§ 3547. Special projects
(1) In general
(A) Release of funds
In order to assure that the policies of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.] and other provisions of law
which further the purposes of such Act (as
specified in regulations issued by the Sec-
retary) are most effectively implemented in
connection with the expenditure of funds for
special projects appropriated under an appro-
priations Act for the Department of Housing
and Urban Development, such as special
projects under the head ‘‘Annual Contribu-
tions for Assisted Housing’’ in title II of the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, and to as-
sure to the public undiminished protection of
the environment, the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development may, under such regu-
lations, in lieu of the environmental protec-
tion procedures otherwise applicable, provide
for the release of funds for particular special
projects upon the request of recipients of spe-
cial projects assistance, if the State or unit of
general local government, as designated by
the Secretary in accordance with regulations,
assumes all of the responsibilities for environ-
mental review, decisionmaking, and action
pursuant to such Act, and such other provi-
sions of law as the regulations of the Sec-
retary specify, that would otherwise apply to
the Secretary were the Secretary to undertake
such special projects as Federal projects.
(B) Implementation
The Secretary shall issue regulations to
carry out this section only after consultation
with the Council on Environmental Quality.
Such regulations shall—
(i) provide for monitoring of the perform-
ance of environmental reviews under this
section;
(ii
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§ 3546
the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Act which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SIMILAR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were con-
tained in the following appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 118–42, div. F, title II, § 216, Mar. 9, 2024, 138
Stat. 378.
Pub. L. 117–328, div. L, title II, § 216, Dec. 29, 2022, 136
Stat. 5175.
Pub. L. 117–103, div. L, title II, § 216, Mar. 15, 2022, 136
Stat. 759.
Pub. L. 116–260, div. L, title II, § 216, Dec. 27, 2020, 134
Stat. 1897.
Pub. L. 116–94, div. H, title II, § 216, Dec. 20, 2019, 133
Stat. 3004.
Pub. L. 116–6, div. G, title II, § 218, Feb. 15, 2019, 133
Stat. 460.
Pub. L. 115–141, div. L, title II, § 219, Mar. 23, 2018, 132
Stat. 1033.
Pub. L. 115–31, div. K, title II, § 220, May 5, 2017, 131
Stat. 784.
Pub. L. 114–113, div. L, title II, § 221, Dec. 18, 2015, 129
Stat. 2893.
Pub. L. 113–235, div. K, title II, § 222, Dec. 16, 2014, 128
Stat. 2754.
Pub. L. 112–55, div. C, title II, § 228, Nov. 18, 2011, 125
Stat. 701.
Pub. L. 111–117, div. A, title II, § 228, Dec. 16, 2009, 123
Stat. 3103.
Pub. L. 111–8, div. I, title II, § 233, Mar. 11, 2009, 123
Stat. 979.
§ 3546. Use of domestic products
(a) Prohibition against fraudulent use of ‘‘Made
in America’’ labels
A person shall not intentionally affix a label
bearing the inscription of ‘‘Made in America’’,
or any inscription with that meaning, to any
product sold in or shipped to the United States,
if that product is not a domestic product.
(b) Report
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment and the Secretary of Agriculture shall
each submit, before January 1, 1994, a report to
the Congress on procurements of products that
are not domestic products.
(c) ‘‘Domestic product’’ defined
For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘do-
mestic product’’ means a product—
(1) that is manufactured or produced in the
United States; and
(2) at least 50 percent of the cost of the arti-
cles, materials, or supplies of which are mined,
produced, or manufactured in the United
States.
(Pub. L. 102–550, title IX, § 920, Oct. 28, 1992, 106
Stat. 3883.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Act of 1992, and not as part of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development Act
which comprises this chapter.
§ 3547. Special projects
(1) In general
(A) Release of funds
In order to assure that the policies of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.] and other provisions of law
which further the purposes of such Act (as
specified in regulations issued by the Sec-
retary) are most effectively implemented in
connection with the expenditure of funds for
special projects appropriated under an appro-
priations Act for the Department of Housing
and Urban Development, such as special
projects under the head ‘‘Annual Contribu-
tions for Assisted Housing’’ in title II of the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, and to as-
sure to the public undiminished protection of
the environment, the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development may, under such regu-
lations, in lieu of the environmental protec-
tion procedures otherwise applicable, provide
for the release of funds for particular special
projects upon the request of recipients of spe-
cial projects assistance, if the State or unit of
general local government, as designated by
the Secretary in accordance with regulations,
assumes all of the responsibilities for environ-
mental review, decisionmaking, and action
pursuant to such Act, and such other provi-
sions of law as the regulations of the Sec-
retary specify, that would otherwise apply to
the Secretary were the Secretary to undertake
such special projects as Federal projects.
