rates for these items or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic control facilities.

The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, from fees credited under section 45303 of title 49, United States Code, and any amount remaining in such account at the close of any fiscal year may be made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, for the subsequent fiscal year.

Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appropriation current at the time of collection, to be merged with and available for the same purposes as such appropriation.

None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for paying premium pay under section 5546(a) of title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration employee unless such employee actually performed work during the time corresponding to such premium pay.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of a Government-issued credit card.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available under this Act or any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a blocking of that owner's or operator's aircraft registration number, Mode S transponder code, flight identification, call sign, or similar identifying information from any ground based display to the public that would allow the real-time or near real-time flight tracking of that aircraft’s movements, except data made available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial flights of that owner or operator.

None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than nine political and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Administration:

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the Federal Aviation Administration provides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order No. 13642.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation Administration or reduce its services or personnel unless the Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in advance.

None of the funds made available by or limited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to withhold from consideration and approval any new application for participation in the contract tower program, or for reevaluation of cost-share program participants so long as the FAA has received an application from the airport, and so long as the Administrator determines such tower is eligible using the factors set forth in FAA published establishment criteria.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to open, close, redesignate as a lesser office, or reorganize a regional office, the aeronautical center, or the technical center unless the Administrator does so in compliance with section 405 of this Act.

Notwithstanding subsection (a)(7) of section 405, activities creating, reorganizing, or restructuring an organizational unit of the Federal Aviation Administration are not subject to the requirements of section 405 unless those activities would change the organization chart provided as an exhibit to section 1 of the President’s Budget justification for fiscal year 2027 or conflict with direction provided by this Act or the Report accompanying this Act.

For an additional amount for Grants-in-aid for Airports, up to $3,500,000 shall be available through September 30, 2029, for necessary expenses, including an independent verification regime, to provide reimbursement to airport sponsors that do not provide gateway operations and providers of general aviation ground support services, or other aviation tenants, located at those airports closed during a temporary flight restriction (TFR) for any residence of the President that is designated or identified to be secured by the United States Secret Service, and for direct and incremental financial losses incurred while such airports are closed solely due to the actions of the Federal Government: Provided, That such amounts shall be derived from balances remaining from amounts appropriated for such purposes in prior Acts: Provided further, That such amounts shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set forth in any Act: Provided further, That no funds shall be obligated or distributed to airport sponsors that do not provide gateway operations and providers of general aviation ground support services until an independent audit is completed: Provided further, That losses incurred as a result of violations of law, or through fault or negligence, of such operators and service providers or of third parties (including airports) are not eligible for reimbursements: Provided further, That obligation and expenditure of funds are conditional upon full release of the United States Government for all claims for financial losses resulting from such actions.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to facilitate the transfer of air traffic systems or equipment identified in subparagraphs (A) through (C)) of section 44502(e)(3) to the Administrator unless such systems or equipment was purchased by the transferor airport on or after October 5, 2018, and was purchased with assistance from a government airport aid program, airport development aid program, or airport improvement project grant: Provided, That, except as otherwise provided in the previous proviso, none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to facilitate the transfer of air traffic systems or equipment identified in section 44502(e)(3) to the Administrator unless such systems or equipment were purchased by the transferor airport on or after October 1, 2024.

None of the funds in this or any other Act shall be used to plan, design, or implement the privatization or separation of the air traffic organization functions of the Federal Aviation Administration.

None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for the construction of a new Air Traffic Control Training Academy except for the Federal Aviation Administration’s existing Training Academy located at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center.

Notwithstanding section 40122(c)) of title 49, United States Code, for this year and thereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in consultation with the Federal Air Surgeon, may increase the annual rate of basic pay for positions in the Office of Aerospace Medicine requiring a medical degree up to the annual compensation paid under section 102 of title 3, United States Code.

The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration is directed to provide a spend plan and a briefing within 30 days of enactment of this Act, and each 90 days thereafter during fiscal year 2027, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all activities and efforts funded by this Act and section 40003 of Public Law 119–21Public Law 119-21View official source on GovInfo for the FAA’s air traffic control modernization efforts.

The funds made available under section 40003(a)(2) of Public Law 119–21Public Law 119-21View official source on GovInfo shall be available for any purpose described under section 40003(a).

None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used to conduct or participate in research and development activities related to commercial space with any entity of concern, as defined under section 18912 of Title 42, United States Code; foreign country of concern, as defined under section 4651 of Title 15, United States Code; or any foreign entity, as defined under paragraphs (6)(A)(I) and (6)(A)(iii) of section 4651 of Title 15, United States Code, where the foreign country is a country of concern.

(a) For fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of Transportation shall— (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways— (A) amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code; and (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; (2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts— (A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and (B) for which obligation limitation was provided in a previous fiscal year; (3) determine the proportion that— (A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to (B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for section 119 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, or apportioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code, by multiplying— (A) the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by (B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for such fiscal year; and (5) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts apportioned for the national highway performance program in section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt from the limitation under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the proportion that— (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to each State for such fiscal year; bears to (B) the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to all States for such fiscal year. (b) Exceptions from obligation limitation The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall not apply to obligations under or for— (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144U.S. Code — Title 23, Section 144View official source on GovInfo note; 92 Stat. 2714); (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701); (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119); (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027); (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on June 8, 1998); (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); (9) Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation authority was made available under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used; (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 118U.S. Code — Title 23, Section 118View official source on GovInfo note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made available for obligation; and (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2027, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000). (c) Redistribution of unused obligation authority Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— (1) revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made available under subsection (a) if an amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of Public Law 112–141Public Law 112-141View official source on GovInfo) and 104 of title 23, United States Code. (d) Applicability of obligation limitations to transportation research programs (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall apply to contract authority for transportation research programs carried out under— (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; (B) title VI of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act; and (C) title III of division A of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58Public Law 117-58View official source on GovInfo). (2) Exception Obligation authority made available under paragraph (1) shall— (A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and (B) be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years. (e) Redistribution of certain authorized funds (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized for the program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code) that— (A) are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; and (B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the States (or will not be apportioned to the States under section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and will not be available for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year. (2) Ratio Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (a)(5). (3) Availability Funds distributed to each State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.

Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302U.S. Code — Title 31, Section 3302View official source on GovInfo, funds received by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses.

Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Federal-aid highways projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall make an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Secretary shall post on a website any waivers granted under the Buy America requirements.

None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to make a grant for a project under section 117 of title 23, United States Code, unless the Secretary, at least 60 days before making a grant under that section, provides written notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of the proposed grant, including an evaluation and justification for the project and the amount of the proposed grant award.

(a) A State or territory, as defined in section 165 of title 23, United States Code, may use for any project eligible under section 133(b) of title 23 or section 165 of title 23 and located within the boundary of the State or territory any earmarked amount, and any associated obligation limitation: Provided, That the Department of Transportation for the State or territory for which the earmarked amount was originally designated or directed notifies the Secretary of its intent to use its authority under this section and submits an annual report to the Secretary identifying the projects to which the funding would be applied. Notwithstanding the original period of availability of funds to be obligated under this section, such funds and associated obligation limitation shall remain available for obligation for a period of 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the Secretary is notified. The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with funds made available under this section shall be the same as associated with the earmark. (b) In this section, the term earmarked amount means— (1) congressionally directed spending, as defined in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year, and administered by the Federal Highway Administration; or (2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year, and administered by the Federal Highway Administration. (c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exercised only for those projects or activities that have obligated less than 10 percent of the amount made available for obligation as of October 1 of the current fiscal year, and shall be applied to projects within the same general geographic area within 25 miles for which the funding was designated, except that a State or territory may apply such authority to unexpended balances of funds from projects or activities the State or territory certifies have been closed and for which payments have been made under a final voucher. (d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports of the information provided by the States and territories annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to purchase, install, maintain, or operate automated traffic enforcement speed cameras for purposes of red-light enforcement, speed enforcement, or stop sign enforcement: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to automated traffic enforcement cameras used solely for the purpose of monitoring and enforcing traffic laws in school zones designated under State or local law: Provided further, That this restriction shall not apply to automated traffic enforcement cameras used solely for the purpose of monitoring compliance with traffic laws for the protection of crew members engaged in highway maintenance, construction, or utility work within active work zones.

The remaining unobligated balances, as of September 30, 2026, from amounts made available in paragraph (1) of the heading Department of Transportation—Federal Highway Administration—Highway Infrastructure Programs for fiscal year 2023 in division L of Public Law 117–328Public Law 117-328View official source on GovInfo are hereby permanently rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to this section is hereby appropriated for the same such purposes on September 30, 2026, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Transportation by this Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended to implement, administer, or enforce the requirements of section 31137 of title 49, United States Code, or any regulation issued by the Secretary pursuant to such section, with respect to the use of electronic logging devices by operators of commercial motor vehicles, as defined in section 31132(1) of such title, transporting livestock as defined in section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471U.S. Code — Title 7, Section 1471View official source on GovInfo) or insects.

None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to require the use of inward facing cameras or require a motor carrier to register an apprenticeship program with the Department of Labor as a condition for participation in the safe driver apprenticeship pilot program.

(a) None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to modify, rescind, or grant waivers from the preemption determinations published by FMCSA at 83 FR 67470 (Dec. 28, 2018) and 85 FR 73335 (Nov. 17, 2020). (b) Notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 31141(d)(2)U.S. Code — Title 49, Section 31141(d)(2)View official source on GovInfo, the Secretary shall deny, without a hearing on the record, any petitions for waiver of the aforementioned preemption determinations pending on the date of enactment or received after the date of enactment.

The limitations on obligations for the programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for which obligation authority was made available in previous public laws but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used.

None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to encourage illegal drug or alcohol use in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s impaired driving advertising campaigns.

The amounts made available or subject to an obligation limitation in this Act or in title VIII of division J of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Appropriations Act (Public Law 117–58Public Law 117-58View official source on GovInfo) for grant administrative expenses under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, may be used to provide technical assistance to grantees implementing highway traffic safety grants.

The amounts made available to the Secretary or to the Federal Railroad Administration for the costs of award, administration, and project management oversight of financial assistance which are administered by the Federal Railroad Administration, in this and prior Acts, may be transferred to the Federal Railroad Administration’s Financial Assistance Oversight and Technical Assistance account for the necessary expenses to support the award, administration, project management oversight, and technical assistance of financial assistance administered by the Federal Railroad Administration, in the same manner as appropriated for in this and prior Acts: Provided, That this section shall not apply to amounts that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

None of the funds made available to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual employee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak may waive the cap set in the preceding proviso for specific employees when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a summary of all overtime payments incurred by Amtrak for 2026 and the 3 prior calendar years: Provided further, That such summary shall include the total number of employees that received waivers and the total overtime payments Amtrak paid to employees receiving waivers for each month for 2026 and for the 3 prior calendar years.

None of the funds made available to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation under the headings Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used 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.

For amounts made available under the heading Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail in title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58Public Law 117-58View official source on GovInfo, the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation shall be considered an entity eligible to receive a grant under section 24911(a) of title 49, United States Code: Provided, That section 24911(f)(2) of title 49 shall not apply to grants made available to the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation under the authority as provided in this section: Provided further, That the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation shall adhere to Public Law 97–125Public Law 97-125View official source on GovInfo and ensure the historic preservation and improvements to Washington Union Station are achieved with maximum reliance on the private sector and minimum requirement for Federal assistance.

