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31 U.S.C. § 1108 — Preparation and submission of appropriations requests to the President
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**(a)** In this section (except subsections (b)(1) and (e)), “agency” means a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government.
**(b)**
(1) The head of each agency shall prepare and submit to the President each appropriation request for the agency. The request shall be prepared and submitted in the form prescribed by the President under this chapter and by the date established by the President. When the head of an agency does not submit a request by that date, the President shall prepare the request for the agency to be included in the budget or changes in the budget or as deficiency and supplemental appropriations. The President may change agency appropriation requests. Agency appropriation requests shall be developed from cost-based budgets in the way and at times prescribed by the President. The head of the agency shall use the cost-based budget to administer the agency and to divide appropriations or amounts.
(2) An officer or employee of an agency in the executive branch may submit to the President or Congress a request for legislation authorizing deficiency or supplemental appropriations for the agency only with the approval of the head of the agency.
**(c)** The head of an agency shall include with an appropriation request submitted to the President a report that the statement of obligations submitted with the request contains obligations consistent with [section 1501 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1501&num=0&edition=prelim). The head of the agency shall support the report with a certification of the consistency and shall support the certification with records showing that the amounts have been obligated. The head of the agency shall designate officials to make the certification
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**(a)** In this section (except subsections (b)(1) and (e)), “agency” means a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government.
**(b)**
(1) The head of each agency shall prepare and submit to the President each appropriation request for the agency. The request shall be prepared and submitted in the form prescribed by the President under this chapter and by the date established by the President. When the head of an agency does not submit a request by that date, the President shall prepare the request for the agency to be included in the budget or changes in the budget or as deficiency and supplemental appropriations. The President may change agency appropriation requests. Agency appropriation requests shall be developed from cost-based budgets in the way and at times prescribed by the President. The head of the agency shall use the cost-based budget to administer the agency and to divide appropriations or amounts.
(2) An officer or employee of an agency in the executive branch may submit to the President or Congress a request for legislation authorizing deficiency or supplemental appropriations for the agency only with the approval of the head of the agency.
**(c)** The head of an agency shall include with an appropriation request submitted to the President a report that the statement of obligations submitted with the request contains obligations consistent with [section 1501 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1501&num=0&edition=prelim). The head of the agency shall support the report with a certification of the consistency and shall support the certification with records showing that the amounts have been obligated. The head of the agency shall designate officials to make the certifications, and those officials may not delegate the duty to make the certifications. The certifications and records shall be kept in the agency—
(1) in a form that makes audits and reconciliations easy; and
(2) for a period necessary to carry out audits and reconciliations.
**(d)** To the extent practicable, the head of an agency shall—
(1) provide information supporting the agency’s budget request for its missions by function and subfunction (including the mission of each organizational unit of the agency); and
(2) relate the agency’s programs to its missions.
**(e)** Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, an officer or employee of an agency (as defined in [section 1101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1101&num=0&edition=prelim)) may submit to Congress or a committee of Congress an appropriations estimate or request, a request for an increase in that estimate or request, or a recommendation on meeting the financial needs of the Government only when requested by either House of Congress.
**(f)** The Interstate Commerce Commission shall submit to Congress copies of budget estimates, requests, and information (including personnel needs), legislative recommendations, prepared testimony for congressional hearings, and comments on legislation at the same time they are sent to the President or the Office of Management and Budget. An officer of an agency may not impose conditions on or impair communication by the Commission with Congress, or a committee or member of Congress, about the information.
**(g)** Amounts available under law are available for field examinations of appropriation estimates. The use of the amounts is subject only to regulations prescribed by the appropriate standing committees of Congress.
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Surface Transportation Board is an independent establishment of the United States Government.
**(b) Membership.—**
(1) The Board shall consist of 5 members, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than 3 members may be appointed from the same political party.
(2) At all times—
(A) at least 3 members of the Board shall be individuals with professional standing and demonstrated knowledge in the fields of transportation, transportation regulation, or economic regulation; and
(B) at least 2 members shall be individuals with professional or business experience (including agriculture) in the private sector.
(3) The term of each member of the Board shall be 5 years and shall begin when the term of the predecessor of that member ends. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of that individual was appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. When the term of office of a member ends, the member may continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified, but for a period not to exceed one year. The President may remove a member for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
(4) No individual may serve as a member of the Board for more than 2 terms. In the case of an individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of that individual was appointed, such individual may not be appointed for more than one additional term.
