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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4834 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4834

To authorize highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, 
    rail, and other surface transportation programs, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2014

 Mr. Petri (for himself and Ms. Norton) (both by request): introduced 
      the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on 
 Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Science, Space, and Technology, 
  Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, the Budget, and 
 Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
To authorize highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, 
    rail, and other surface transportation programs, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Generating 
Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, 
and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America 
Act'' or the ``GROW AMERICA Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Effective date.
           TITLE I--TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVES

         Subtitle A--Increasing Efficiency in Project Delivery

Sec. 1001. Improving State and Federal agency engagement in 
                            environmental reviews.
Sec. 1002. Environmental review alignment and reform.
Sec. 1003. Improving collaboration for accelerated decisionmaking.
Sec. 1004. Unreasonable obstruction of navigation determination.
Sec. 1005. Satisfaction of requirements for certain historic sites.
Sec. 1006. Rail and transit exemption from consideration under section 
                            4(f).
Sec. 1007. Multimodal categorical exclusions.
Sec. 1008. Improving transparency in environmental reviews.
Sec. 1009. Infrastructure permitting improvement center.
Sec. 1010. Clarification of transportation environmental authorities.
Sec. 1011. Advance acquisition.
Sec. 1012. Bridge exemption from consideration under section 4(f).
                Subtitle B--Freight Policy and Financing

Sec. 1101. Multimodal freight investment program.
Sec. 1102. Redesignation of the national network.
                          Subtitle C--Planning

Sec. 1201. Transportation system resilience assessment.
Sec. 1202. Consolidated and high performing metropolitan planning 
                            organizations.
Sec. 1203. Participation of public port authorities.
Sec. 1204. Strengthening the statewide and nonmetropolitan planning 
                            process.
Sec. 1205. Removal of the congestion management process.
Sec. 1206. Public involvement in plan development.
Sec. 1207. Connection to opportunities national goal and potential 
                            performance measure.
Sec. 1208. Workforce development.
Sec. 1209. Measuring transportation connectivity pilot activities.
Sec. 1210. Performance-based project selection.
Sec. 1211. Stormwater planning.
     Subtitle D--Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement

Sec. 1301. Eligible projects.
Sec. 1302. Special rules.
Sec. 1303. Priority consideration.
Sec. 1304. Evaluation and assessment of projects.
Sec. 1305. Electric vehicle charging stations and commercial motor 
                            vehicle anti-idling facilities in rest 
                            areas.
               Subtitle E--Innovative Finance and Tolling

Sec. 1401. 21st century infrastructure investments.
Sec. 1402. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 
                            1998 amendments.
Sec. 1403. Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing.
Sec. 1404. State infrastructure bank program.
Sec. 1405. Toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries.
Sec. 1406. Tax-exempt financing for qualified surface transportation 
                            projects.
Sec. 1407. Pay for success.
                     TITLE II--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs

Sec. 2001. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2002. Obligation limitation.
Sec. 2003. Apportionment.
Sec. 2004. Federal lands transportation program.
Sec. 2005. Emergency relief for federally owned roads.
Sec. 2006. Tribal high priority projects program and tribal 
                            transportation program amendments.
Sec. 2007. Federal lands access program Federal share.
Sec. 2008. Nationally significant Federal lands and tribal projects 
                            program.
Sec. 2009. Federal lands programmatic activities.
Sec. 2010. Bridges requiring closure or load restrictions.
Sec. 2011. Broadband infrastructure deployment.
Sec. 2012. Critical immediate investments program.
Sec. 2013. Appalachian development highway system.
                   Subtitle B--Performance Management

Sec. 2101. Performance management data support program.
Sec. 2102. Performance period adjustment.
Sec. 2103. Multimodal accommodations.
                Subtitle C--Improved Federal Stewardship

Sec. 2201. Project approval and oversight.
                           Subtitle D--Other

Sec. 2301. Letting of contracts.
Sec. 2302. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.
Sec. 2303. Green stormwater infrastructure.
Sec. 2304. Elimination or modification of certain FHWA reporting 
                            requirements.
                    TITLE III--PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 3001. Short title; amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 3002. Definitions.
Sec. 3003. Formula grants for enhanced mobility.
Sec. 3004. Formula grants for public transportation on Indian 
                            reservations.
Sec. 3005. Workforce development programs.
Sec. 3006. General provisions.
Sec. 3007. Public transportation local hiring.
Sec. 3008. Public transportation safety program.
Sec. 3009. Authorizations.
Sec. 3010. Bus and bus facilities program.
Sec. 3011. Rapid growth area transit program.
Sec. 3012. Technical corrections.
Sec. 3013. Technical corrections of title II, division B, of MAP-21.
Sec. 3014. Elimination of FTA annual research reporting requirement.
               TITLE IV--HIGHWAY AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY

                       Subtitle A--Traffic Safety

Sec. 4001. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 4002. Highway safety programs.
Sec. 4003. Amendment to section 405 national priority safety programs 
                            transfer authority.
Sec. 4004. Amendment to motorcyclist safety grant criteria.
Sec. 4005. Amendment to graduated driver licensing incentive grant 
                            criteria.
Sec. 4006. Amendment to ignition interlock grant criteria.
Sec. 4007. Amendment to repeat offender and open container criteria.
Sec. 4008. Amendment to distracted driving grant criteria.
Sec. 4009. Streamlining of national priority safety programs.
Sec. 4010. Amendment to highway research and development.
                    Subtitle B--Motor Vehicle Safety

Sec. 4101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 4102. Recall obligations under bankruptcy.
Sec. 4103. Prohibition on rendering safety elements inoperative.
Sec. 4104. Cooperation with foreign governments.
Sec. 4105. Functional safety process.
Sec. 4106. Notification of defect or noncompliance and imminent hazard 
                            authority.
Sec. 4107. Amendment to judicial review provisions.
Sec. 4108. Inspection authority under automobile fuel economy statute.
Sec. 4109. Recall authority over rental car companies and used car 
                            dealers.
Sec. 4110. Civil penalties.
Sec. 4111. Technical corrections to the Motor Vehicle and Highway 
                            Safety Improvement Act of 2012.
                 TITLE V--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM

Sec. 5001. Amendment of title 49, United States Code.
              Subtitle A--Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

Sec. 5101. Commercial motor vehicle defined.
Sec. 5102. Motor carrier operations affecting interstate commerce.
Sec. 5103. Bus rentals and definition of employer.
Sec. 5104. High-risk carrier reviews.
Sec. 5105. New entrant safety audits.
Sec. 5106. Imminent hazard actions.
Sec. 5107. International commerce transported on highways through the 
                            United States.
                  Subtitle B--Driver Safety Provisions

Sec. 5201. Commercial driver's license requirements.
Sec. 5202. Disqualifications based on non-commercial motor vehicle 
                            operations.
Sec. 5203. Recording of Federal disqualifications on CDLIS.
Sec. 5204. Failure to pay civil penalty as a disqualifying offense.
Sec. 5205. Controlled substance violations.
            Subtitle C--Medical and Registration Provisions

Sec. 5301. Effect of driving on commercial motor vehicle operators.
Sec. 5302. Jurisdiction over brokers of motor carriers of passengers.
Sec. 5303. Revocation or suspension of registration.
Sec. 5304. Revocation of registration for failure to respond to 
                            subpoena.
Sec. 5305. Lapse of required financial security; suspension of 
                            registration.
                 Subtitle D--Grants and Authorizations

Sec. 5401. FMCSA financial assistance programs.
                       Subtitle E--Miscellaneous

Sec. 5501. Motor carrier safety advisory committee.
Sec. 5502. Unified carrier registration plan.
Sec. 5503. Self-insurance for motor carriers repealed.
Sec. 5504. Electronic logging device recall authority.
Sec. 5505. Repeal of motor carrier financial reporting requirement.
Sec. 5506. Contractors exercising operational control over motor 
                            carrier operations.
Sec. 5507. Driver compensation.
Sec. 5508. Civil enforcement authority.
Sec. 5509. Criminal penalties.
Sec. 5510. Penalties for violations of out-of-service orders.
Sec. 5511. Technical corrections.
Sec. 5512. Audits and compliance investigations of Mexico-domiciled 
                            motor carriers.
Sec. 5513. Administrative adjudication of violations of commercial 
                            regulations and statutes.
Sec. 5514. Access to national driver register.
Sec. 5515. Elimination of certain FMCSA reporting requirements.
           TITLE VI--HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

Sec. 6001. Amendment of title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 6002. Emergency operational controls.
Sec. 6003. Enhanced registration requirements.
Sec. 6004. User fees for special permits.
Sec. 6005. National emergency and disaster response.
Sec. 6006. Enhanced reporting.
Sec. 6007. Improving publication of special permits.
Sec. 6008. Hazard abatement authority.
Sec. 6009. Inspection of non-domestic entities.
Sec. 6010. Improving the effectiveness of the HMEP grant program.
Sec. 6011. Civil penalty.
Sec. 6012. General duty.
Sec. 6013. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 6014. Elimination of certain PHMSA reporting requirements.
           TITLE VII--AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

