Laws and Regs

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(2) use any other funds available to the Secretary to satisfy
obligations initially made under this subtitle.
SEC. 23005. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000 to remain
available until September 30, 2031, for administrative costs of
the agencies and offices of the Department of Agriculture for costs
related to implementing this subtitle.

TITLE III—COMMITTEE ON BANKING,
HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
SEC. 30001. ENHANCED USE OF DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2024, to carry out the Defense Production Act of
1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.).
SEC. 30002. IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY OR WATER EFFICIENCY
OR CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated—
(1) $837,500,000, to remain available until September 30,
2028, for the cost of providing direct loans, the costs of modifying such loans, and for grants, as provided for and subject
to terms and conditions in subsection (b), including to subsidize
gross obligations for the principal amount of such loans, not
to exceed $4,000,000,000, to fund projects that improve energy
or water efficiency, enhance indoor air quality or sustainability,
implement the use of zero-emission electricity generation, lowemission building materials or processes, energy storage, or
building electrification strategies, or address climate resilience,
of an eligible property;
(2) $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2030, for the costs to the Secretary for information technology,
research and evaluation, and administering and overseeing the
implementation of this section;
(3) $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2029, for expenses of contracts or cooperative agreements
administered by the Secretary; and
(4) $42,500,000, to remain available until September 30,
2028, for energy and water benchmarking of properties eligible
to receive grants or loans under this section, regardless of
whether they actually received such grants or loans, along
with associated data analysis and evaluation at the property
and portfolio level, and the development of information technology systems necessary for the collection, evaluation, and
analysis of such data.
(b) LOAN AND GRANT TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Amounts made
available under this section shall be for direct loans, grants, and

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direct loans that can be converted to grants to eligible recipients
that agree to an extended period of affordability for the property.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
(1) the term ‘‘eligible recipient’’ means any owner or sponsor
of an eligible property; and
(2) the term ‘‘eligible property’’ means a property assisted
pursuant to—
(A) section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C.
1701q);
(B) section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (former
12 U.S.C. 1701q), as such section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act;
(C) section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013);
(D) section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(b));
(E) section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1715z–1); or
(F) a Housing Assistance Payments contract for
Project-Based Rental Assistance in fiscal year 2021.
(d) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive or specify alternative
requirements for any provision of subsection (c) or (bb) of section
8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c),
1437f(bb)) upon a finding that the waiver or alternative requirement
is necessary to facilitate the use of amounts made available under
this section.
(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have the authority
to establish by notice any requirements that the Secretary determines are necessary for timely and effective implementation of
the program and expenditure of funds appropriated, which requirements shall take effect upon issuance.

TITLE IV—COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE,
SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION
SEC. 40001. INVESTING IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND CLIMATE
RESILIENCE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available,
there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,600,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2026, to provide funding through
direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or
technical assistance to coastal states (as defined in paragraph (4)
of section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16
U.S.C. 1453(4))), the District of Columbia, Tribal Governments,
nonprofit organizations, local governments, and institutions of
higher education (as defined in subsection (a) of section 101 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), for the
conservation, restoration, and protection of coastal and marine habitats, resources, Pacific salmon and other marine fisheries, to enable
coastal communities to prepare for extreme storms and other
changing climate conditions, and for projects that support natural
resources that sustain coastal and marine resource dependent