Pub. L. 117-58, div. J, tit. VIII (as amended)

801.(a)Amounts made available to the Secretary of Transportation or the Department of Transportation’s Operating Administrations in this title in this Act and in section 117 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for the costs of award, administration, or oversight of financial assistance under the programs administered by the Office of the Secretary may be transferred to an "Operational Support" account, to remain available until expended, for the necessary expenses of (1) coordination of the implementation of any division of this Act or (2) the award, administration, or oversight of any financial assistance programs funded under this title in this Act or divisions A, B, C, or G of this Act: Provided, That amounts transferred pursuant to the authority in this section are available in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, That one-half of one percent of the amounts transferred pursuant to the authority in this section in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Transportation for oversight of funding provided to the Department of Transportation in this title in this Act: Provided further, That the amount provided by this section is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.(b)In addition to programs identified in section 118(d) of title 49, United States Code, the Office of the Secretary shall administer, with support from the Department’s Operating Administrations, the following financial assistance programs—(1)the national infrastructure projects program under section 6701 of title 49, United States Code;(2)the local and regional projects program under section 6702 of title 49, United States Code;(3)the strengthening mobility and revolutionizing transportation grant program under section 25005 of division B of this Act;(4)the nationally significant freight and highways projects under section 117 of title 23, United States Code;(5)the national culvert removal, replacement, and restoration grant program under section 6703 of title 49, United States Code; and(6)other discretionary financial assistance programs that the Secretary determines should be administered by the Office of the Secretary, subject to the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations as required under section 405 of Division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.