None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act or any other Act may be provided to the State of Texas for a high-speed rail corridor development project that is the same or substantially similar to the Amtrak Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor previously known as the Texas Central Railway project.

Section 22909 of title 49, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (2) of subsection (j), by striking shall transfer and inserting may transfer.

No later than 3 days after the submission of the President's budget request, the National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak) shall submit a report to Congress that describes use of funds from the budget request, or a separate request if Amtrak decides to submit a separate appropriation request from the Federal Railroad Administration: Provided, That the report must include Amtrak's proposed allocation of requested funds by category for both the Northeast Corridor and National Network accounts, including operating expenses, debt service, capital programs and projects, contingency, and oversight takedowns: Provided further, That, on the fourth day after the President's budget is submitted, and again every third day thereafter, the amounts made available to Amtrak under the headings Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation shall be reduced by 5 percent until the report described in the preceding two provisos has been transmitted to Congress.

The limitations on obligations for the programs of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338U.S. Code — Title 49, Section 5338View official source on GovInfo, previously made available for obligation, or to any other authority previously made available for obligation.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading Capital Investment Grants of the Federal Transit Administration for projects specified in this Act not obligated by September 30, 2030, and other recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2026, under any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under the most recent appropriation heading for any such section.

None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be used to adjust apportionments or withhold funds from apportionments pursuant to section 9503(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9503(e)(4)U.S. Code — Title 26, Section 9503(e)(4)View official source on GovInfo).

None of the funds made available under this Act shall be used in awarding or amending a contract or subcontract to an entity that, at any time on or after December 20, 2019, met the criteria described in section 5323(u) of title 49, United States Code, or to any entity resulting from a reorganization or restructuring of such entity, or to any successor, subsidiary, affiliate, joint venture, or co-owned enterprise of such an entity, without regard to whether such reorganized or restructured entity, successor, subsidiary, affiliate, joint venture, or co-owned enterprise meets the criteria under such section. If a recipient executed a contract or subcontract for rolling stock on or before December 20, 2021, that contract is eligible for funding under this Act, subject to the limits of section 5325(e) of title 49, United States Code.

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

(a) During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department business; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code. (b) During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations to the Department and its operating administrations shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, operation, and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems that advance the missions of the Department of Transportation or an operating administration of the Department of Transportation. (c) Any unmanned aircraft system purchased, procured, or contracted for by the Department prior to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed authorized by Congress as if this provision was in effect when the system was purchased, procured, or contracted for.

Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV.

(a) No recipient of amounts made available by this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in section 2725(3) of title 18, United States Code) obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined in section 2725(1) of title 18, United States Code, except as provided in section 2721 of title 18, United States Code, for a use permitted under section 2721 of title 18, United States Code. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not withhold amounts made available by this Act for any grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision.

None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 125 political and Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation.

Funds received by the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's Federal-Aid Highways account and to the Federal Railroad Administration's Safety and Operations account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to section 20105 of title 49, United States Code.

None of the funds made available by this Act or in title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58Public Law 117-58View official source on GovInfo to the Department of Transportation may be used to make, withdraw, terminate, or rescind (except at the request of the recipient) a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, letter of intent, federally funded cooperative agreement, full funding grant agreement, or discretionary grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project competitively selected to receive any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, line of credit commitment, federally funded cooperative agreement, or full funding grant agreement is announced or is notified of such changes by the Department or its operating administrations: Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall provide the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations with a comprehensive list of all such loans, loan guarantees, lines of credit, letters of intent, federally funded cooperative agreements, full funding grant agreements, and discretionary grants prior to the notification required under the preceding proviso: Provided further, That the Secretary gives concurrent notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for any quick release of funds from the emergency relief program: Provided further, That no notification shall involve funds that are not available for obligation.

Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees, and other funds received by the Department of Transportation from travel management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Department of Transportation and allocated to organizational units of the Department of Transportation using fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until expended.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any funds provided by or limited by this Act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, transmission of such reprogramming notice shall be provided solely to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, and such reprogramming action shall be approved or denied solely by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation may provide notice to other congressional committees of the action of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days after the date on which the reprogramming action has been approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

Funds appropriated by this Act to the operating administrations may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reimbursable agreements only when such amounts are for the costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide a direct benefit to the applicable operating administration or administrations.

The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to carry out a program that establishes uniform standards for developing and supporting agency transit pass and transit benefits authorized under section 7905 of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of transit benefits by various paper and electronic media.

The Department of Transportation may use funds provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist a contract under title 49 or 23 of the United States Code utilizing geographic, economic, or any other hiring preference not otherwise authorized by law, or to amend a rule, regulation, policy or other measure that forbids a recipient of a Federal Highway Administration or Federal Transit Administration grant from imposing such hiring preference on a contract or construction project with which the Department of Transportation is assisting, only if the grant recipient certifies the following: (1) that except with respect to apprentices or trainees, a pool of readily available but unemployed individuals possessing the knowledge, skill, and ability to perform the work that the contract requires resides in the jurisdiction; (2) that the grant recipient will include appropriate provisions in its bid document ensuring that the contractor does not displace any of its existing employees in order to satisfy such hiring preference; and (3) that any increase in the cost of labor, training, or delays resulting from the use of such hiring preference does not delay or displace any transportation project in the applicable statewide transportation improvement program or transportation improvement program.

The Secretary of Transportation shall coordinate with the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Commerce to ensure that best practices for Industrial Control Systems Procurement are up-to-date and are considered for all systems procured with funds provided under this title.

