Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Transit Emergency Relief Act”.
Transit Emergency Relief Act
A BILL
To modify the public transportation emergency relief program, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Public transportation emergency relief program
Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in section 5324, by adding at the end the following:
“(g) Funding availability—The amounts appropriated or made available under section 5338 to carry out this section for a fiscal year—
“(1) shall remain available until expended;
“(2) shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available to carry out this section for each fiscal year; and
“(3) may be obligated for the current or prior fiscal year eligible expenses under this section.
“(h) Labor standards—Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), a grant under this section shall be subject to the requirements of section 5333.”
in section 5338(a)—
in paragraph (1)—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “5324,” after “5318,”;
in subparagraph (C), by striking “$13,990,000,000” and inserting “$14,040,000,000”;
in subparagraph (D), by striking “$14,279,000,000” and inserting “$14,329,000,000”; and
in subparagraph (E), by striking “$14,642,000,000” and inserting “$14,692,000,000”; and
in paragraph (2)—
in subparagraph (N), by striking “and” at the end;
in subparagraph (O)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(P) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027 shall be available for the public transportation emergency relief program under section 5324.”