(5) A member of the Board may not have a pecuniary interest in, hold an official relation to, or own stock in or bonds of, a carrier providing transportation by any mode and may not engage in another busines
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Except as otherwise provided in the ICC Termination Act of 1995, or the amendments made thereby, the Board shall perform all functions that, immediately before January 1, 1996, were functions of the Interstate Commerce Commission or were performed by any officer or employee of the Interstate Commerce Commission in the capacity as such officer or employee.
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**(a)** An amount shall be recorded as an obligation of the United States Government only when supported by documentary evidence of—
(1) a binding agreement between an agency and another person (including an agency) that is—
(A) in writing, in a way and form, and for a purpose authorized by law; and
(B) executed before the end of the period of availability for obligation of the appropriation or fund used for specific goods to be delivered, real property to be bought or leased, or work or service to be provided;
(2) a loan agreement showing the amount and terms of repayment;
(3) an order required by law to be placed with an agency;
(4) an order issued under a law authorizing purchases without advertising—
(A) when necessary because of a public exigency;
(B) for perishable subsistence supplies; or
(C) within specific monetary limits;
(5) a grant or subsidy payable—
(A) from appropriations made for payment of, or contributions to, amounts required to be paid in specific amounts fixed by law or under formulas prescribed by law;
(B) under an agreement authorized by law; or
(C) under plans approved consistent with and authorized by law;
(6) a liability that may result from pending litigation;
(7) employment or services of persons or expenses of travel under law;
(8) services provided by public utilities; or
(9) other legal liability of the Government against an available appropriation or fund.
**(b)** A statement of obligations provided to Congress or a committee of Congress by an agency shall include only those amounts that are obligations consistent with subsection (a) of this section.
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In this chapter—
(1) “agency” includes the District of Columbia government but does not include the legislative branch or the Supreme Court.
(2) “appropriations” means appropriated amounts and includes, in appropriate context—
(A) funds;
(B) authority to make obligations by contract before appropriations; and
(C) other authority making amounts available for obligation or expenditure.
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**(a) Committee guidance** The Committee shall each year provide general guidance to each Federal agency or department participating in the Program with respect to the preparation of requests for appropriations for activities related to the Program.
**(b) Submission of reports with agency appropriations requests**
(1) Working in conjunction with the Committee, each Federal agency or department involved in global change research shall include with its annual request for appropriations submitted to the President under [section 1108 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1108&num=0&edition=prelim) a report which—
(A) identifies each element of the proposed global change research activities of the agency or department;
(B) specifies whether each element (i) contributes directly to the Program or (ii) contributes indirectly but in important ways to the Program; and
(C) states the portion of its request for appropriations allocated to each element of the Program.
(2) Each agency or department that submits a report under paragraph (1) shall submit such report simultaneously to the Committee.
**(c) Consideration in President’s budget**
(1) The President shall, in a timely fashion, provide the Committee with an opportunity to review and comment on the budget estimate of each agency and department involved in global change research in the context of the Plan.
(2) The President shall identify in each annual budget submitted to the Congress under [section 1105 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1105&num=0&edition=prelim) those items in each agency’s or department’s annual budget which are elements of the Program.
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**(a) Contents of Statement.—** The head of each executive agency shall include with the appropriation request the agency submits under [section 1108 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1108&num=0&edition=prelim) for each fiscal year, a statement—
(1) specifying—
(A) the total motor vehicle acquisition, maintenance, leasing, operation, and disposal costs (including obligations and outlays) the agency incurred in the most recently completed fiscal year; and
(B) an estimate of those costs for the fiscal year in which the request is submitted and for the succeeding fiscal year; and
(2) justifying why the existing and any new motor vehicle acquisition, maintenance, leasing, operation, and disposal requirements of the agency cannot be met through the Interagency Fleet Management System the Administrator of General Services operates, a qualified private fleet management firm, or any other method which is less costly to the Federal Government.
**(b) Compliance With Requirements.—** The head of each executive agency shall comply with the requirements prescribed under [section 17503(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section17503/b&num=0&edition=prelim) in preparing each statement required under subsection (a).
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**(a) General authority**
(1) **Grants to States to establish State loan funds**
(A) *In general* — The Administrator shall offer to enter into agreements with eligible States to make capitalization grants, including letters of credit, to the States under this subsection to further the health protection objectives of this subchapter, promote the efficient use of fund resources, and for other purposes as are specified in this subchapter.
(B) *Establishment of fund* — To be eligible to receive a capitalization grant under this section, a State shall establish a drinking water treatment revolving loan fund (referred to in this section as a “State loan fund”) and comply with the other requirements of this section. Each grant to a State under this section shall be deposited in the State loan fund established by the State, except as otherwise provided in this section and in other provisions of this subchapter. No funds authorized by other provisions of this subchapter to be used for other purposes specified in this subchapter shall be deposited in any State loan fund.
(C) *Extended period* — The grant to a State shall be available to the State for obligation during the fiscal year for which the funds are authorized and during the following fiscal year, except that grants made available from funds provided prior to fiscal year 1997 shall be available for obligation during each of the fiscal years 1997 and 1998.
(D) *Allotment formula* — Except as otherwise provided in this section, funds made available to carry out this section shall be allotted to States that have entered into an agreement pursuant to this section (other than the District of Columbia) in accordance with—
(i) for each of fiscal years 1995 through 1997, a formula that is the same as the formul
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) **ARPA–I.—** — The term “ARPA–I” means the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Infrastructure established by subsection (b).
(2) **Department.—** — The term “Department” means the Department of Transportation.
(3) **Director.—** — The term “Director” means the Director of ARPA–I appointed under subsection (d).
(4) **Eligible entity.—** — The term “eligible entity” means—
(A) a unit of State or local government;
(B) an institution of higher education;
(C) a commercial entity;
(D) a research foundation;
(E) a trade or industry research collaborative;
(F) a federally funded research and development center;
(G) a research facility owned or funded by the Department;
(H) a collaborative that includes relevant international entities; and
(I) a consortia of 2 or more entities described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (H).
(5) **Infrastructure.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The term “infrastructure” means any transportation method or facility that facilitates the transit of goods or people within the United States (including territories).
(B) *Inclusions.—* — The term “infrastructure” includes—
(i) roads;
(ii) highways;
(iii) bridges;
(iv) airports;
(v) rail lines;
(vi) harbors; and
(vii) pipelines.
(6) **Secretary.—** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation.
**(b) Establishment.—** There is established within the Department an agency, to be known as the “Advanced Research Projects Agency–Infrastructure”, to support the development of science and technology solutions—
(1) to overcome long-term challenges; and
(2) to advance the state of the art for United States transportation infrastructure.
**(c) Goals.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The goals o
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**(a) Modal Plans Required.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Not later than June 1 of each year, the head of each modal administration and joint program office of the Department of Transportation shall prepare and submit to the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of the Department of Transportation (referred to in this chapter as the “Assistant Secretary”)—
(A) a comprehensive annual modal research plan for the following fiscal year; and
(B) a detailed outlook for the fiscal year thereafter.
(2) **Requirements.—** — Each plan under paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) a general description of the strategic goals of the Department that are addressed by the research programs being carried out by the Assistant Secretary or modal administration, as applicable;
(B) a description of each proposed research program, as described in the budget request submitted by the Secretary of Transportation to the President under [section 1108 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1108&num=0&edition=prelim) for the following fiscal year, including—
(i) the major objectives of the program; and
(ii) the requested amount of funding for each program and area;
(C) a list of activities the Assistant Secretary or modal administration plans to carry out under the research programs described in subparagraph (B);
(D) an assessment of the potential impact of the research programs described in subparagraph (B), including—
(i) potential outputs, outcomes, and impacts on technologies and practices used by entities subject to the jurisdiction of the modal administration;
(ii) potential effects on applicable regulations of the modal administration, including the modification or modernization of those regulations;
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TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE
§ 1108
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
1107 .........
31:14.
June 10, 1921, ch. 18, § 203, 42
Stat. 21; restated Sept. 12,
1950, ch. 946, § 102(b), 64 Stat.
833.
In the section, the words ‘‘reach an aggregate which’’
are omitted as surplus.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2011—Pub. L. 112–74 inserted at end ‘‘The President
shall transmit promptly to Congress without change,
proposed deficiency and supplemental appropriations
submitted to the President by the legislative branch
and the judicial branch.’’
§ 1108. Preparation and submission of appropria-
tions requests to the President
(a) In this section (except subsections (b)(1)
and (e)), ‘‘agency’’ means a department, agency,
or instrumentality of the United States Govern-
ment.
(b)(1) The head of each agency shall prepare
and submit to the President each appropriation
request for the agency. The request shall be pre-
pared and submitted in the form prescribed by
the President under this chapter and by the date
established by the President. When the head of
an agency does not submit a request by that
date, the President shall prepare the request for
the agency to be included in the budget or
changes in the budget or as deficiency and sup-
plemental appropriations. The President may
change agency appropriation requests. Agency
appropriation requests shall be developed from
cost-based budgets in the way and at times pre-
scribed by the President. The head of the agency
shall use the cost-based budget to administer
the agency and to divide appropriations or
amounts.
(2) An officer or employee of an agency in the
executive branch may submit to the President
or Congress a request for legislation a
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