None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of the American Security Drone Act of 2023 (subtitle B of title XVIII of division A of Public Law 118–31Public Law 118-31View official source on GovInfo).

None of the funds appropriated or made available by this title for the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2027 may be used to enforce a mask mandate in response to the COVID–19 virus.

None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to facilitate new scheduled air transportation originating from the United States if such flights would land on, or pass through, property confiscated by the Cuban Government, including property in which a minority interest was confiscated, as the terms confiscated, by the Cuban Government, and property are defined in paragraphs (4), (5), and (12)(A), respectively, of section 4 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6023U.S. Code — Title 22, Section 6023View official source on GovInfo (4), (5), and 7 (12)(A)): Provided, That for this section, new scheduled air transportation shall include any flights not already regularly scheduled prior to May 2022.

(a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to license, facilitate, coordinate, or otherwise allow officials of a country designated as a state sponsor of terrorism within the past 3 fiscal years, to, in the official capacity of such official, observe, tour, visit, or confer with the employees of the Department of Transportation, including the Federal Aviation Administration. (b) In this section, the term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means a country the government of which the Secretary of State determines has repeatedly provided support for international terrorism pursuant to— (1) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)U.S. Code — Title 50, Section 4318(c)(1)View official source on GovInfo (A)); (2) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371U.S. Code — Title 22, Section 2371View official source on GovInfo); (3) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780U.S. Code — Title 22, Section 2780View official source on GovInfo); or (4) any other provision of law.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Transportation to provide financial assistance to any entity that disseminates advertisements for a corporation, company, firm, partnership, joint stock company, or a subsidiary thereof, headquartered within the People's Republic of China.

None of the funds made available in this title in this or prior Acts may be used by the Department to use artificial intelligence to transcribe or record for meetings, phone calls, and video teleconferences with the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.

Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437fU.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437fView official source on GovInfo note) shall be rescinded or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agencies or local governments or local housing agencies with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to investigate or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Government official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction.

Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 3545View official source on GovInfo).

Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811U.S. Code — Title 12, Section 1811View official source on GovInfo–1).

Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be available for any program, project or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted to Congress.

Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Government Corporation Control Act are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2027 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections of these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States Government.

None of the funds made available by this title may be used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage Association that makes applicable requirements under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.U.S. Code — Title 2, Section 661 and followingView official source on GovInfo).

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, for fiscal years 2027 and 2028, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with one or more multifamily housing project or projects to another multifamily housing project or projects. (b) Phased transfers Transfers of project-based assistance under this section may be done in phases to accommodate the financing and other requirements related to rehabilitating or constructing the project or projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such project or projects meet the standards under subsection (c). (c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to the following conditions: (1) Number and bedroom size of units (A) For occupied units in the transferring project: The number of low-income and very low-income units and the configuration (i.e., bedroom size) provided by the transferring project shall be no less than when transferred to the receiving project or projects and the net dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to the transferring project shall remain the same in the receiving project or projects. The Secretary, upon determination of good cause, including a determination that there will be no loss of assistance to currently assisted households, may authorize a different number of such units or a change in such configuration, or both, at the receiving project or projects in the event there is a transfer of use restrictions without an associated transfer of project-based assistance to the receiving project. The Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register for public comment containing the criteria for determinations of good cause no less than 60 days before the effective date of such notice. (B) For unoccupied units in the transferring project: The Secretary may authorize a reduction in the number of dwelling units in the receiving project or projects to allow for a reconfiguration of bedroom sizes to meet current market demands, as determined by the Secretary and provided there is no increase in the project-based assistance budget authority. (2) The transferring project shall, as determined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically nonviable, or be reasonably expected to become economically nonviable when complying with State or Federal requirements for community integration and reduced concentration of individuals with disabilities. (3) The receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed applicable physical standards established by the Secretary. (4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project shall notify and consult with the tenants residing in the transferring project and provide a certification of approval by all appropriate local governmental officials. (5) The tenants of the transferring project who remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving project or projects shall not be required to vacate their units in the transferring project or projects until new units in the receiving project are available for occupancy. (6) The Secretary determines that this transfer is in the best interest of the tenants. (7) If either the transferring project or the receiving project or projects meets the condition specified in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project resulting from additional financing obtained by the owner shall be subordinate to any FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, such project by the Secretary, except that the Secretary may waive this requirement upon determination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects. (8) If the transferring project meets the requirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of the receiving project or projects shall execute and record either a continuation of the existing use agreement or a new use agreement for the project where, in either case, any use restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser duration than the existing use restrictions. (9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661aU.S. Code — Title 2, Section 661aView official source on GovInfo)) of any FHA-insured mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations are provided in advance for the amount of any such increased cost. (d) For purposes of this section— (1) the terms low-income and very low-income shall have the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations governing the program under which the project is insured or assisted; (2) the term multifamily housing project means housing that meets one of the following conditions— (A) housing that is subject to a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act; (B) housing that has project-based assistance attached to the structure including projects undergoing mark to market debt restructuring under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; (C) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701qU.S. Code — Title 12, Section 1701qView official source on GovInfo); (D) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701qU.S. Code — Title 12, Section 1701qView official source on GovInfo), as such section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; (E) housing that is assisted under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 8013View official source on GovInfo); or (F) housing or vacant land that is subject to a use agreement; (3) the term project-based assistance means— (A) assistance provided under section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437f(b)View official source on GovInfo); (B) assistance for housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as such section existed immediately before October 1, 1983); (C) rent supplement payments under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701sU.S. Code — Title 12, Section 1701sView official source on GovInfo); (D) interest reduction payments under section 236 and/or additional assistance payments under section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715zU.S. Code — Title 12, Section 1715zView official source on GovInfo–1); (E) assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(2)U.S. Code — Title 12, Section 1701q(c)(2)View official source on GovInfo); and (F) assistance payments made under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 8013(d)(2)View official source on GovInfo); (4) the term receiving project or projects means the multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions are to be transferred; (5) the term transferring project means the multifamily housing project which is transferring some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and the statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions to the receiving project or projects; and (6) the term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

