### Question
How does Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation define subsidy amount?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 16371*, **subsidy amount** is defined as:

> the amount of budget authority sufficient to cover the estimated long-term cost to the Federal Government of a Federal credit instrument—


(A) calculated on a net present value basis

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 16371*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 149-NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER IX-RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT > Part J-Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation**