Sec. 7001. Amendment of 1986 Code.
Sec. 7002. Extension of highway-related taxes.
Sec. 7003. Extension of provisions related to the Sport Fish 
                            Restoration and Boating Trust Fund.
Sec. 7004. Transportation Trust Fund.
Sec. 7005. Effective date.
                          TITLE VIII--RESEARCH

                          Subtitle A--Funding

Sec. 8001. Authorization of appropriations.
            Subtitle B--Research, Technology, and Education

Sec. 8101. National Cooperative Freight Transportation Research 
                            Program.
Sec. 8102. Competitive University Transportation Centers Consortia 
                            Program.
Sec. 8103. Priority Multimodal Research Program.
Sec. 8104. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Sec. 8105. ITS goals and purposes.
Sec. 8106. ITS general authorities and requirements.
Sec. 8107. ITS national architecture and standards.
Sec. 8108. Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure 
                            communications systems deployment.
Sec. 8109. Infrastructure development.
Sec. 8110. Departmental research programs; conforming amendments.
Sec. 8111. Office of Intermodalism.
Sec. 8112. Cooperation with Federal and State agencies and foreign 
                            countries.
           TITLE IX--RAIL SAFETY, RELIABILITY, AND EFFICIENCY

Sec. 9001. Short title; amendment of title 49, United States Code.
           Subtitle A--National High-Performance Rail System

Sec. 9101. Purpose and objectives.
Sec. 9102. Grant programs.
Sec. 9103. Amtrak 5-year business planning.
Sec. 9104. Clarification of grant conditions.
Sec. 9105. Research and development.
Sec. 9106. Miscellaneous revisions.
                           Subtitle B--Policy

Sec. 9201. Regional rail development authorities.
Sec. 9202. Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory 
                            Commission.
Sec. 9203. Standardization of passenger equipment and platforms.
Sec. 9204. Next Generation Equipment Committee.
Sec. 9206. Rail passenger transportation liability and mandatory 
                            coverage.
Sec. 9207. Shared-use study.
Sec. 9208. Disadvantaged business enterprises; disparity and 
                            availability study.
                          Subtitle C--Planning

Sec. 9301. National and regional rail planning.
Sec. 9302. State rail plans.
                    Subtitle D--Safety Improvements

Sec. 9401. Requirement for uniform operating rules.
Sec. 9402. Positive train control.
Sec. 9403. Hours of service reform.
Sec. 9404. Amendments to the safety appliance law.
Sec. 9405. Amendments to the locomotive inspection law.
Sec. 9406. Technical amendment to the provision on protection of 
                            railroad safety risk reduction program 
                            information.
Sec. 9407. Noise emission standards.
Sec. 9408. Technical amendment to chapter 201 general civil penalty 
                            provision.
Sec. 9409. Miscellaneous authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 9410. Repair and replacement of damaged track inspection 
                            equipment.
     Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Revisions and Technical Corrections

Sec. 9501. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 9502. Technical corrections to the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 
                            2008.
Sec. 9503. Technical correction to introductory text of Public Law 110-
                            432.
Sec. 9504. Technical corrections to uncodified provisions of division A 
                            of Public Law 110-432, the Rail Safety 
                            Improvement Act of 2008.
Sec. 9505. Technical corrections to provisions of the hours of service 
                            laws and related civil penalty provision.
Sec. 9506. Elimination of certain FRA reporting requirements.
                         TITLE X--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 10001. Consideration of travel and tourism in award of financial 
                            assistance.
Sec. 10002. Electronic reports and report modification.
Sec. 10003. Amendment of Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act.
Sec. 10004. Amendments to chapter 537 of title 46.
Sec. 10005. Government-wide authority for electric charging 
                            infrastructure at no cost to the taxpayer.
           TITLE XI--BUDGETARY INTERPRETATIONS AND TREATMENTS

Sec. 11001. Amounts in this Act.
Sec. 11002. Direct or mandatory spending.
Sec. 11003. Treatment for statutory PAYGO and related purposes.
Sec. 11004. Scoring of changes in contract authority in appropriations 
                            Acts.
Sec. 11005. Scoring of changes in obligation limits in appropriations 
                            Acts.
Sec. 11006. Scoring of transfers between the general fund and the 
                            Transportation Trust Fund.
Sec. 11007. Special rule.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
        Department of Transportation.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Transportation.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise provided, this Act, and the amendments made by 
this Act, shall take effect on October 1, 2014.

           TITLE I--TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVES

         Subtitle A--Increasing Efficiency in Project Delivery

SEC. 1001. IMPROVING STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCY ENGAGEMENT IN 
              ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.

    (a) In General.--Title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 306 the following:

``SEC. 307. IMPROVING STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCY ENGAGEMENT IN 
              ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.

    ``(a) In General.--A public entity receiving financial assistance 
from the Department of Transportation for one or more projects or for a 
program of projects, may request that the Secretary allow the public 
entity to provide funds to Federal agencies, including the Department 
of Transportation, State agencies, and Indian tribes participating in 
the environmental planning and review process for the project, 
projects, or program. The funds may be provided only to support 
activities that directly and meaningfully contribute to expediting and 
improving permitting and review processes, including planning, approval 
and consultation processes for the project, projects, or program.
    ``(b) Activities Eligible for Funding.--Activities for which funds 
may be provided under subsection (a) include transportation planning 
activities that precede the initiation of the environmental review 
process, activities directly related to the environmental review 
process, dedicated staffing, training of agency personnel, information 
gathering and mapping, and development of programmatic agreements.
    ``(c) Amounts.--Requests under subsection (a) may be approved only 
for the additional amounts that the Secretary determines are necessary 
for the Federal agencies, State agencies, or Indian tribes 
participating in the environmental review process to timely conduct 
their review.
    ``(d) Agreements.--Prior to providing funds approved by the 
Secretary for dedicated staffing at an affected Federal agency under 
subsection (a), the affected Federal agency and the requesting public 
entity shall enter into an agreement that establishes a process to 
identify projects or priorities to be addressed by the use of the 
funds.
    ``(e) Existing Authority.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as conflicting with the provisions of section 139(j) of title 
23.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis of chapter 3 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 306 the following:

``307. Improving State and Federal agency engagement in environmental 
                            reviews''.

SEC. 1002. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW ALIGNMENT AND REFORM.

    (a) In General.--Title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 309 the following:

``SEC. 310. ALIGNING FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.

    ``(a) Coordinated and Concurrent Environmental Reviews.--Within one 
year of the date of enactment of GROW AMERICA Act, the Department of 
Transportation, in coordination with the Steering Committee, shall 
develop a coordinated and concurrent environmental review and 
permitting process for transportation projects when initiating an 
environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy 
Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (referred to as `NEPA' in this section). 
This coordinated and concurrent environmental review and permitting 
process shall--
            ``(1) ensure that the Department of Transportation and 
        agencies of jurisdiction possess sufficient information early 
        in the review process to determine a statement of a 
        transportation project's purpose and need and range of 
        alternatives for analysis that the lead agency and agencies of 
        jurisdiction will rely upon for concurrent environmental 
        reviews and permitting decisions required for the proposed 
        project;
            ``(2) achieve early concurrence or issue resolution during 
        the NEPA scoping process on the Department of Transportation's 
        statement of a project's purpose and need and during 
        development of the environmental impact statement on the range 
        of alternatives for analysis that the lead agency and agencies 
        of jurisdiction will rely upon for concurrent environmental 
        reviews and permitting decisions required for the proposed 
        project absent circumstances that require reconsideration in 
        order to meet an agency of jurisdiction's obligations under 
        statute or Executive order; and
            ``(3) achieve concurrence or issue resolution in an 
        expedited manner if circumstances arise that require a 
        reconsideration of the purpose and need or range of 
        alternatives considered during any Federal agency's 
        environmental or permitting review in order to meet an agency 
        of jurisdiction's obligations under statute or Executive order.
    ``(b) Environmental Checklist.--The Secretary and Federal Agencies 
of jurisdiction likely to have substantive review or approval 
responsibilities on transportation projects shall, within 90 days of 
the date of enactment of GROW AMERICA Act, jointly develop a checklist 
to help project sponsors identify potential natural, cultural, and 
historic resources in the area of a proposed project. The purpose of 
the checklist is to--
            ``(1) identify agencies of jurisdiction and cooperating 
        agencies,
            ``(2) develop the information needed for the purpose and 
        need and alternatives for analysis; and
            ``(3) improve interagency collaboration to help expedite 
        the permitting process for the lead agency and agencies of 
        jurisdiction.
    ``(c) Interagency Collaboration.--Consistent with Federal 
environmental statutes and the priority reform actions for Federal 
agency permitting and reviews defined and identified by the Steering 
Committee described in section 1009, the Secretary shall facilitate 
annual interagency collaboration sessions at the appropriate 
jurisdictional level to coordinate business plans and facilitate 
coordination of workload planning and workforce management. This 
engagement shall also ensure agency staff is fully engaged and 
utilizing the flexibility of existing regulations, policies, and 
guidance and identifying additional actions to facilitate high quality, 
efficient, and targeted environmental reviews and permitting decisions. 
These sessions and the interagency collaborations they generate shall 
also focus on how to work with State and local transportation entities 
to improve project planning, siting, and application quality and how to 
consult and coordinate with relevant stakeholders and Federal, Tribal, 
State, and local representatives early in permitting processes.
    ``(d) Performance Measurement.--Within one year of the date of 
enactment of GROW AMERICA Act, the Department of Transportation, in 
coordination with the Steering Committee, shall establish a program to 
measure and report on progress towards aligning Federal reviews as 
outlined in this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis of subchapter I of chapter 
3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``310. Aligning Federal environmental reviews''.

