of such criteria: Provided further, That the use of direct loans or loan guarantee authority under this section for direct loans or commitments to guarantee loans for any project using funds provided by this section shall be in accordance with such criteria: Provided further, That the Secretary may not issue a Notice of Funding Availability for applications for credit assistance under the program authorized by section 903(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 ( Public Law 118–31 ) using funds provided by this section until the criteria have been developed pursuant to the third proviso and certified pursuant to the fourth proviso: Provided further, That none of the direct loans or loan guarantee authority made available under this section shall be available for any project unless the Secretary and the Director, or their respective designees, have each individually certified in advance in writing to the Subcommittees on Defense of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the direct loan or loan guarantee, as applicable, and the project comply with the criteria developed pursuant to this section: Provided further, That the report required by the fourth proviso shall include information on any statutory improvements to section 149 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 903 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 ( Public Law 118–31 ), and section 903(b) of such Act, that would further align such sections with the budgetary treatment and recommendations referred to in the third proviso, including statutory improvements necessary to ensure that no further reference to the criteria or the certifications will be required in appropriations Acts in future fiscal years: Provided further, That such statutory improvements shall also be shared with the Committees on the Budget and Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That, for the purposes of carrying out the Congressional