46 U.S.C. § 54301
Port infrastructure development program
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- 46 U.S.C. § 54301, Port infrastructure development program, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/488333
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The Secretary may make a grant under this subsection or subsection (b) to the following:
The Secretary may make a grant under this subsection—
for a project, or package of projects, that—
is either—
will be used to improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of—
environmental and emission mitigation measures; including projects for—
A grant award under this subsection may not be used—
to finance or refinance the construction, reconstruction, reconditioning, or purchase of a vessel that is eligible for such assistance under chapter 537, unless the Secretary determines such vessel—
If a covered applicant for a grant under this subsection is applying to use the grant to acquire digital infrastructure or a software component, such applicant shall—
The Secretary may select a project described in paragraph (3) for funding under this subsection if the Secretary determines that—
In selecting projects described in paragraph (3) for funding under this subsection, the Secretary shall give substantial weight to—
Of the amounts made available for grants under this section for a fiscal year—
The Secretary shall issue guidelines to establish appropriate accounting, reporting, and review procedures for grants made under this subsection and subsection (b) to ensure that—
The Secretary shall require as a condition of making a grant under this subsection or subsection (b) that a grantee—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to approval by the Secretary, in the case of any grant for a project under this section, during the period beginning on the date on which the grant recipient is selected and ending on the date on which the grant agreement is signed—
In order to obligate and expend non-Federal funds under clause (i), the grant recipient shall submit to the Secretary a request to obligate and expend non-Federal funds under that clause, including—
The obligation or expenditure of any non-Federal funds in accordance with this subparagraph shall not—
In this subsection and subsection (b):
The term “port” includes—
In providing assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall—
take into account—
Assistance provided under this subsection may be used for a project that—
is—
for—
The Secretary may not require as a condition of issuing a grant under this subsection—
Funds provided under this subsection may not be used for—
Any costs of the project to be paid by the recipient’s matching share pursuant to subsection (a)(8)(B) may—
In carrying out this section, the Secretary may—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022House: 363–70Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
- Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025House: 281–140Senate: no recorded tally