(B) Implementation
The Secretary shall issue regulations to
carry out this section only after consultation
with the Council on Environmental Quality.
Such regulations shall—
(i) provide for monitoring of the perform-
ance of environmental reviews under this
section;
(ii) in the discretion of the Secretary, pro-
vide for the provision or facilitation of
training for such performance; and
(iii) subject to the discretion of the Sec-
retary, provide for suspension or termi-
nation by the Secretary of the assumption
under subparagraph (A).
(C) Responsibilities of State or unit of general
local government
The Secretary’s duty under subparagraph (B)
shall not be construed to limit any responsi-
bility assumed by a State or unit of general
local government with respect to any par-
ticular release of funds under subparagraph
(A).
(2) Procedure
The Secretary shall approve the release of
funds for projects subject to the procedures au-
thorized by this section only if, not less than 15
days prior to such approval and prior to any
commitment of funds to such projects, the re-
cipient submits to the Secretary a request for
such release, accompanied by a certification of
the State or unit of general local government
which meets the requirements of paragraph (3).
The Secretary’s approval of any such certifi-
cation shall be deemed to satisfy the Secretary’s
responsibilities under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.]
and such other provisions of law as the regula-
tions of the Secretary specify insofar as those
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§ 3549
responsibilities relate to the releases of funds
for special projects to be carried out pursuant
thereto which are covered by such certification.
(3) Certification
A certification under the procedures author-
ized by this section shall—
(A) be in a form acceptable to the Secretary;
(B) be executed by the chief executive officer
or other officer of the State or unit of general
local government who qualifies under regula-
tions of the Secretary;
(C) specify that the State or unit of general
local government under this section has fully
carried out its responsibilities as described
under paragraph (1); and
(D) specify that the certifying officer—
(i) consents to assume the status of a re-
sponsible Federal official under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.] and each provision of law speci-
fied in regulations issued by the Secretary
insofar as the provisions of such Act or other
such provision of law apply pursuant to
paragraph (1); and
(ii) is authorized and consents on behalf of
the State or unit of general local govern-
ment and himself or herself to accept the ju-
risdiction of the Federal courts for the pur-
pose of enforcement of the responsibilities as
such an official.
(4) Approval by States
In cases in which a unit of general local gov-
ernment carries out the responsibilities de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Secretary may per-
mit the State to perform those actions of the
Secretary described in paragraph (2) and the per-
formance of such actions by the State, where
permitted by the Secretary, shall be deemed to
satisfy the Secretary’s responsibilities referred
to in the second sentence of paragraph (2).
(Pub. L. 103–233, title III, § 305(c), Apr. 11, 1994,
108 Stat. 372.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, re-
ferred to in pars. (1)(A), (2), and (3)(D)(i), is Pub. L.
91–190, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 852, which is classified gen-
erally to chapter 55 (§ 4321 et seq.) of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 4321 of this title
and Tables.
The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1993, referred to in par. (1)(A), is Pub.
L. 102–389, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1571. Provisions under
the head ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’
in title II of the Act appear at 106 Stat. 1582 and are not
classified to the Code. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Tables.
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Multifamily Hous-
ing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994, and not as
part of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act which comprises this chapter.
§ 3548. Semiannual report on contracts and task
orders
The Secretary shall submit semi-annually to
the Committees on Appropriations a list of all
contracts and task orders issued under such con-
tracts in excess of $250,000 which were entered
into during the prior 6-month period by the Sec-
retary, the Government National Mortgage As-
sociation, and the Office of Federal Housing En-
terprise Oversight (or by any officer of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development,
the Government National Mortgage Association,
or the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise
Oversight acting in his or her capacity to rep-
resent the Secretary or these entities). Each
listing shall identify the parties to the contract,
the term and amount of the contract, and the
subject matter and responsibilities of the par-
ties to the contract.