No assistance shall be provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437fU.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437fView official source on GovInfo) to any individual who— (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002U.S. Code — Title 20, Section 1002View official source on GovInfo)); (2) is under 24 years of age; (3) is not a veteran; (4) is unmarried; (5) does not have a dependent child; (6) is not a person with disabilities, as such term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437a(b)(3)(E)View official source on GovInfo) and was not receiving assistance under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; (7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 14 or older and is at risk of becoming homeless; and (8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437fU.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437fView official source on GovInfo).

The funds made available for Native Alaskans under paragraph (1) under the heading Native American Programs in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005, and only such recipients shall be eligible to apply for funds made available under paragraph (2) of such heading.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 2027, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and during the process of foreclosure on any property with a contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437fU.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437fView official source on GovInfo) or any other Federal programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are attached to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government that such a multifamily property owned or having a mortgage held by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (in this section MAHRAA) (42 U.S.C. 1437fU.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437fView official source on GovInfo note), and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other available remedies, such as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of any multifamily property described in this section, the contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject to the requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA.

Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any asset management requirement imposed by the Secretary in connection with the operating fund rule: Provided, That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt from asset management requirements.

With respect to the use of amounts provided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital improvement, and management of public housing as authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437g(d)View official source on GovInfo, (e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437g(g)(1)View official source on GovInfo, (2)).

No official or employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has determined that such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system of funds control and has received training in funds control procedures and directives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD appropriation under the accounts Executive Offices, Administrative Support Offices, Program Offices, Government National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account, and Office of Inspector General within the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2027, the Secretary may make a notice of funding opportunity, and a notice of any funding decision, for any program or discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competitively awarded available only on the Internet at the appropriate Government website or through other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary.

Payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation shall be paid from the individual program office and Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses appropriations.

The Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds appropriated for any office under the headings Administrative Support Offices or Program Offices to any other such office under such headings: Provided, That the Secretary shall provide notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 5 business days in advance of any such transfers: Provided further, That no appropriation for any such office shall be increased by more than 10 percent as a result of such transfer or transfers.

(a) Any entity receiving housing assistance payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary conditions, as determined by the Secretary, and comply with any standards under applicable State or local laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations relating to the physical condition of any property covered under a housing assistance payment contract. (b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection (c) when a multifamily housing project with a contract under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437fU.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437fView official source on GovInfo) or a contract for similar project-based assistance— (1) receives a failing score under the Uniform Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) or successor standard; or (2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary within 3 days that all Exigent Health and Safety deficiencies, or those deficiencies requiring correction within 24 hours, identified by the inspector at the project have been corrected.

None of the funds made available by this Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assistance program) and section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437 and followingView official source on GovInfo), may be used by any public housing agency for any amount of salary, including bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, or any other official or employee of which, that exceeds the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any public housing agency fiscal year 2027.

None of the funds made available by this Act and provided to the Department of Housing and Urban Development may be used to make, withdraw, terminate, or rescind (except at the request of the recipient) a grant award unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project, State, locality, housing authority, tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity selected to receive a grant award is announced or is notified of such changes by the Department or its offices: Provided, That such notification shall list each grant award and project description by State and congressional district.

None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, the Government National Mortgage Association, or the Department of Housing and Urban Development to insure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a State, municipality, or any other political subdivision of a State.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of general local government as a metropolitan city (as defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 5302View official source on GovInfo)) with respect to grants under section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 5306View official source on GovInfo).

Amounts made available by this Act that are appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable basis, or transferred to the Office of Policy Development and Research of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and functions thereof, for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes, and that are unexpended at the time of completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, may be deobligated and shall immediately become available and may be reobligated in that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, evaluation, or statistical purposes for which the amounts are made available to that Office subject to reprogramming requirements in section 405 of this Act.

None of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act may be used for awards, including performance, special act, or spot, for any employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development subject to administrative discipline (including suspension from work), in this fiscal year, but this prohibition shall not be effective prior to the effective date of any such administrative discipline or after any final decision over-turning such discipline.

With respect to grant amounts awarded under the heading Homeless Assistance Grants for fiscal years 2015 through 2027 for the continuum of care (CoC) program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, costs paid by program income of grant recipients may count toward meeting the recipient’s matching requirements, provided the costs are eligible CoC costs that supplement the recipient's CoC program.

(a) From amounts made available under this title under the heading Homeless Assistance Grants, the Secretary may award 1-year transition grants to recipients of funds for activities under subtitle C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 11381 and followingView official source on GovInfo) to transition from one continuum of care program component to another. (b) In order to be eligible to receive a transition grant, the funding recipient must have the consent of the continuum of care and meet standards determined by the Secretary.

The promise zone designations and promise zone designation agreements entered into pursuant to such designations, made by the Secretary in prior fiscal years, shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms and conditions of such agreements (including designation and agreement time periods).

Any public housing agency designated as a Moving to Work agency pursuant to section 239 of division L of Public Law 114–113Public Law 114-113View official source on GovInfo (42 U.S.C. 1437fU.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437fView official source on GovInfo note; 129 Stat. 2897) may, upon such designation, use funds (except for special purpose funding, including special purpose vouchers) previously allocated to any such public housing agency under section 8 or 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, including any reserve funds held by the public housing agency or funds held by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the authority for use of section 8 or 9 funding provided under such section and section 204 of title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–134Public Law 104-134View official source on GovInfo; 110 Stat. 1321–28), notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated.