SEC. 1003. IMPROVING COLLABORATION FOR ACCELERATED DECISIONMAKING.

    Section 139(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5)(A)(ii)(I), by inserting ``, including 
        modifications to the project schedule'' after ``review 
        process''; and
            (2) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking clause (ii) and 
        inserting the following:
                            ``(ii) Description of date.--The date 
                        referred to in clause (i) is one of the 
                        following:
                                    ``(I) The date that is 30 days 
                                after the date for rendering a decision 
                                as set in the project schedule created 
                                pursuant to paragraph (g)(1)(B) of this 
                                section.
                                    ``(II) If no schedule exists, the 
                                later of--
                                            ``(aa) the date that is 180 
                                        days after the date on which an 
                                        application for the permit, 
                                        license or approval is 
                                        complete; or
                                            ``(bb) the date that is 180 
                                        days after the date on which 
                                        the Federal lead agency issues 
                                        a decision on the project under 
                                        the National Environmental 
                                        Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
                                        4321 et seq.).
                                    ``(III) A modified date consistent 
                                with subsection (g)(1)(D) of this 
                                section.''.

SEC. 1004. UNREASONABLE OBSTRUCTION OF NAVIGATION DETERMINATION.

    (a) Bridge Act of 1906.--Section 4 of the Bridge Act of 1906 (33 
U.S.C. 494) is amended--
            (1) by designating the existing text as subsection (a); and
            (2) by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(b) When determining whether a bridge unreasonably obstructs the 
free navigation of the waters over which it is constructed, the 
Secretary shall, for projects that are funded under title 23 or title 
49, United States Code, consider--
            ``(1) the necessities of rail, aviation, transit, and 
        highway traffic; and
            ``(2) construction, maintenance, and operation costs of the 
        proposed bridge.''.
    (b) General Bridge Act of 1946.--Section 502 of the General Bridge 
Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 525) is amended by inserting at the end the 
following:
    ``(d) Unreasonable Obstruction of Navigation Determination.--When 
determining whether a bridge unreasonably obstructs the free navigation 
of the waters over which it is constructed, the Secretary shall, for 
projects that are funded under title 23 or title 49, United States 
Code, consider--
            ``(1) the necessities of rail, aviation, transit, and 
        highway traffic; and
            ``(2) construction, maintenance, and operation costs of the 
        proposed bridge.''.

SEC. 1005. SATISFACTION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN HISTORIC SITES.

    (a) Title 23 Amendment.--Section 138 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Satisfaction of Requirements for Certain Historic Sites.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall seek to align the 
        requirements of this section with the requirements of the 
        National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.) 
        (NEPA), section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act 
        (16 U.S.C. 470f) (referred to as section 106 in this section), 
        and their implementing regulations and will coordinate with the 
        Department of the Interior and the Advisory Council on Historic 
        Preservation to establish procedures that will satisfy the 
        requirements of both within 90 days of enactment of GROW 
        AMERICA Act.
            ``(2) Avoidance alternative analysis.--If, in an analysis 
        required under NEPA the Secretary determines that there is no 
        feasible or prudent alternative to avoid a use of an historic 
        site, the Secretary may include the Secretary's determination 
        in the NEPA analysis and notify the applicable State historic 
        preservation officer, tribal historic preservation officer, the 
        Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (if the Council is 
        participating in the section 106 consultation process), and the 
        Secretary of the Interior of such findings and request 
        concurrence that such determination is sufficient to satisfy 
        (a)(1). If the applicable preservation officer, the Council, 
        and the Secretary of the Interior concur, no further analysis 
        under (a)(1) shall be required. The Secretary's Record of 
        Decision or Finding of No Significant Impact shall include such 
        a finding, as well as documentation of the concurrence of the 
        applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary 
        of the Interior. A notice of intent from the Secretary of such 
        a finding, as well as notice of the concurrence of the 
        applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary 
        of the Interior will be posted on an appropriate Federal 
        website within 3 days of their occurrence.
            ``(3) Aligning historical reviews.--If the Secretary, the 
        applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary 
        of the Interior concur that no feasible and prudent alternative 
        exists as described in (2), the Secretary may then notify the 
        applicable preservation officer, the Secretary of the Interior, 
        and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation of the 
        Department's intent to satisfy the conditions of (a)(2) through 
        the consultation requirements of section 106. The applicable 
        preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the 
        Interior must concur in the treatment of the historic site 
        agreed upon in the Memorandum of Agreement or Programmatic 
        Agreement developed in accordance with section 106 in order to 
        satisfy the conditions of (a)(2).''.
    (b) Title 49 Amendment.--Section 303 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsection (d)'' and 
        inserting ``subsections (d) and (e)''; and
            (2) by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(e) Satisfaction of Requirements for Certain Historic Sites.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall seek to align the 
        requirements of this section with the requirements of the 
        National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.) 
        (NEPA), section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act 
        (16 U.S.C. 470f) (referred to as section 106 in this section), 
        and their implementing regulations and will coordinate with the 
        Department of the Interior and the Advisory Council on Historic 
        Preservation to establish procedures that will satisfy the 
        requirements of both within 90 days of enactment of GROW 
        AMERICA Act.
            ``(2) Avoidance alternative analysis.--If, in an analysis 
        required under NEPA the Secretary determines that there is no 
        feasible or prudent alternative to avoid a use of an historic 
        site, the Secretary may include the Secretary's determination 
        in the NEPA analysis and notify the applicable State historic 
        preservation officer, tribal historic preservation officer, the 
        Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (if the Council is 
        participating in the section 106 consultation process), and the 
        Secretary of the Interior of such findings and request 
        concurrence that such determination is sufficient to satisfy 
        (a)(1). If the applicable preservation officer, the Council, 
        and the Secretary of the Interior concur, no further analysis 
        under (a)(1) shall be required. The Secretary's Record of 
        Decision or Finding of No Significant Impact shall include such 
        a finding, as well as documentation of the concurrence of the 
        applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary 
        of the Interior. A notice of intent from the Secretary of such 
        a finding, as well as notice of the concurrence of the 
        applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary 
        of the Interior will be posted on an appropriate Federal 
        website within 3 days of their occurrence.
            ``(3) Aligning historical reviews.--If the Secretary, the 
        applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary 
        of the Interior concur that no feasible and prudent alternative 
        exists as described in (2), the Secretary may then notify the 
        applicable preservation officer, the Secretary of the Interior, 
        and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation of the 
        Department's intent to satisfy the conditions of (a)(2) through 
        the consultation requirements of section 106. The applicable 
        preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the 
        Interior must concur in the treatment of the historic site 
        agreed upon in the Memorandum of Agreement or Programmatic 
        Agreement developed in accordance with section 106 in order to 
        satisfy the conditions of (a)(2).''.

SEC. 1006. RAIL AND TRANSIT EXEMPTION FROM CONSIDERATION UNDER SECTION 
              4(F).

    (a) Title 23 Amendment.--Section 138 of title 23, United States 
Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting the 
following after subsection (c):
    ``(d) Rail and Transit.--Improvements to, or the maintenance, 
rehabilitation, or operation of railroad or rail transit lines or 
elements thereof, with the exception of stations, that are in-use or 
were historically used for transportation of goods or passengers, shall 
not be considered a use of an historic site under subsection (a), 
regardless of whether the railroad or rail transit line or element 
thereof is listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register 
of Historic Places.''.
    (b) Title 49 Amendment.--Section 303 of title 49, United States 
Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsections (d) and 
        (e)'' and inserting ``subsections (d), (e) and (f)''; and
            (2) by inserting the following after subsection (e):
    ``(f) Rail and Transit.--Improvements to, or the maintenance, 
rehabilitation, or operation of railroad or rail transit lines or 
elements thereof, with the exception of stations, that are in-use or 
were historically used for transportation of goods or passengers, shall 
not be considered a use of an historic site under subsection (c), 
regardless of whether the railroad or rail transit line or element 
thereof is listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register 
of Historic Places.''.

SEC. 1007. MULTIMODAL CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.