(Pub. L. 105–18, title II, § 10001, June 12, 1997, 111
Stat. 201.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the 1997 Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from
Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Ef-
forts, Including Those in Bosnia, and not as part of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development Act
which comprises this chapter.
§ 3549. Investigation of violations
Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
on and after February 20, 2003, the Chief Finan-
cial Officer of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development shall, in consultation with
the Budget Officer, have sole authority to inves-
tigate potential or actual violations under the
Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1341 et seq.) and
all other statutes and regulations related to the
obligation and expenditure of funds made avail-
able in this, or any other Act; shall determine
whether violations exist; and shall submit final
reports on violations to the Secretary, the
President, the Office of Management and Budget
and the Congress in accordance with applicable
statutes and Office of Management and Budget
circulars.
(Pub. L. 108–7, div. K, title II, Feb. 20, 2003, 117
Stat. 499.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Departments of
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development,
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003, and
also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolu-
tion, 2003, and not as part of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development Act which comprises this chap-
ter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
DUTIES OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Pub. L. 109–115, div. A, title III, Nov. 30, 2005, 119 Stat.
2457, which provided that the Chief Financial Officer es-
tablish control of and maintain adequate systems of ac-
counting for appropriations and other available funds
as required by 31 U.S.C. 1514, and further provided that,
for purposes of funds control and Anti-Deficiency Act
(31 U.S.C. 1341 et seq.) violation determinations, the
point of obligation was to be the executed agreement or
contract, with certain exceptions, and that the Chief
Financial Officer was to appoint and train qualified
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**(a)**
(1) Except as specified in this subchapter or any other provision of law, an officer or employee of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia government may not—
(A) make or authorize an expenditure or obligation exceeding an amount available in an appropriation or fund for the expenditure or obligation;
(B) involve either government in a contract or obligation for the payment of money before an appropriation is made unless authorized by law;
(C) make or authorize an expenditure or obligation of funds required to be sequestered under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; or
(D) involve either government in a contract or obligation for the payment of money required to be sequestered under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(2) This subsection does not apply to a corporation getting amounts to make loans (except paid in capital amounts) without legal liability of the United States Government.
**(b)** An article to be used by an executive department in the District of Columbia that could be bought out of an appropriation made to a regular contingent fund of the department may not be bought out of another amount available for obligation.
**(c)**
(1) In this subsection—
(A) the term “covered lapse in appropriations” means any lapse in appropriations that begins on or after December 22, 2018;
(B) the term “District of Columbia public employer” means—
(i) the District of Columbia Courts;
(ii) the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia; or
(iii) the District of Columbia government;
(C) the term “employee” includes an officer; and
(D) the term “excepted employee” means an excepted employee or an employee performing
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§ 1341. Limitations on expending and obligating
amounts
(a)(1) Except as specified in this subchapter or
any other provision of law, an officer or em-
ployee of the United States Government or of
the District of Columbia government may not—
(A) make or authorize an expenditure or ob-
ligation exceeding an amount available in an
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appropriation or fund for the expenditure or
obligation;
(B) involve either government in a contract
or obligation for the payment of money before
an appropriation is made unless authorized by
law;
(C) make or authorize an expenditure or ob-
ligation of funds required to be sequestered
under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; or
(D) involve either government in a contract
or obligation for the payment of money re-
quired to be sequestered under section 252 of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
(2) This subsection does not apply to a cor-
poration getting amounts to make loans (except
paid in capital amounts) without legal liability
of the United States Government.
(b) An article to be used by an executive de-
partment in the District of Columbia that could
be bought out of an appropriation made to a reg-
ular contingent fund of the department may not
be bought out of another amount available for
obligation.
(c)(1) In this subsection—
(A) the term ‘‘covered lapse in appropria-
tions’’ means any lapse in appropriations that
begins on or after December 22, 2018;
(B) the term ‘‘District of Columbia public
employer’’ means—
(i) the District of Columbia Courts;
(ii) the Public Defender Service for the
District of Columbia; or
(iii) the District of Columbia government;
(C) the term ‘‘employee’’ includes an off
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**(a)** The official having administrative control of an appropriation available to the legislative branch, the judicial branch, the United States International Trade Commission, or the District of Columbia government, and, subject to the approval of the President, the head of each executive agency (except the Commission) shall prescribe by regulation a system of administrative control not inconsistent with accounting procedures prescribed under law. The system shall be designed to—
(1) restrict obligations or expenditures from each appropriation to the amount of apportionments or reapportionments of the appropriation; and
(2) enable the official or the head of the executive agency to fix responsibility for an obligation or expenditure exceeding an apportionment or reapportionment.