None of the amounts made available by this Act may be used to prohibit any public housing agency under receivership or the direction of a Federal monitor from applying for, receiving, or using funds made available under the heading Public Housing Fund for competitive grants to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards in this Act or that remain available and not awarded from prior Acts, or be used to prohibit a public housing agency from using such funds to carry out any required work pursuant to a settlement agreement, consent decree, voluntary agreement, or similar document for a violation of the lead safe housing or lead disclosure rules.

For fiscal year 2027, if the Secretary determines or has determined, for any prior formula grant allocation administered by the Secretary through the Offices of Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning and Development, or Housing, that a recipient received an allocation greater than the amount such recipient should have received for a formula allocation cycle pursuant to applicable statutes and regulations, the Secretary may adjust for any such funding error in the next applicable formula allocation cycle by (a) offsetting each such recipient’s formula allocation (if eligible for a formula allocation in the next applicable formula allocation cycle) by the amount of any such funding error, and (b) reallocating any available balances that are attributable to the offset to the recipient or recipients that would have been allocated additional funds in the formula allocation cycle in which any such error occurred (if such recipient or recipients are eligible for a formula allocation in the next applicable formula allocation cycle) in an amount proportionate to such recipient’s eligibility under the next applicable formula allocation cycle: Provided, That all offsets and reallocations from such available balances shall be recorded against funds available for the next applicable formula allocation cycle: Provided further, That the term next applicable formula allocation cycle means the first formula allocation cycle for a program that is reasonably available for correction following such a Secretarial determination: Provided further, That if, upon request by a recipient and giving consideration to all Federal resources available to the recipient for the same grant purposes, the Secretary determines that the offset in the next applicable formula allocation cycle would critically impair the recipient’s ability to accomplish the purpose of the formula grant, the Secretary may adjust for the funding error across two or more formula allocation cycles.

The Secretary may transfer from amounts made available for salaries and expenses under this title (excluding amounts made available under the heading Office of Inspector General) to the heading Information Technology Fund for additional information technology needs, including for additional development, modernization, and enhancement, to remain available until September 30, 2029: Provided, That the total amount of such transfers shall not exceed $10,000,000: Provided further, That this transfer authority shall not be used to fund information technology projects or activities that have known out-year development, modernization, or enhancement costs in excess of $500,000: Provided further, That this transfer authority shall not be used to allocate costs across offices for broader departmental information technology needs: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no fewer than 10 business days in advance of any such transfer.

The Secretary shall comply with all process requirements, including public notice and comment, when seeking to revise any annual contributions contract: Provided, That the Secretary shall provide public housing authorities not less than 60 days for public comment, and the Secretary shall consider and respond to submitted comments.

None of the funds made available to the Department of Housing and Urban Development in this or prior Acts may be used to issue a solicitation or accept bids on any solicitation that is substantially equivalent to the draft solicitation entitled Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contract Support Services (HAPSS) posted to www.Sam.gov on July 27, 2022.

None of the amounts made available in this or prior Acts may be used to consider family self-sufficiency achievement metrics (FAM) in determining funding awards for programs receiving family self-sufficiency program coordinator funding provided in this or prior Acts except to provide bonus awards as expressly made available in this or prior Acts for self-sufficiency programs assigned a ranking of performance category 1 based on their publicly available FAM scores.

The Secretary may, upon a finding that a waiver or alternative requirement is necessary for the effective delivery and administration of funds made available for new incremental voucher assistance or renewals for the mainstream program and the family unification program (including the foster youth to independence program) in this and prior Acts, waive or specify alternative requirements, other than requirements related to tenant rights and protections, rent setting, fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment, for— (1) section 8(o)(6)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(6)(A)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437f(o)(6)(A)View official source on GovInfo) and regulatory provisions related to the administration of waiting lists, local preferences, and the initial term and extensions of tenant-based vouchers; and (2) section 8(x)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(x)(2)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437f(x)(2)View official source on GovInfo) regarding the timing of referral of youth leaving foster care.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to direct a grantee to undertake specific changes to existing zoning laws as part of carrying out the interim final rule entitled Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Revisions (90 Fed. Reg. 11020 (March 3, 2025)).

The whistleblower protections in section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, shall apply to any contract, subcontract, grant, subgrant, or personal services contract funded from amounts made available in this or prior Acts (including carryover and recaptures), regardless of when the agreement was executed.

Amounts made available for the Office of Housing under the heading Program Offices in this and prior Acts shall also be available, without additional competition, for cooperative agreements with participating administrative entities that have been selected under section 513(b) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437fU.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437fView official source on GovInfo note) (MAHRAA) to provide direct support, including carrying out due diligence and underwriting functions for owners and for technical assistance activities, on conditions established by the Secretary for small properties and owners converting assistance under the first component or the second component under the heading Rental Assistance Demonstration in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (title II of division C of Public Law 112–55Public Law 112-55View official source on GovInfo).

For fiscal year 2027, the costs of any rent incentives as authorized pursuant to waivers or alternative requirements of the jobs-plus initiative as described under the heading Self-Sufficiency Programs shall not be charged against the competitive grant amounts made available under such heading: Provided, That the amount of any forgone increases in tenant rent payments due to the implementation of such rent incentives shall be factored into the public housing agency’s general operating fund eligibility pursuant to the formula under the heading Public Housing Fund: Provided further, That the amount of any foregone increases in tenant rent payments due to the implementation of such rent incentives implemented on behalf of residents of a project with assistance converted from public housing to project-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437fU.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437fView official source on GovInfo) or assistance under section 8(o)(13) of such Act under the heading Rental Assistance Demonstration in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (title II of division C of Public Law 112–55Public Law 112-55View official source on GovInfo), as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437fU.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437fView official source on GovInfo note) shall be factored into (1) housing assistance payments made pursuant to project-based subsidy contracts provided under the heading Project-Based Rental Assistance; and (2) housing assistance payments made by public housing agencies pursuant to project-based assistance contracts under section 8(o)(13) of such Act, with these costs being renewed under the heading Tenant-Based Rental Assistance.