    Section 304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) Subsection (a)(1) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``operating authority'' and 
                inserting ``operating administration or secretarial 
                office'';
                    (B) by inserting ``has expertise but'' before ``is 
                not the lead''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``proposed multimodal'' before 
                ``project''.
            (2) Subsection (a)(2) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Lead authority.--The term `lead authority' means a 
        Department of Transportation operating administration or 
        secretarial office that has the lead responsibility for a 
        proposed multimodal project.''.
            (3) Subsection (a)(3) is amended by striking ``has the 
        meaning given the term in section 139(a) of title 23'' and 
        inserting ``means an action by the Department of Transportation 
        that involves expertise of one or more Department of 
        Transportation operating administrations or secretarial 
        offices''.
            (4) Subsection (b) is amended by striking ``under this 
        title'' and inserting ``by the Secretary''.
            (5) Subsection (c) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``a categorical exclusion 
                designated under the implementing regulations or'' and 
                inserting ``categorical exclusions designated under the 
                National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
                4321, et seq.) implementing'';
                    (B) by striking ``other components of the'' and 
                inserting ``a proposed multimodal'';
                    (C) by amending paragraphs (1) and (2) to read as 
                follows:
            ``(1) the lead authority makes a preliminary determination 
        on the applicability of a categorical exclusion to a proposed 
        multimodal project and notifies the cooperating authority of 
        its intent to apply the cooperating authority categorical 
        exclusion;
            ``(2) the cooperating authority does not object to the lead 
        authority's preliminary determination of its applicability;'';
                    (D) by amending paragraph (3) by inserting ``the 
                lead authority determines that'' at the beginning, and 
                `` proposed multimodal'' before ``project to be 
                covered''; and
                    (E) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
            ``(4) the lead authority, with the concurrence of the 
        cooperating authority--
                    ``(A) follows implementing regulations or 
                procedures under the National Environmental Policy Act 
                of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
                    ``(B) determines that the proposed multimodal 
                project does not individually or cumulatively have a 
                significant impact on the environment; and
                    ``(C) determines that extraordinary circumstances 
                do not exist that merit additional analysis and 
                documentation in an environmental impact statement or 
                environmental assessment required under the National 
                Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
                seq.).''.
            (7) Subsection (d) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Cooperating Authority Expertise.--A cooperating authority 
shall provide expertise to the lead authority on aspects of the 
multimodal project in which the cooperating authority has expertise.''.

SEC. 1008. IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY IN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.

    (a) In General.--Title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 310, as added by this Act, the following:

``SEC. 311. IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY IN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of GROW AMERICA Act, the Secretary shall establish an online 
platform and, in coordination with agencies described in subsection 
(b), issue reporting standards to make publically available the status 
and progress with respect to compliance with applicable requirements 
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S. C. 4321 et 
seq.) and any other Federal approval required under applicable laws for 
projects and activities requiring an environmental assessment or an 
environmental impact statement.
    ``(b) Federal Agency Participation.--A Federal agency of 
jurisdiction over an approval required for a project under applicable 
laws shall provide information regarding the status and progress of the 
approval to the online platform, consistent with the standards 
established under subsection (a).
    ``(c) Assignment of Responsibilities.--An entity with assigned 
authority for responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S. C. 4321 et seq.), pursuant to section 326 or 327 
of title 23, United States Code, shall be responsible for supplying 
project development and compliance status for all applicable 
projects.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis of chapter 3 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 310, as added by this Act, the following:

``311. Improving transparency in environmental reviews''.

SEC. 1009. INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT CENTER.

    (a) In General.--Title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 311, as added by this Act, the following:

``SEC. 312. INTERAGENCY INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT CENTER.

    ``(a) In General.--There is established in the Office of the 
Secretary an Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center 
(referred to in this section as the `Center').
    ``(b) Roles and Responsibilities.--
            ``(1) Governance.--The Center shall report to the chair of 
        the Steering Committee described in paragraph (2) to ensure 
        that the perspectives of all member agencies are represented.
            ``(2) Infrastructure permitting steering committee.--An 
        Infrastructure Permitting Steering Committee is established to 
        oversee the work of the Center. The Steering Committee shall be 
        chaired by the Federal Chief Performance Officer in 
        consultation with the Chair of the Council on Environmental 
        Quality and shall be comprised of Deputy-level representatives 
        from the following agencies:
                    ``(A) The Department of Defense.
                    ``(B) The Department of the Interior.
                    ``(C) The Department of Agriculture.
                    ``(D) The Department of Commerce.
                    ``(E) The Department of Transportation.
                    ``(F) The Department of Energy.
                    ``(G) The Department of Homeland Security.
                    ``(H) The Environmental Protection Agency.
                    ``(I) The Advisory Council on Historic 
                Preservation.
                    ``(J) The Department of the Army.
                    ``(K) The Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development.
                    ``(L) Other agencies the Chair invites to 
                participate.
            ``(3) Activities.--The Center shall support the Chair of 
        the Steering Committee described in paragraph (2) and undertake 
        the following:
                    ``(A) Coordinate and support implementation of 
                priority reform actions for Federal agency permitting 
                and reviews for areas as defined and identified by the 
                Steering Committee described in paragraph (2).
                    ``(B) Support modernization efforts at agencies and 
                interagency pilots for innovative approaches to the 
                permitting and review of infrastructure projects.
                    ``(C) Provide technical assistance and training to 
                field and headquarters staff of Federal agencies on 
                policy changes, innovative approaches to project 
                delivery and other topics as appropriate.
                    ``(D) Identify, develop and track metrics for 
                timeliness of permit reviews, permit decisions, and 
                project outcomes.
                    ``(E) Administer and expand the use of online 
                transparency tools providing for--
                            ``(i) tracking and reporting of metrics;
                            ``(ii) development and posting of schedules 
                        for permit reviews and permit decisions; and
                            ``(iii) sharing of best practices related 
                        to efficient project permitting and reviews.
                    ``(F) Provide reporting to the President on 
                progress towards achieving greater efficiency in 
                permitting decisions and review of infrastructure 
                projects and progress towards achieving better outcomes 
                for communities and the environment.
            ``(4) Infrastructure sectors covered.--The Center shall 
        support process improvements in the permitting and review of 
        projects in the following sectors:
                    ``(A) Surface transportation.
                    ``(B) Aviation.
                    ``(C) Ports and waterways.
                    ``(D) Water resource projects.
                    ``(E) Renewable energy generation.
                    ``(F) Electricity transmission.
                    ``(G) Broadband.
                    ``(H) Pipelines.
                    ``(I) Other sectors, as determined by the Steering 
                Committee described in subparagraph (2).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis of chapter 3 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 312, as added by this Act, the following:

``312. Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center.''.

SEC. 1010. CLARIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Title 49 Reference to Section 4(f).--Section 303 of title 49, 
United States Code, as amended by section 1012 of this Act, is further 
amended by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(h) Section 4(f).--This section may be referred to as `section 
4(f)' or `section 4(f) of title 49, United States Code'.''.
    (b) Title 23 Reference to Section 4(f).--Section 138 of title 23, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Section 4(f).--This section may be referred to as `section 
4(f)' or "section 4(f) of title 23, United States Code.''.
    (c) Relocation and Clarification of Section 1319 of Map-21.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 1319 of the Moving Ahead for Progress 
        in the 21st Century Act (Public Law 112-141, 126 Stat. 551; 42 
        U.S.C. 4332a) is repealed.
            (2) Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews.--
        Chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
        inserting after section 304 the following:

``SEC. 304A. ACCELERATED DECISIONMAKING IN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.

    ``(a) In General.--In preparing a final environmental impact 
statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), if the Department of Transportation, when acting 
as lead agency, modifies the statement in response to comments that are 
minor and are confined to factual corrections or explanations of why 
the comments do not warrant additional Departmental response, the 
Department may write on errata sheets attached to the statement instead 
of rewriting the draft statement, subject to the condition that the 
errata sheets--
            ``(1) cite the sources, authorities, or reasons that 
        support the position of the Department; and
            ``(2) if appropriate, indicate the circumstances that would 
        trigger Departmental reappraisal or further response.
    ``(b) Incorporation.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
Department shall expeditiously develop a single document that consists 
of a final environmental impact statement and a record of decision, 
unless--
            ``(1) the final environmental impact statement makes 
        substantial changes to the proposed action that are relevant to 
        environmental or safety concerns; or
            ``(2) there are significant new circumstances or 
        information relevant to environmental concerns and that bear on 
        the proposed action or the impacts of the proposed action.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis of chapter 3 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting the following after the 
item relating to section 304:

``304a. Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The repeal and amendments made by this section 
are effective on the date of enactment of the Moving Ahead for Progress 
in the 21st Century Act.

SEC. 1011. ADVANCE ACQUISITION.

    (a) Advance Acquisition.--Chapter 241 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting the following after section 24105:

``SEC. 24106. ADVANCE ACQUISITION.

    ``(a) Rail Corridor Preservation.--The Secretary may assist a 
recipient of funding in acquiring right-of-way and adjacent real 
property interests before or during the completion of the environmental 
reviews for any project receiving funding under subtitle V of title 49, 
United States Code, that may use such property interests if the 
acquisition is otherwise permitted under Federal law, and the recipient 
requesting Federal funding for the acquisition certifies, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary, that--
            ``(1) the recipient has authority to acquire the real 
        property interest;
            ``(2) the acquisition of the real property interest--
                    ``(A) is for a transportation purpose;
                    ``(B) will not cause significant adverse 
                environmental impact;
                    ``(C) will not limit the choice of reasonable 
                alternatives for the proposed project or otherwise 
                influence the decision of the Secretary on any approval 
                required for the project;
                    ``(D) does not prevent the lead agency from making 
                an impartial decision as to whether to accept an 
                alternative that is being considered;
                    ``(E) complies with other applicable Federal laws 
                and regulations;
                    ``(F) will be acquired through negotiation, without 
                threat of condemnation; and
                    ``(G) will not result in elimination or reduction 
                of benefits or assistance to a displaced person 
                required by the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
                Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
                4601 et seq.) and title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
                1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).
    ``(b) Environmental Reviews.--
            ``(1) Completion of nepa review.--Before authorizing 
        Federal funding for an acquisition of a real property interest, 
        the Secretary shall complete the review process under the 
        National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
        seq.) with respect to the acquisition.
            ``(2) Completion of section 106.--An acquisition of a real 
        property interest involving an historic site shall not occur 
        unless the section 106 process under the National Historic 
        Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) (as described in 77 Fed. Reg. 
        68790) is complete.
            ``(3) Timing of acquisition.--A real property interest 
        acquired under subsection (a) may not be developed in 
        anticipation of the proposed project until all required 
        environmental reviews for the project have been completed.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis of chapter 241 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting the following after the 
item relating to section 24105:

``24106. Advance acquisition.''.

SEC. 1012. BRIDGE EXEMPTION FROM CONSIDERATION UNDER SECTION 4(F).

    (a) Title 23 Amendment.--Section 138 of title 23, United States 
Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(e) Bridge Exemption From Consideration Under Section 4(f).--A 
common post-1945 concrete or steel bridge or culvert that is exempt 
from individual review under section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) (as described in 77 Fed. Reg. 68790) 
shall also be exempt from consideration under this section.''.
    (b) Title 49 Amendment.--Section 303 of title 49, United States 
Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(g) Bridge Exemption From Consideration Under Section 4(f).--A 
common post-1945 concrete or steel bridge or culvert that is exempt 
from individual review under section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) (as described in 77 Fed. Reg. 68790) 
shall also be exempt from consideration under this section.''.

                Subtitle B--Freight Policy and Financing

SEC. 1101. MULTIMODAL FREIGHT INVESTMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Multimodal Freight Incentive Program.--
            (1) Establishment.--Title 49, United States Code, is 
        amended by adding after Chapter 53 the following:

                         ``CHAPTER 54--FREIGHT

``Sec. 5401. Multimodal freight incentive program
    ``(a) In General.--Subject to the requirements of this section, the 
Secretary shall--
            ``(1) establish a program to make grants to States to 
        improve the efficiency and reliability of freight movement in 
        the United States;
            ``(2) under subsection (c), calculate the maximum amount of 
        funding that the Secretary may allocate to a State under this 
        section for a fiscal year; and
            ``(3) under subsection (e), allocate to a State one or more 
        grants for which the State qualifies in such fiscal year, based 
        on the criteria specified in such subsection.
    ``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `State' means any of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
    ``(c) Calculation.--
            ``(1) Annual amount.--The Secretary shall calculate the 
        amount of funding available to be allocated to a State under 
        this section for a fiscal year as follows--
                    ``(A) the amount made available to provide 
                multimodal freight incentive grants under this section 
                for such fiscal year; multiplied by
                    ``(B) the overall ratio specified in paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Floor amount.--Under the calculations in paragraph 
        (1), a State's amount for a fiscal year shall not be less than 
        0.5 percent of the amount made available to provide multimodal 
        freight incentive grants under this section for such fiscal 
        year.
            ``(3) Ratio.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 
        determine the overall ratio referenced in paragraph (1)(B) 
        based on the following ratios:
                    ``(A) 6.25 percent in the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the number of ports in each State; 
                        bears to
                            ``(ii) the number of ports in all States.
                    ``(B) 6.25 percent in the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the number of rail track-miles used 
                        for the movement of freight in each State; 
                        bears to
                            ``(ii) the number of such rail track-miles 
                        in all States.
                    ``(C) 6.25 percent in the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the number of cargo-handling airports 
                        in each State; bears to
                            ``(ii) the number of such airports in all 
                        States.
                    ``(D) 6.25 percent in the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the number of Interstate system miles 
                        in each State; bears to
                            ``(ii) the number of Interstate system 
                        miles in all States.
                    ``(E) 37.5 percent in the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the tonnage of rail, waterborne, 
                        highway, airport and pipeline freight moved in 
                        each State; bears to
                            ``(ii) the tonnage of such freight moved in 
                        all States.
                    ``(F) 37.5 percent in the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the value of rail, waterborne, 
                        highway, airport and pipeline freight moved in 
                        each State; bears to
                            ``(ii) the value of such freight moved in 
                        all States.
    ``(d) Eligibility.--A State shall use a grant under this section 
for--
            ``(1) the development of corridor freight plans or regional 
        freight plans; or
            ``(2) one or more phases of capital projects, equipment or 
        operational improvements on roads, rails, landside 
        infrastructure on ports and airports, and intermodal connectors 
        included in a State freight plan under section 5404 of this 
        title for projects that--
                    ``(A) maintain or improve the efficiency and 
                reliability of freight supply chains;
                    ``(B) demonstrate public freight benefits;
                    ``(C) improve modal components of a multimodal 
                corridor that is critical to a State or region;
                    ``(D) address freight needs to facilitate a 
                regionally or nationally significant economic 
                development issue;
                    ``(E) are multimodal, multi-jurisdictional, or 
                corridor-based and address freight needs;
                    ``(F) relieve freight or non-freight access, 
                congestion, or safety issues; or
                    ``(G) address first and last mile connectors.
    ``(e) Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--If during a fiscal year a State meets 
        the eligibility criteria specified in paragraph (2) or (3) the 
        Secretary shall allocate to the State in such fiscal year a 
        grant under such paragraph. The determination of whether a 
        State meets such eligibility criteria shall be made by the 
        Secretary.
            ``(2) Tier i incentive grant.--
                    ``(A) Allocations of funding.--Subject to paragraph 
                (4), if a State meets the eligibility criteria 
                specified in subparagraph (B) during a fiscal year, the 
                Secretary shall allocate to the State in such fiscal 
                year 40 percent of the amount of the funds available to 
                be allocated to the State in such fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Eligibility criteria.--The Secretary may 
                allocate funding to a State under this paragraph in a 
                fiscal year if the State--
                            ``(i) has an established freight advisory 
                        committee in accordance with section 5403 of 
                        this title;
                            ``(ii) has an approved freight plan in 
                        accordance with section 5404 of this title;
                            ``(iii) has conducted a statewide analysis 
                        of freight needs and bottlenecks on all modes 
                        of transportation, including intermodal and 
                        last mile needs;
                            ``(iv) demonstrates use of the statewide 
                        analysis of freight needs in prioritizing 
                        projects in the freight plan required by 
                        section 5404 of this title; and
                            ``(v) demonstrates that it will use the 
                        funding that it is allocated under this 
                        paragraph for the highest priority projects 
                        that are identified in the freight plan 
                        required by section 5404 of this title and are 
                        ready to be advanced.
            ``(3) Tier ii incentive grant.--
                    ``(A) Allocations of funding.--Subject to paragraph 
                (4), if a State meets the eligibility criteria 
                specified in subparagraph (B) during a fiscal year, the 
                Secretary shall allocate to the State in such fiscal 
                year 60 percent of the amount of the funds available to 
                be allocated to the State in such fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Eligibility criteria.--The Secretary may 
                allocate funding to a State under this paragraph in a 
                fiscal year if the State--
                            ``(i) has met the eligibility criteria 
                        specified in paragraph (2)(B);
                            ``(ii) has conducted, in cooperation with 
                        at least one other State, a multistate analysis 
                        of freight needs and bottlenecks on all modes 
                        of transportation, including intermodal and 
                        last mile needs along a multistate freight 
                        corridor;
                            ``(iii) has developed, in cooperation with 
                        at least one other State or relevant entities 
                        in Canada or Mexico, a regional freight 
                        investment plan that focuses on the end-to-end 
                        investment needs of critical multistate freight 
                        corridors based on the multistate analysis of 
                        freight needs and bottlenecks on all modes of 
                        transportation, including intermodal and last 
                        mile needs; and
                            ``(iv) demonstrates that it will use the 
                        funding that it is allocated under this 
                        paragraph for the highest priority projects 
                        identified in the regional freight plan.
            ``(4) Tier i and ii analyses and plans.--
                    ``(A) Approval.--A State shall demonstrate that it 
                developed the analyses and plans required under 
                paragraphs (2) and (3) with the approval of a State 
                Freight Advisory Committee.
                    ``(B) Certification.--The determination of whether 
                the analyses and plans required to qualify under 
                paragraphs (2) and (3) satisfy the requirements of the 
                paragraphs shall be at the discretion of the Secretary.
                    ``(C) Forecast period.--All analyses and plans 
                required under paragraph (3) shall address a 10-year 
                and 20-year forecast period.
                    ``(D) Updates.--In order to obligate funding under 
                paragraphs (2) and (3), a State shall update all 
                analyses and plans required under such paragraph at 
                least every 5 years.
    ``(f) Transfer Authority.--
            ``(1) Administration of projects.--For the purpose of 
        administering a grant under this subsection, funds authorized 
        for this section may be transferred within the Department and 
        administered in accordance with the requirements of title 23 or 
        49 of the United States Code applicable to the agency to which 
        the funds are transferred and any other requirements applicable 
        to the project.
            ``(2) Transfer to other programs.--Funds authorized for 
        this section may not be transferred to any other program under 
        titles 23 or 49, United States Code.
    ``(g) Federal Share.--The Federal share for projects funded under 
this section shall not exceed 80 percent. Funds authorized for this 
section may not be applied towards the non-Federal share of costs under 
another Federal program.
    ``(h) Treatment for Obligation Limitation Distribution.--For 
purposes of distributing obligation limitation in any fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall provide funds made available for this section with 
obligation limitation as follows:
            ``(1) The Secretary shall provide funds authorized for that 
        fiscal year with obligation limitation under section 2002(c)(4) 
        of the GROW AMERICA Act or the equivalent provision of the 
        relevant appropriations act for a fiscal year, as appropriate.
            ``(2) The Secretary shall provide funds carried over from 
        prior fiscal years with obligation limitation under section 
        2002(c)(2) of such Act or the equivalent provision of the 
        relevant appropriations act for a fiscal year, as 
        appropriate.''.
            (2) Funding.--
                    (A) Authorization.--There is authorized to be 
                appropriated from the highway account of the 
                transportation trust fund to carry out section 5401 of 
                title 49, United States Code--
                            (i) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                            (ii) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                            (iii) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
                        and
                            (iv) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
                    (B) Availability and administration.--The funds 
                authorized by subparagraph (A) shall be--
                            (i) available for obligation on October 1 
                        of the fiscal year for which they are 
                        authorized;
                            (ii) available for obligation until 
                        expended; and
                            (iii) administered as if such funds were 
                        apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
                        States Code.
                    (C) Transfer to national freight infrastructure 
                program.--Notwithstanding section 5401(f)(2) of title 
                49, United States Code, as soon as practicable after 
                October 1, 2016, and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
                Secretary shall transfer to the National Freight 
                Infrastructure program under section 5402 of such 
                title--
                            (i) of the funds authorized under 
                        subparagraph (A) to carry out section 5401 of 
                        such title, any funds that--
                                    (I) were available to be allocated 
                                to a State for the prior fiscal year 
                                under subsection (c) of such section; 
                                but
                                    (II) the Secretary did not allocate 
                                to that State for that prior fiscal 
                                year due to that State not meeting the 
                                eligibility criteria specified under 
                                subsection (e)(2) or (e)(3) of such 
                                section; and
                            (ii) an amount of obligation limitation 
                        equal to the amount of funds that the Secretary 
                        transfers under clause (i).
    (b) National Freight Infrastructure Program.--
            (1) Establishment.--Chapter 54 of such title is amended by 
        adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5402. National freight infrastructure program
    ``(a) General.--The Secretary shall establish and implement a 
National Freight Infrastructure Program under this section.
    ``(b) Goals.--The goals of the program shall be to--
            ``(1) reduce the cost of freight transportation;
            ``(2) improve the safety of freight transportation;
            ``(3) relieve bottlenecks in the freight transportation 
        system;
            ``(4) improve the state of good repair of the freight 
        transportation system; and
            ``(5) reduce the adverse environmental and community 
        impacts of freight transportation.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section the following definitions 
apply:
            ``(1) Eligible applicant.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible applicant' 
                means--
                            ``(i) a State (as defined in section 
                        101(a)(25) of title 23);
                            ``(ii) American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 
                        the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the U.S. 
                        Virgin Islands;
                            ``(iii) a local government;
                            ``(iv) a metropolitan planning 
                        organization;
                            ``(v) a public transportation authority 
                        (including a port authority);
                            ``(vi) a tribal government; or
                            ``(vii) a group of entities described in 
                        clauses (i) through (vi).
                    ``(B) Groups of entities.--A group described in 
                clause (vii) of subparagraph (A) shall submit an 
                application through a lead applicant that qualifies 
                under one of the clauses (i) through (vi) of that 
                subparagraph. Public-private partnerships are eligible 
                provided the lead applicant qualifies under one of the 
                clauses (i) through (vi) of subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Eligible project.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible project' 
                means a capital investment for a transportation 
                infrastructure facility, or for an operational 
                improvement or equipment for such a facility--
                            ``(i) that is for a facility significantly 
                        used for the movement of freight, and that is--
                                    ``(I) a road, rail, air, water, or 
                                pipeline facility;
                                    ``(II) an intermodal facility such 
                                as a seaport or port on the inland 
                                waterway system, an airport, or a 
                                highway/rail intermodal facility; or
                                    ``(III) a facility related to an 
                                international border crossing;
                            ``(ii) that the Secretary has determined 
                        will help to achieve the goals set out in 
                        subsection (b);
                            ``(iii) for which funding committed by 
                        State and local governments and other public 
                        and private partners, along with the Federal 
                        funding requested, will be sufficient to 
                        complete the capital investment; and
                            ``(iv) that upon completion will have 
                        independent utility.
                    ``(B) Plans and analyses.--The term `eligible 
                project' includes the development of plans and analysis 
                required by this chapter.
    ``(d) Applications.--An eligible applicant seeking to receive a 
grant under this section for an eligible project shall submit to the 
Secretary an application in such form and in accordance with such 
requirements as the Secretary shall establish.
    ``(e) Selection of Projects.--The Secretary shall select projects 
for funding based on the criteria specified in subsection (f).
    ``(f) Criteria for Selection.--The Secretary shall select eligible 
projects for funding based on the following criteria:
            ``(1) The extent to which the project is likely to advance 
        the goals set forth in subsection (b).
            ``(2) The likely benefits of the project relative to its 
        costs.
            ``(3) The extent to which the project demonstrates the use 
        of innovative technology, strategies, and practices.
            ``(4) The likely effect of the project on increasing U.S. 
        exports.
            ``(5) The consistency of the project with the National 
        Freight Strategic Plan under section 5405 of this title.
            ``(6) Inclusion of the project in the State freight plan 
        required under section 5404 of this title.
            ``(7) The extent to which the project leverages Federal 
        funds by matching State, local, tribal, or private funds to the 
        Federal funding requested under this section.
            ``(8) The extent to which funds for the project are not 
        available from other sources.
    ``(g) Retrospective Analysis.--
            ``(1) Analysis.--A grant agreement made under this section 
        between the Government and a grantee shall specify that the 
        grantee will collect data and report to the Secretary, at times 
        that the Secretary shall specify, on--
                    ``(A) the actual cost of constructing the project;
                    ``(B) the time required to complete the project and 
                put it into service;
                    ``(C) the level of usage of the facility built or 
