[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 2465 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 125
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2465
[Report No. 119-47]
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 24, 2025
Mrs. Hyde-Smith, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the
following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the
calendar
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and
Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary,
$185,965,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided,
That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
(1) $3,764,000 shall be available for the immediate Office
of the Secretary;
(2) $1,348,000 shall be available for the immediate Office
of the Deputy Secretary;
(3) $27,780,000 shall be available for the Office of the
General Counsel: Provided, That the Secretary of
Transportation (referred to in this title as ``the Secretary'')
shall report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations on the implementation of all sections under
title V of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-
63) not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act;
(4) $20,222,000 shall be available for the Office of the
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, of which
$3,970,000 is for the Office for Multimodal Freight
Infrastructure and Policy: Provided, That the Secretary must
obtain reprogramming approval from the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations under section 405 of this Act
prior to executing the authorities of section 118(g)(2)-(3) of
title 49, United States Code;
(5) $21,505,000 shall be available for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs;
(6) $3,807,000 shall be available for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs;
(7) $20,024,000 shall be available for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Administration;
(8) $5,664,000 shall be available for the Office of Public
Affairs and Public Engagement;
(9) $2,332,000 shall be available for the Office of the
Executive Secretariat;
(10) $15,484,000 shall be available for the Office of
Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response;
(11) $16,957,000 shall be available for the Office of the
Chief Information Officer;
(12) $1,494,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal
Government Affairs;
(13) $41,644,000 shall be available for shared services as
authorized in section 327 of title 49, United States Code, for
the Office of the Secretary that would otherwise be provided by
the Working Capital Fund, in addition to amounts otherwise
available for such purposes; and
(14) $3,940,000 shall be available for information
technology development, modernization, and enhancement, in
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes:
Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to transfer funds
appropriated under this heading among the purposes specified in the
first proviso under this heading: Provided further, That such
transfers combined shall not increase or decrease the amount
appropriated for any purpose specified in the first proviso under this
heading by more than 4 percent: Provided further, That notice of any
change in funding greater than 4 percent shall be submitted for
approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not later
than 7 business days in advance of any such change: Provided further,
That not to exceed $70,000 shall be for allocation within the
Department for official reception and representation expenses as the
Secretary may determine: Provided further, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation up
to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees.
research and technology
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology, $32,705,000, of which
$21,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of
such amounts that are available until expended, $9,000,000 shall be for
necessary expenses of the Advanced Research Projects Agency--
Infrastructure (ARPA-I) as authorized by section 119 of title 49,
United States Code: Provided further, That within the funds made
available under the preceding proviso, not less than $6,000,000 shall
be available for research on durability, resiliency, and sustainability
of bridges and other infrastructure and shall be directed to an
accredited university of higher education in the northeast United
States that has experience leading a regional university transportation
center and a proven record of developing, patenting, deploying, and
commercializing innovative composite materials and technologies for
bridge and other transportation applications, as well as conducting
research and developing prototypes using very large-scale polymer-based
additive manufacturing: Provided further, That of such amounts that
are available until expended, $4,000,000 shall be for the Highly
Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence as authorized in section
105 of title I of division H of the Further Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94): Provided further, That of such amounts
that are available until expended, $3,000,000 shall be for activities
relating to complementary positioning, navigation, and timing
technologies demonstrations as identified in the U.S. Department of
Transportation Complementary PNT Action Plan (March 2024): Provided
further, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be
available until expended, funds received from States, counties,
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for
expenses incurred for training: Provided further, That any reference
in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research
and Innovative Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed to
be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research
and Technology of the Department of Transportation.
national infrastructure investments
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out a local and regional project
assistance grant program under section 6702 of title 49, United States
Code, $250,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
section 6702(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to
amounts made available under this heading in this Act: Provided
further, That of the amounts made available under this heading in this
Act, not less than 5 percent shall be awarded to projects in
historically disadvantaged communities or areas of persistent poverty
as defined under section 6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code:
Provided further, That grants awarded under this heading in this Act
for eligible projects for planning, preparation, or design shall not be
subject to a minimum grant size: Provided further, That in
distributing amounts made available under this heading in this Act, the
Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an equitable
geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in addressing
the needs of urban and rural areas, including Tribal areas, and the
investment in a variety of transportation modes: Provided further,
That for amounts made available under this heading in this Act, the
Secretary shall give priority to projects that require a contribution
of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package:
Provided further, That section 6702(f)(1) of title 49, United States
Code, shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in
this Act: Provided further, That of the amounts awarded under this
heading in this Act, not more than 50 percent shall be allocated for
eligible projects located in rural areas and not more than 50 percent
shall be allocated for eligible projects located in urbanized areas:
Provided further, That for the purpose of determining if an award for
planning, preparation, or design under this heading in this Act is an
urban award, the project location is the location of the project being
planned, prepared, or designed: Provided further, That the Secretary
may retain up to 2 percent of the amounts made available under this
heading in this Act, and may transfer portions of such amounts to the
Administrators of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal
Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal
Railroad Administration and the Maritime Administration to fund the
award and oversight of grants and credit assistance made under the
program authorized under section 6702 of title 49, United States Code:
Provided further, That for amounts made available under this heading in
this Act, the Secretary shall consider and award projects based solely
on the selection criteria as identified under section 6702(d)(3) and
(d)(4) of title 49, United States Code.