**(b)** To have a simplified system for administratively dividing appropriations, the head of each executive agency (except the Commission) shall work toward the objective of financing each operating unit, at the highest practical level, from not more than one administrative division for each appropriation affecting the unit.
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§ 1514. Administrative division of apportion-
ments
(a) The official having administrative control
of an appropriation available to the legislative
branch, the judicial branch, the United States
International Trade Commission, or the District
of Columbia government, and, subject to the ap-
proval of the President, the head of each execu-
tive agency (except the Commission) shall pre-
scribe by regulation a system of administrative
control not inconsistent with accounting proce-
dures prescribed under law. The system shall be
designed to—
(1) restrict obligations or expenditures from
each appropriation to the amount of appor-
tionments or reapportionments of the appro-
priation; and
(2) enable the official or the head of the ex-
ecutive agency to fix responsibility for an ob-
ligation or expenditure exceeding an appor-
tionment or reapportionment.
(b) To have a simplified system for adminis-
tratively dividing appropriations, the head of
each executive agency (except the Commission)
shall work toward the objective of financing
each operating unit, at the highest practical
level, from not more than one administrative di-
vision for each appropriation affecting the unit.
(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 930.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
1514(a) .....
31:665(g)(2d sen-
tence).
R.S.
§ 3679(g)(2d
sentence);
Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1484, § 4(1st
par.), 33 Stat. 1257; Feb. 27,
1906, ch. 510, § 3, 34 Stat. 48;
restated Sept. 6, 1950, ch.
896,
§ 1211,
64
Stat.
767;
Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970,
eff. July 1, 1970, § 102(a), 84
Stat. 2085; Jan. 3, 1975, Pub.
L. 93–618, § 175(a)(2), 88 Stat.
2011.
1514(b) .....
31:665(g)(last sen-
tence).
R.S. § 3679(g)(last sentence);
added Aug.
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
(1) **In general**
(A) *Release of funds* — In order to assure that the policies of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [[42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] and other provisions of law which further the purposes of such Act (as specified in regulations issued by the Secretary) are most effectively implemented in connection with the expenditure of funds for special projects appropriated under an appropriations Act for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, such as special projects under the head “Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing” in title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, and to assure to the public undiminished protection of the environment, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, under such regulations, in lieu of the environmental protection procedures otherwise applicable, provide for the release of funds for particular special projects upon the request of recipients of special projects assistance, if the State or unit of general local government, as designated by the Secretary in accordance with regulations, assumes all of the responsibilities for environmental review, decisionmaking, and action pursuant to such Act, and such other provisions of law as the regulations of the Secretary specify, that would otherwise apply to the Secretary were the Secretary to undertake such special projects as Federal projects.
(B) *Implementation* — The Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this section only after consultation with the Council on Environmental Quality. Such regulations shall—
(i) provide for monitoring of the performance o
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§ 4321. Congressional declaration of purpose
The purposes of this chapter are: To declare a
national policy which will encourage productive
and enjoyable harmony between man and his en-
vironment; to promote efforts which will pre-
vent or eliminate damage to the environment
and biosphere and stimulate the health and wel-
fare of man; to enrich the understanding of the
ecological systems and natural resources impor-
tant to the Nation; and to establish a Council on
Environmental Quality.
(Pub. L. 91–190, § 2, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 852.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE OF 2020 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 116–260, div. S, § 102(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat.
2243, provided that: ‘‘This section [enacting section
16298 of this title, amending sections 4370m and 7403 of
this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note
under section 4370m of this title] may be cited as the
‘Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Tech-
nologies Act’ or the ‘USE IT Act’.’’
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 91–190, § 1, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 852, provided:
‘‘That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as
the ‘National Environmental Policy Act of 1969’.’’
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION ASSISTANCE
Pub. L. 117–169, title VI, § 60112, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat.
2072, provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, $250,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2031, to develop and carry out a program
to support the development, enhanced standardization
and transparency, and reporting criteria for environ-
mental product declarations that include measure-
m
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