42 USC § 16375 - Program administration

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s16375"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 16375 - Program administration"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "16375"
section_name: "Program administration"
chapter_number: 149
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "IX"
subchapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "J"
part_name: "Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 999E, as added Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title III, § 40304(a), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 999.)"
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# § 16375. Program administration

**(a)** **Requirement** The Secretary shall establish a uniform system to service the Federal credit instruments provided under the CIFIA program.

**(b)** **Fees** If funding sufficient to cover the costs of services of expert firms retained pursuant to subsection (d) and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing the Federal credit instruments is not provided in an appropriations Act for a fiscal year, the Secretary, during that fiscal year, may collect fees on or after the date of the financial close of a Federal credit instrument provided under the CIFIA program at a level that is sufficient to cover those costs.

**(c)** **Servicer**

**(1)** **In general** The Secretary may appoint a financial entity to assist the Secretary in servicing the Federal credit instruments.

**(2)** **Duties** A servicer appointed under paragraph (1) shall act as the agent for the Secretary.

**(3)** **Fee** A servicer appointed under paragraph (1) shall receive a servicing fee, subject to approval by the Secretary.

**(d)** **Assistance from expert firms** The Secretary may retain the services of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments.

**(e)** **Expedited processing** The Secretary shall implement procedures and measures to economize the time and cost involved in obtaining approval and the issuance of credit assistance under the CIFIA program.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 999E, as added Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title III, § 40304(a), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 999.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 16375, , , , related to limitations on eligibility for awards, prior to repeal by , , .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Wage Rate Requirements

For provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to laborers and mechanics on projects for construction, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of , including authority of Secretary of Labor, see .