national surface transportation and innovative finance bureau
For necessary expenses of the National Surface Transportation and
Innovative Finance Bureau as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 116, $9,850,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may
collect and spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United States Code,
to cover the costs of services of expert firms, including counsel, in
the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the
underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments and all or a
portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit
instruments: Provided further, That such fees are available until
expended to pay for such costs: Provided further, That such amounts
are in addition to other amounts made available for such purposes and
are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on
administrative expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States
Code.
rural and tribal infrastructure advancement
For necessary expenses to carry out rural and Tribal infrastructure
advancement as authorized in section 21205 of Public Law 117-58,
$10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided,
That the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with
philanthropic entities, non-profit organizations, other Federal
agencies, State or local governments and their agencies, Indian Tribes,
or other technical assistance providers, to provide such technical
assistance, planning, and capacity building to State, local, or Tribal
governments, United States territories, metropolitan planning
organizations, transit agencies, or other political subdivisions of
State or local governments.
railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program
The Secretary is authorized to issue direct loans and loan
guarantees pursuant to chapter 224 of title 49, United States Code, and
such authority shall exist as long as any such direct loan or loan
guarantee is outstanding.
financial management capital
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the Department
of Transportation's financial systems and re-engineering business
processes, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2027.
cyber security initiatives
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, including
necessary upgrades to network and information technology
infrastructure, improvement of identity management and authentication
capabilities, securing and protecting data, implementation of Federal
cyber security initiatives, and implementation of enhanced security
controls on agency computers and mobile devices, $60,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2027.
office of civil rights
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $12,228,000.
transportation planning, research, and development
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning,
research, systems development, development activities, and making
grants, $34,259,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That of such amount, $5,436,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the
Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (IIPIC):
Provided further, That there may be transferred to this appropriation,
to remain available until expended, amounts transferred from other
Federal agencies for expenses incurred under this heading for IIPIC
activities not related to transportation infrastructure: Provided
further, That the tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall be
available to other Federal agencies for the permitting and review of
major infrastructure projects not related to transportation only to the
extent that other Federal agencies provide funding to the Department in
accordance with the preceding proviso: Provided further, That of the
amounts made available under this heading, $9,647,000 shall be made
available for the projects, and in the amounts, specified for
congressionally directed spending in the table entitled
``Congressionally Directed Spending'' included in the report
accompanying this Act: Provided further, That amounts made available
in the preceding proviso for such projects shall not diminish or
prejudice any application or geographic region for other discretionary
grant or loan awards made by the Department of Transportation:
Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this
heading, $2,000,000 shall be made available for an independent review
of airspace design, civil-military coordination, and operational safety
in the National Capital Region, with particular focus on airspace
activities at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
working capital fund
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of
the Working Capital Fund as authorized in section 327 of title 49,
United States Code, not to exceed $650,000,000, shall be paid from
appropriations made available to the Department of Transportation:
Provided, That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis
to entities within the Department of Transportation: Provided further,
That the limitation under this heading on operating expenses shall not
apply to entities external to the Department of Transportation or for
funds provided in Public Law 117-58: Provided further, That no funds
made available by this Act to an agency of the Department shall be
transferred to the Working Capital Fund without majority approval of
the Working Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the
Secretary: Provided further, That no assessments may be levied against
any program, budget activity, subactivity, or project funded by this
Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are
presented to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are
approved by such Committees: Provided further, That the Secretary may
provide non-commodity information technology services in a consolidated
or shared manner for operating administrations through the Working
Capital Fund: Provided further, That the preceding proviso shall not
apply to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Great Lakes St.
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, and the Office of Inspector
General: Provided further, That an operating administration may
determine that certain non-commodity information technology services do
not provide a direct benefit to the operating administration and shall
not be required to obligate funds appropriated by this Act to the
Office of the Secretary pursuant to section 188 of this Act: Provided
further, That if the determination in the preceding proviso concludes
that non-commodity information technology services do not provide a
direct benefit to the operating administration, those services shall
remain within the operating administration: Provided further, That not
less than 30 days prior to using the authority provided in the
preceding four provisos, the Secretary shall provide the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations a plan describing the non-commodity
information technology services consolidated or shared through the
Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
provide quarterly briefings to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations on all activities relating to non-commodity information
technology services as authorized under this heading: Provided
further, That unless otherwise specified under this heading, the
Working Capital Fund shall only deliver services consisting of
administration and commodity information technology: Provided further,
That the departmental consolidation of activities including human
resources, procurement, governmental affairs, public affairs and public
engagement, and civil rights are prohibited: Provided further, That
amounts within the Working Capital Fund are not available to provide
services not specifically authorized under this heading.
small and disadvantaged business utilization and outreach
For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged business
utilization and outreach activities, $5,330,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not less than 11 small
business transportation resource centers shall be maintained and
operated: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 332 of title
49, United States Code, such amounts may be used for business
opportunities related to any mode of transportation: Provided further,
That appropriations made available under this heading shall be
available for any purpose consistent with prior year appropriations
that were made available under the heading ``Office of the Secretary--
Minority Business Resource Center Program''.
payments to air carriers
(airport and airway trust fund)
In ad