The Secretary may elect through a Federal Register notice to provide rent adjustments of not more than 3 percent for properties receiving assistance under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701qU.S. Code — Title 12, Section 1701qView official source on GovInfo), section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 8013View official source on GovInfo), section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701sU.S. Code — Title 12, Section 1701sView official source on GovInfo), section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715zU.S. Code — Title 12, Section 1715zView official source on GovInfo-1(f)(2)), or section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437fU.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437fView official source on GovInfo) other than the voucher program under section 8(o), the moderate rehabilitation program under section 8(e)(2), and the moderate rehabilitation single room occupancy program under section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 11401View official source on GovInfo).

None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to enforce the temporary moratorium on eviction filings (15 U.S.C. 9058U.S. Code — Title 15, Section 9058View official source on GovInfo).

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to update minimum energy efficiency standards for new housing financed by the Department, as part of carrying out the notice entitled “Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA- Financed Housing”, or any successor or substantially similar notice.

(a) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall complete a review of the implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (title IV of division G of Public Law 117–58Public Law 117-58View official source on GovInfo; 42 U.S.C. 8301U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 8301View official source on GovInfo note) with respect to the activities assisted under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 12721 and followingView official source on GovInfo). (b) Updated guidance.—Not later than 90 days after the review described in subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary shall issue updated guidance to clarify the application of the Build America, Buy America Act (title IV of division G of Public Law 117–58Public Law 117-58View official source on GovInfo; 42 U.S.C. 8301U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 8301View official source on GovInfo note) with respect to the activities assisted under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 12721 and followingView official source on GovInfo). (c) Report.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report that describes— (1) the results of the review required under subsection (a); and— (2) the guidance issued as described in subsection (b).

(a) The Secretary may require any public housing agency (PHA) to enter into a recovery agreement, as defined by the Secretary, if the PHA has— (1) received a Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) designation of substandard on the most recent PHAS assessment; (2) received a Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) score of 70 percent and below, or having received two out of three years of shortfall funding; or (3) ongoing compliance deficiencies that materially impede effective housing choice voucher performance. (b) PHAs that fail to execute the agreement or meet such agreement’s requirements may be referred to the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing for progressive remedial action, including a determination of a substantial default, as appropriate and after considering the PHA’s efforts to comply.

Public housing agencies may not renew rental assistance contracts under the moderate rehabilitation program under section 8(e)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(e)(2)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437f(e)(2)View official source on GovInfo) or the moderate rehabilitation single room occupancy program under section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 11401View official source on GovInfo) after September 30, 2030.

The language under the heading Rental Assistance Demonstration in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55Public Law 112-55View official source on GovInfo), as most recently amended by Public Law 118–42Public Law 118-42View official source on GovInfo, is further amended by striking the fourth proviso.

For fiscal years 2027 and 2028, the Secretary may provide a lump-sum payment to a mortgagee on behalf of a project owner, including an owner subject to section 236(e)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715zU.S. Code — Title 12, Section 1715zView official source on GovInfo-1(e)(2)), for the administration of interest reduction payments pursuant to section 236(c) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715zU.S. Code — Title 12, Section 1715zView official source on GovInfo-1(c)): Provided, That the project owner must request to combine remaining interest reduction payments into one lump-sum amount: Provided further, That the project owner must agree to remain subject to such binding commitments and affordability restrictions as projected prior to such lump-sum payment: Provided further, That if a project owner fails to meet such binding commitments and affordability restrictions, all or a portion of such lump-sum payment will be subject to repayment to the Secretary: Provided further, That the Secretary may implement this section by notice or other administrative means, including by providing alternative requirements to regulations implementing section 236 of the National Housing Act, other than provisions related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment.

(a) Of the unobligated balances included under Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 86 X 0303, $4,258,174.91 is hereby permanently rescinded. (b) Any unobligated balances of amounts made available in paragraph (2) under the heading "Community Development Fund" from fiscal year 2025 making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development are hereby permanently rescinded. (c) Of the unobligated balances included under Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 86 X 4041, $15,332,452.51 is hereby permanently rescinded. (d) Of the unobligated balances included under the heading “Project-Based Rental Assistance”, $126,615,000 is hereby permanently rescinded. (e) Of the unobligated balances included under the heading “Housing for the Elderly”, $75,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded. (f) Of the unobligated balances included under heading “Housing for Persons with Disabilities”, $98,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded. (g) Of the unobligated balances included under heading “Policy Development and Research”, $86,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded. (h) Of the unobligated balances included under heading “Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity”, $55,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded. (i) Of the unobligated balances included under heading “Housing Counseling Assistance”, $58,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded. (j) $13,000,000 of amounts previously made available for expenditure from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund are hereby permanently rescinded.

Amounts previously made available under the heading Department of Housing and Urban Development—Public and Indian Housing—Choice Neighborhoods Initiative in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141Public Law 115-141View official source on GovInfo) shall remain available for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred prior to the expiration of such amounts until September 30th of the 8th fiscal year after the period of availability for obligation ends: Provided, That if this Act is enacted after September 30, 2026, this section shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2026.

None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.

None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein.

The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through a procurement contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law.

