Pub. L. 119-74, div. A, tit. V (as amended)

544.(a)Of the amounts made available under the heading “Department of Commerce—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Operations, Research, and Facilities”, $507,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the unobligated balances of amounts previously appropriated under such heading for fiscal year 2026 in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58): Provided, That amounts derived by transfer pursuant to this subsection shall continue to be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118-5.(b)Of the amounts made available under the heading “Department of Commerce—National Telecommunications and Information Administration—Salaries and Expenses”, $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the unobligated balances of amounts previously appropriated under the heading “National Telecommunications and Information Administration” in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), of which $25,000,000 shall be from amounts repurposed or transferred for salaries and expenses, administration, and oversight of programs pursuant to section 542 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-42) and $25,000,000 shall be from amounts made available under the heading “Middle Mile Deployment”: Provided, That amounts derived by transfer pursuant to this subsection shall continue to be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118-5.(c)Of the amounts made available under the heading “Department of Commerce—Economic Development Administration—Economic Development Assistance Programs”, $16,276,000 shall be derived by transfer from the unobligated balances of amounts previously appropriated under the heading “National Telecommunications and Information Administration” in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) and repurposed or transferred for salaries and expenses, administration, and oversight of programs pursuant to section 542 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-42): Provided, That amounts derived by transfer pursuant to this subsection shall continue to be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118-5.(d)Of the amounts made available under the heading “Department of Commerce—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Procurement, Acquisition and Construction”, $44,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the unobligated balances of the Department of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund.