CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS

1 DIVISION L-TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTIVES The joint explanatory statement accompanying this division is approved and indicates CONGRESSIONAL intent. Unless otherwise noted, the language set forth in House Report 117-99 carries the same weight as language included in this joint explanatory statement and should be complied with unless specifically addressed to the contrary in this joint explanatory statement. While some language is repeated for emphasis, it is not intended to negate the language referred to above unless expressly provided herein.

2 In cases where the House has directed the submission of a report, such report is to be submitted to both the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. The Department of Transportation [DOT] and the Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD] are directed to notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations seven days prior to the announcement of a new program, initiative, or authority. Any reprogramming requests must be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations no later than June 30, 2022. For fiscal year 2022, the terms "program, project, and activity" [PPA] shall mean any item for which a dollar amount is contained in this act, House Report 117-99, or this joint explanatory statement.

3 The table in the operating plan required by House Report 117-99 shall delineate the appropriation and prior year enacted level both by object class and by PP A, as detailed in this act, House Report 117-99, and this joint explanatory statement, or in the BUDGET appendix for the respective appropriations, whichever is more detailed, and shall apply to all items for which a dollar amount is specified and to all programs for which new BUDGET (obligational) authority is provided, as well as to discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations. The operating plan must also identify items of special CONGRESSIONAL interest.

4 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS The agreement directs each agency to include within its BUDGET justification a report on all efforts made to address the programmatic duplication identified by the annual Government Accountability Office [GAO] reports along with legal barriers preventing the agency's ability to further reduce duplication and legislative recommendations, if applicable. TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENT Transparency in agreement directs the Departments and agencies funded by this act to state within the text, audio, or video used for new advertising purposes, including advertising/posting on the Internet, that the advertisements are printed, published, or produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense, with exemptions for safety or conflicts with the agency's ability to carry out their statutory authority.

5 Stevens agreement reminds the Department that has not submitted the report requested in fiscal year 2020 to submit the information on the feasibility of complying with the Stevens amendment. AUDIT STANDARDS Agency all contract actions (including awards, renewals, and amendments) Departments and agencies provided funding in this act shall require any accounting firm providing financial auditing or audit remediation services to provide a statement setting forth the details of any disciplinary proceedings occurring within 1 year of the projected performance period related to noncompliance with rules or laws applying to audit services.

6 DAT A ACT COMPLIANCE Digital Accountability and Transparency Act [DATA Act} compliance. -The agreement expects agencies to prioritize the submission of timely, accurate, quality, and complete financial and award information in accordance with established management guidance, reporting processes, and data standards established under the DATA Act ( 113-101). CYBERSECURITY The agreement continues to support the ban in section 889 of Public Law 115-232 which prohibits government agencies from buying certain telecommunications and video surveillance services or equipment. 2 FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH The agreement urges DOT and HUD to affirmatively determine, justified in writing, and made available on a publicly accessible website, that research grants or agreements promote the progress of science in the United States or will advance a national security or economic interest.]

7 TITLE I DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 0FF1CE OF THE SECRETARY SALARIES AND EXPENSES The bill provides $141,500,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Secretary [OSTJ. The agreement directs the Department to abide by both the will and intent of Congress in all funding and policy decisions, and to consult with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations prior to issuing all notices of funding opportunities [NOFOs]. agreement recommends that the Department identify opportunities to eliminate unnecessary regulations and streamline burdensome regulations to ensure the Department is a good steward of limited tax-payer resources and produces physical infrastructure that supports long-term economic growth.]

8 Further, the Department should identify areas where more autonomy can be given to local jurisdictions with a better understanding of needs and challenges in building and maintaining infrastructure. In-flight sexual misconduct agreement directs the Secretary to implement the recommendations of the aviation consumer protection advisory committee that were adopted at the committee's September 24, 2020, meeting and outlined in a letter to the Secretary dated December 31, 2020. The Department should provide any briefings upon request on implementation of the recommendations and timing of subsequent rulemaking( s ).

9 Transportation 13010 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act [IIJA] requires the Secretary to establish a transportation access pilot program; therefore, the agreement does not include the direction in House Report 117-99. The agreement instead directs the Department to brief the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on its implementation plans for section 1301 0 no later than 90 days after the enactment of this act. 3 Infrastructure coordinator. -The agreement directs the Office of International Transportation and Trade within OST to work with the General Services Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, and other relevant agencies to facilitate more efficient development of infrastructure projects on the southern border with Mexico and the northern border with Canada.

10 Nationally significanlfreight and highway [INFRA} agreement notes the concerns raised in the GAO report [GA0-18-38] relating to the Department's selection process for INFRA grants, including recommendations on notifying unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, the agreement directs DOT, within 60 days of announcing fiscal year 2022 INFRA awards, to offer briefings to all applicants that did not receive an award in order to explain the factors that negatively impacted the application and make recommendations for improving the application for future grant rounds. Further, within 60 days of announcing grant awards, the Department is directed to publish on its website a list of all fiscal year 2022 applications received along with the names of the applicant organizations and funding amounts requested.]