Sec. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TABLES

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## SEC. 4001 AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TABLES ###

(a)In General Whenever a funding table in this division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations. ###

(b)Merit-based Decisions ####

(1)In general A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection

(a)shall— #####

(A)except as provided in paragraph (2), be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and #####

(B)comply with other applicable provisions of law. ####

(2)Exception Paragraph (1)(A) does not apply to a decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection

(a)if the project, program, or activity involved— #####

(A)is listed in section 4201; and #####

(B)is identified as Community Project Funding through the inclusion of the abbreviation “CPF” immediately before the name of the project, program, or activity. ###

(c)Relationship to Transfer and Programming Authority An amount specified in the funding tables in this division may be transferred or reprogrammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 of this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer or reprogramming would move funds between appropriation accounts. ###

(d)Applicability to Classified Annex This section applies to any classified annex that accompanies this Act. ###

(e)Oral and Written Communications No oral or written communication concerning any amount specified in the funding tables in this division shall supersede the requirements of this section. **[**Titles XLI, XLII, XLIII, XLIV, XLV, XLVI, and XLVII—Tables —Omitted**]** ### DIVISION E DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2021