(a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that— (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties; (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants; (3) does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation; (4) contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or new age belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act or in the Report accompanying this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2027, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, administration, or department different from the budget justifications submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Report accompanying this Act, or the relevant operating plan properly submitted by each agency, whichever is more detailed. (b) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit an operating plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided, That the operating plan shall include— (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the prior year enacted level, the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for (A) each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted level by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in this Act, the Report accompanying this Act, or in the budget appendix or justifications for the respective appropriations, whichever is more detailed, (B) each item for which a dollar amount is specified and for all programs for which new budget (obligational) authority is provided, and (C) each discretionary grant and discretionary grant allocation; (3) an organizational chart that includes current and estimated staffing numbers, by office, at the customary level of detail unless otherwise directed by this Act or the Report accompanying this Act; and (4) an identification of items of special congressional interest. (c) Each agency may reprogram amounts in excess of or contrary to the threshold limitations established in this section only after— (1) providing written notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no less than 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; and (2) receiving prior written approval from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2027 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2027 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2028, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under section 405 of this Act.

No funds in this Act may be used to support any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use: Provided, That for purposes of this section, public use shall not be construed to include economic development that primarily benefits private entities: Provided further, That any use of funds for mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects, as well as utility projects which benefit or serve the general public (including energy-related, communication-related, water-related and wastewater-related infrastructure), other structures designated for use by the general public or which have other common-carrier or public-utility functions that serve the general public and are subject to regulation and oversight by the government, and projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public health and safety or brownfields as defined in the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (Public Law 107–118Public Law 107-118View official source on GovInfo) shall be considered a public use for purposes of eminent domain.

None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.

No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 8301U.S. Code — Title 41, Section 8301View official source on GovInfo–8305, popularly known as the Buy American Act).

No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 8301U.S. Code — Title 41, Section 8301View official source on GovInfo–8305).

None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in contravention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.

None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or department of the United States Government, who are stationed in the United States, at any single international conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the national interest: Provided, That for purposes of this section the term international conference shall mean a conference occurring outside of the United States attended by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.

None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the Surface Transportation Board to charge or collect any filing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the Board in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for district court civil suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 28, United States Code.

(a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.

(a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records, documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede that Inspector General's access to such records, documents, or other materials, under any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers to the Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector General's right of access. (b) A department or agency covered by this section shall provide its Inspector General with access to all such records, documents, and other materials in a timely manner. (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided by the establishment over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures to comply with this requirement.

None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program unless such awards or incentive fees are consistent with 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulations.

No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily completed his or her period of active military or naval service, and has within 90 days after his or her release from such service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 1 year, made application for restoration to his or her former position and has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the duties of his or her former position and has not been restored thereto.

(a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, United States Code, or exemption application under section 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding an air operators certificate issued by a country that is party to the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement where such approval would contravene United States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to such an air carrier where such authorization is consistent with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement and United States law.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of existing Federal law regarding non-citizen eligibility and ineligibility for occupancy in federally assisted housing or for participation in and assistance under Federal housing programs, including section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436aU.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1436aView official source on GovInfo) and title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.U.S. Code — Title 8, Section 1601 and followingView official source on GovInfo).

(a) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58Public Law 117-58View official source on GovInfo shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself. (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or in title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58Public Law 117-58View official source on GovInfo shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation or appropriations proposed or pending before the Congress, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to purchase, produce, or distribute promotional merchandise, defined as tangible items distributed at no cost to the recipient for the primary purpose of advertising or promoting a Federal agency, organization, or program: Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to items the distributing agency determines are necessary to support the agency's statutory mission or operational objectives: Provided further, That this limitation shall not apply to informational materials, including brochures, pamphlets, and publications, or to items distributed for diplomatic purposes, including gifts to foreign officials or dignitaries.

The Departments funded in this Act shall provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit additional, updated budget information to these Committees upon request.

(a) In the table of projects entitled Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the explanatory statement for division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42Public Law 118-42View official source on GovInfo) described in section 4 in the matter preceding division A of such Act— (1) the item relating to “Reopening Sisters of the Road in Old Town/Chinatown” is deemed to be amended by striking “in Old Town/Chinatown”; (2) the item relating to “Parrish, Florida Rails to Trails Project” is deemed to be amended by striking “Parrish, Florida Rails to Trails Project” and inserting “Florida Gulf Coast Trail project (North-South Trail)”; (3) the item relating to “Rehabilitation of Historic Alumni House as Skills-based Workforce Development Community Center” is deemed to be amended by striking “The Foundation for City College” and inserting “Research Foundation of CUNY”. (b) In the table of projects entitled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” in the explanatory statement for division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119–75Public Law 119-75View official source on GovInfo) described in section 4 in the matter preceding division A of such Act— (1) the item relating to “Elkhorn River Bridge Replacement” is deemed to be amended by striking “Replacement” and inserting “Expansion”.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide Federal funds to a local jurisdiction that refuses to comply with a request from the Department of Homeland Security to provide advance notice of the scheduled release date and time for a particular illegal alien in local custody.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement section 24220 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (49 U.S.C. 30111U.S. Code — Title 49, Section 30111View official source on GovInfo note), except that the Secretary may study technology capable of preventing drunk driving deaths that do not include the following— (1) “kill switch” technology that enables any state, local, or federal agency, contractor, subcontractor, or grantee to exercise remote operation control over any motor vehicle; (2) in-vehicle technologies to monitor or transmit vehicle operational, location, biometric, or behavioral data; (3) technology that enables any state, local, or federal agency, contractor, subcontractor, or grantee to remotely access any data generated or transmitted from any motor vehicle; or (4) other invasive or coercive technology that is capable of violating driver privacy.

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