                improved by the project;
                    ``(D) the benefits of the project, measured in a 
                way that is consistent with the benefits that were 
                estimated in the application for funding that was 
                submitted to the Secretary; and
                    ``(E) any costs resulting from the project in 
                addition to the costs of constructing the project.
    ``(h) Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary shall determine such 
other terms and conditions, other than those listed in this section, as 
are necessary and appropriate to implement this section.
    ``(i) Administrative and Oversight Costs.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may retain up to one-half 
        of 1 percent of the amounts authorized for each fiscal year 
        under this section for--
                    ``(A) administration of the National Freight 
                Infrastructure Program under this section; and
                    ``(B) oversight of projects funded under this 
                section.
            ``(2) Transfer of funds.--The Secretary may transfer 
        portions of the funds retained under this subsection to the 
        Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration, the 
        Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Aviation 
        Administration, and the Federal Maritime Administration to 
        carry out the administration and oversight of grants made under 
        this section.
    ``(j) Federal Share.--The Federal share for projects funded under 
this section shall not exceed 80 percent.
    ``(k) Administration of Projects.--For the purpose of administering 
a grant under this section, funds authorized for this section may be 
transferred within the Department and administered in accordance with 
the requirements of title 23 or 49 of the United States Code applicable 
to the agency to which the funds are transferred and any other 
requirements applicable to the project.''.
            (2) Funding.--
                    (A) In general.--There is authorized to be 
                appropriated from the highway account of the 
                transportation trust fund to carry out this section--
                            (i) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                            (ii) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                            (iii) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
                        and
                            (iv) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
                    (B) Administration of funds.--The funds authorized 
                by subparagraph (A) shall be--
                            (i) available for obligation on October 1 
                        of the fiscal year for which they are 
                        authorized; and
                            (ii) available for obligation until 
                        expended.
    (c) State Freight Advisory Committee.--Chapter 54 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5403. State freight advisory committees
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Freight advisory committee.--Each State that receives 
        a grant under this chapter shall establish and maintain a 
        freight advisory committee consistent with criteria established 
        by the Secretary and consisting of a representative cross-
        section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, 
        including--
                    ``(A) all modes of freight transportation active in 
                the State, including airports, highways, ports, and 
                rail;
                    ``(B) shippers;
                    ``(C) carriers;
                    ``(D) freight-related associations:
                    ``(E) the freight industry workforce;
                    ``(F) the transportation department of the State;
                    ``(G) metropolitan planning organizations; and
                    ``(H) local governments.
            ``(2) Qualifications.--Individuals selected under paragraph 
        (1) must be widely recognized to have qualifications sufficient 
        to represent the interests of their specific stakeholder group, 
        including--
                    ``(A) general business and financial experience;
                    ``(B) experience or qualifications in the areas 
                freight transportation and logistics;
                    ``(C) experience in transportation planning;
                    ``(D) representing employees of the freight 
                industry; or
                    ``(E) representing State or local governments, or 
                metropolitan planning organizations.
    ``(b) Role of Committee.--The freight advisory committee shall--
            ``(1) advise the State on freight-related priorities, 
        issues, projects, and funding needs;
            ``(2) serve as a forum for discussion for State 
        transportation decisions affecting freight mobility;
            ``(3) communicate and coordinate regional priorities with 
        other organizations;
            ``(4) promote the sharing of information between the 
        private and public sectors on freight issues;
            ``(5) participate in the development of the State freight 
        plan, including advising on the development of the freight 
        investment plan; and
            ``(6) approve the State freight plan under section 5404 of 
        this title, including the freight investment plan required 
        thereunder.''.
    (d) State Freight Plan.--Chapter 54 of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5404. State freight plan
    ``(a) In General.--Each State that receives a grant under this 
chapter shall develop a freight plan that provides a multimodal, 
comprehensive plan for the immediate and long-range planning activities 
and investments of the State with respect to freight. The freight plan 
shall include a strategic, long-term component and a tactical, short-
term component.
    ``(b) Plan Contents.--The freight plan shall consider all modes of 
freight transportation in the State and include, at a minimum--
            ``(1) an identification of significant freight system 
        trends, needs, and issues with respect to a State;
            ``(2) a description of the freight policies, strategies, 
        and performance measures that will guide the freight-related 
        transportation investment decisions of the State;
            ``(3) a description of how the plan will improve the 
        ability of the State to meet the national freight goals 
        established under section 5405 of this title;
            ``(4) evidence of consideration of innovative technologies 
        and operational strategies, including intelligent 
        transportation systems, that improve the safety and efficiency 
        of freight movement;
            ``(5) in the case of routes on which travel of heavy 
        vehicles (including mining, agricultural, energy cargo or 
        equipment, and timber vehicles) is projected to substantially 
        deteriorate the condition of the roadways, a description of 
        improvements that may be required to reduce or impede the 
        deterioration;
            ``(6) an inventory of facilities with freight mobility 
        issues, such as truck bottlenecks, within the State, and a 
        description of the strategies the State is employing to address 
        those freight mobility issues; and
            ``(7) a freight investment plan that includes a list of 
        projects in order of priority and describes how multimodal 
        freight investment funds under section 5401 of this title would 
        be invested and matched.
    ``(c) Relationship to Long-Range Plan.--
            ``(1) Incorporation.--The freight plan may be developed 
        separate from or incorporated into the statewide strategic 
        long-range transportation plan required by section 135(f) of 
        title 23, United States Code.
            ``(2) Requirement of anticipated full funding.--The 
        priority freight investment plan component of the freight plan 
        shall include a project, or an identified phase of a project, 
        only if funding for completion of the project can reasonably be 
        anticipated to be available for the project within the time 
        period identified in the freight investment plan.
    ``(d) Certification.--The Secretary shall approve State freight 
plans if they address the requirements of this section and are 
consistent with the National Freight Strategic Plan.
    ``(e) Forecast Period.--The freight plan shall address a 10-year 
forecast period.
    ``(f) Updates.--A State shall update the freight plan at least 
every 5 years. The State may update the freight investment plan on a 
more frequent basis.''.
    (e) National Freight Policy, Network, Plan, and Data.--Chapter 54 
of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5405. National freight policy, network, plan, and data
    ``(a) National Freight Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
States to improve the condition and performance of the national freight 
system to ensure that the national freight system provides the 
foundation for the United States to compete in the global economy and 
achieve each goal described in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Goals.--The goals of the national freight policy are--
            ``(1) to increase the productivity and efficiency of the 
        national freight system so as to enhance the economic 
        competitiveness of the United States;
            ``(2) to improve the safety, security, and resilience of 
        freight transportation; and
            ``(3) to improve quality of life by reducing, eliminating 
        or reversing adverse environmental and community impacts of 
        freight projects and goods movement in the United States.
    ``(c) Strategy.--The strategies that the United States shall use to 
achieve the goals set forth in subsection (b) shall include--
            ``(1) support for or investment in infrastructure, 
        equipment and operational improvements;
            ``(2) appropriate safety, environmental, energy, and other 
        transportation policies;
            ``(3) advanced technology and innovation;
            ``(4) enhancement of competition and accountability in the 
        transportation industries; and
            ``(5) use of performance management.
    ``(d) National Freight System Defined.--In this section, the term 
`national freight system' means the publicly and privately-owned 
transportation facilities that are used in transporting freight within 
the United States, including roads, railroads, ports, waterways, locks 
and dams, airports, airways, pipelines, warehouses, distribution 
centers, and intermodal facilities.
    ``(e) Multimodal National Freight Network.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        multimodal national freight network in accordance with this 
        section to inform public and private planning, to prioritize 
        for Federal investment, to aid the public and private sector in 
        strategically directing resources, and to support Federal 
        decisionmaking to achieve the national freight policy goals set 
        forth in subsection (b).
            ``(2) Network components.--The national freight network 
        shall consist of such connectors, corridors and facilities in 
        all freight transportation modes as most critical to the 
        current and future movement of freight within the national 
        freight system;
            ``(3) Initial designation of the national freight 
        network.--
                    ``(A) Designation.--The Secretary shall designate a 
                national freight network--
                            ``(i) using measurable data to assess the 
                        significance of goods movement, including 
                        consideration of points of origin, destination, 
                        and linking components of the United States 
                        global and domestic supply chains;
                            ``(ii) fostering network connectivity; and
                            ``(iii) reflecting input collected from 
                        stakeholders through a public process, 
                        including input from metropolitan planning 
                        organizations and States, to identify critical 
                        freight facilities that are vital links in 
                        national or regionally significant goods 
                        movement and supply chains.
                    ``(B) Factors for designation.--In designating the 
                national freight network, the Secretary may consider--
                            ``(i) volume, tonnage, and value of 
                        freight;
                            ``(ii) origins and destinations of freight 
                        movement in, to, and from the United States;
                            ``(iii) land and maritime ports of entry;
                            ``(iv) population centers;
                            ``(v) economic factors or other inputs 
                        determined to be relevant by the Secretary;
                            ``(vi) bottlenecks and other impediments 
                        contributing to significant measurable 
                        congestion and delay in freight movement;
                            ``(vii) facilities of future freight 
                        importance based on input from stakeholders and 
                        analysis of projections for future growth and 
                        changes to the freight system; and
                            ``(viii) elements of the freight system 
                        identified and documented by a metropolitan 
                        planning organization and State using national 
                        or local data as having critical freight 
                        importance to the region.
            ``(4) Redesignation of the national freight network.--
        Effective beginning 5 years after the designation of the 
        national freight network and every 5 years thereafter, using 
        the designation factors described in paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall redesignate the national freight network.
    ``(f) National Freight Strategic Plan.--
            ``(1) Establishment of plan.--Not later than October 1, 
        2015, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Secretary 
        of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Commerce, the Assistant 
        Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, State departments of 
        transportation, and other appropriate public and private 
        transportation stakeholders, develop, maintain, and post on the 
        Department of Transportation public website a national freight 
        strategic plan that shall include--
                    ``(A) an assessment of the condition and 
                performance of the national freight system;
                    ``(B) an identification of bottlenecks on the 
                national freight system that create significant freight 
                congestion problems, based on a quantitative 
                methodology developed by the Secretary, which shall, at 
                a minimum, include--
                            ``(i) information from the Freight Analysis 
                        Framework of the Federal Highway 
                        Administration; and
                            ``(ii) to the maximum extent practicable, 
                        an estimate of the cost of addressing each 
                        bottleneck and any operational improvements 
                        that could be implemented;
                    ``(C) forecasts of freight volumes for 10-year and 
                20-year periods beginning in the year during which the 
                plan is issued;
                    ``(D) an identification of major trade gateways and 
                national freight corridors that connect major 
                population centers, trade gateways, and other major 
                freight generators for current and forecasted traffic 
                and freight volumes, the identification of which shall 
                be revised, as appropriate, in subsequent plans;
                    ``(E) an assessment of statutory, regulatory, 
                technological, institutional, financial, and other 
                barriers to improved freight transportation performance 
                (including opportunities for overcoming the barriers);
                    ``(F) an identification of routes providing access 
                to energy exploration, development, installation, or 
                production areas;
                    ``(G) best practices for improving the performance 
                of the national freight system;
                    ``(H) best practices for addressing the impacts of 
                freight movement on communities;
                    ``(I) a process for addressing multistate projects 
                and encouraging jurisdictions to collaborate; and
                    ``(J) strategies to improve freight connectivity 
                between modes of transportation.
            ``(2) Updates to national freight strategic plan.--Not 
        later than 5 years after the date of completion of the first 
        national freight strategic plan under paragraph (1), and every 
        5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall update and repost on 
        the Department of Transportation public website a revised 
        national freight strategic plan.
    ``(g) Freight Transportation Conditions and Performance Reports.--
Not later than October 1, 2014, and biennially thereafter, the 
Secretary shall prepare a report that contains a description of the 
conditions and performance of the national freight system in the United 
States.
    ``(h) Transportation Investment Data and Planning Tools.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop new tools 
        and improve existing tools to support an outcome-oriented, 
        performance-based approach to evaluate proposed freight-related 
        and other transportation projects, including--
                    ``(A) methodologies for systematic analysis of 
                benefits and costs;
                    ``(B) freight forecasting models;
                    ``(C) tools for ensuring that the evaluation of 
                freight-related and other transportation projects can 
                consider safety, economic competitiveness, 
                environmental sustainability, and system condition in 
                the project selection process; and
                    ``(D) other elements to assist in effective 
                transportation planning.
            ``(2) Freight data.--In support of these tools, and to 
        support a broad range of evaluation methods and techniques to 
        assist in making transportation investment decisions, the 
        Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) direct the collection of appropriate 
                transportation-related data, including data to measure 
                the condition and performance of the national freight 
                system; and
                    ``(B) consider any improvements to existing freight 
                data collection efforts that could reduce identified 
                freight data gaps and deficiencies and help improve 
                forecasts of freight transportation demand.
            ``(3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with 
        Federal, State, and other stakeholders to develop, improve, and 
        implement the tools and collect the data identified pursuant to 
        this subsection.
            ``(4) Multimodal freight measure.--The Secretary shall 
        evaluate the analyses and plans required under section 5401(e) 
        (2) and (3) of this title and consider development of a 
        national performance measure to assess the efficiency of the 
        multimodal freight network in accordance with the National 
        Freight Strategic Plan.''.
    (f) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Table of chapters.--The table of chapters for such 
        title is amended by inserting after the item related to chapter 
        53 the following:

``54. Freight...............................................   5401.''.
            (2) Repeals.--
                    (A) Map-21.--Sections 1116, 1117, and 1118 of MAP-
                21 (Public Law 112-141) are repealed.
                    (B) Title 23.--Section 167 of title 23, United 
                States Code, is repealed.
            (3) Cross-reference.--Section 505(a)(3) of title 23, United 
        States Code, is amended by striking ``149, and 167'' and 
        inserting ``and 149, and section 5405 of title 49''.

SEC. 1102. REDESIGNATION OF THE NATIONAL NETWORK.

    (a) Operation of Commercial Vehicles on the National Highway System 
and the National Freight Network.--
            (1) Section 31111 amendment.--Section 31111 of title 49, 
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking ``the 
                Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense 
                Highways (except a segment exempted under subsection 
                (f) of this section) and those classes of qualifying 
                Federal-aid Primary System highways designated by the 
                Secretary of Transportation under subsection (e) of 
                this section'' and inserting ``the National Highway 
                System and the National Freight Network (except a 
                segment exempted under subsection (e) of this 
                section)'';
                    (B) in subsection (c) by striking ``the Dwight D. 
                Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways 
                (except a segment exempted under subsection (f) of this 
                section) and those classes of qualifying Federal-aid 
                Primary System highways designated by the Secretary of 
                Transportation under subsection (e) of this section'' 
                and inserting ``the National Highway System and the 
                National Freight Network (except a segment exempted 
                under subsection (e) of this section)'';
                    (C) by striking subsection (e);
                    (D) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
                subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and
                    (E) in subsection (e), as redesignated--
                            (i) in paragraph (1) by striking ``the 
                        Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and 
                        Defense Highways'' and inserting ``the National 
                        Highway System or the National Freight 
                        Network'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2) by striking ``the 
                        Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and 
                        Defense Highways'' and inserting ``the National 
                        Highway System or the National Freight 
                        Network''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking ``the 
                        Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and 
                        Defense Highways'' and inserting ``the National 
                        Highway System or the National Freight 
                        Network''.
            (2) Section 31112 amendment.--Section 31112 of title 49, 
        United States Code, is amended in subsection (b) by striking 
        ``by the Secretary of Transportation under section 31111(e) of 
        this title'' and inserting ``in part 658 of title 23, Code of 
        Federal Regulations''.
            (3) Section 31113 amendment.--Section 31113 of title 49, 
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) General Limitations.--Except as provided in subsection (e) of 
this section, a State (except Hawaii) may not prescribe or enforce a 
regulation of commerce that imposes a vehicle width limitation of more 
or less than 102 inches on a commercial motor vehicle operating on the 
National Highway System or the National Freight Network.'';
                    (B) in subsection (d) by striking ``the Dwight D. 
                Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways 
                (except a segment exempted under subsection (e) of this 
                section) or other qualifying Federal-aid highway 
                designated by the Secretary'' and inserting ``the 
                National Highway System or National Freight Network''; 
                and
                    (C) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1) by striking ``the 
                        Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and 
                        Defense Highways'' and inserting ``the National 
                        Highway System or National Freight Network'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2) by striking ``the 
                        Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and 
                        Defense Highways'' and inserting ``the National 
                        Highway System or National Freight Network''; 
                        and
                            (iii) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking ``the 
                        Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and 
                        Defense Highways'' and ``inserting''the 
                        National Highway System or National Freight 
                        Network
            (4) Section 31114 amendment.--Section 31114 of title 49, 
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in the section heading by striking ``Interstate 
                System'' and inserting ``National Highway System and 
                National Freight Network''; and
                    (B) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as 
                follows:
            ``(1) the National Highway System or the National Freight 
        Network; and''.
    (b) Delayed Applicability.--The Secretary shall not enforce the 
amendments made by this section until 3 years after the effective date 
of this Act.

                          Subtitle C--Planning

SEC. 1201. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT.

    (a) Section 134 Amendment.--Section 134 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), 
                (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), 
                (8), (10), and (11), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting before paragraph (4), as 
                redesignated, the following:
            ``(1) Adaptation.--The term `adaptation' means adjustment 
        in natural or human systems in anticipation of or response to a 
        changing environment in a way that effectively uses beneficial 
        opportunities or moderates negative effects of extreme weather 
        events or climate change.
            ``(2) Climate change.--The term `climate change' means any 
        significant change in the measures of climate lasting for an 
        extended period of time. This may include major changes in 
        temperature, precipitation, or wind patterns, among others, 
        that occur over several decades or longer.
            ``(3) Critical highway and transit assets.--The term 
        `critical highway and transit assets' means transportation 
        facilities considered critical to support population centers, 
        freight movement and economic activity, or evacuation, recovery 
        or national security functions.''; and
                    (C) by inserting before paragraph (10), as 
                redesignated, the following:
            ``(9) Resilience.--The term `resilience' means the ability 
        to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions 
        and to withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from 
        disruptions, including extreme weather events and climate 
        change.''; and
            (2) in subsection (i)(2)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), 
                and (H), as subparagraphs (F), (G), (H), and (I), 
                respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting before subparagraph (F), as 
                redesignated, the following:
                    ``(E) Adaptation and resilience.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In order to protect the 
                        integrity and enhance the resilience of the 
                        transportation system and to ensure the 
                        efficient use of Federal resources, the long-
                        range transportation plan shall include--
                                    ``(I) an analysis of potential 
                                vulnerabilities and risks of critical 
                                highway and transit assets to the 
                                impacts of current and future extreme 
                                weather and climate change effects; and
                                    ``(II) an explanation of potential 
                                strategies for the adaptation of those 
                                critical assets.
                            ``(ii) Consultation and coordination.--The 
                        analysis shall be developed in consultation 
                        with Federal, State, local and Tribal agencies, 
                        as appropriate. The analysis and strategies 
                        shall take into consideration the risk 
                        management analysis in the State's asset 
                        management plan, developed pursuant to section 
                        119 of this title, and the State's evaluation 
                        of reasonable alternatives to roads, highways, 
                        and bridges that repeatedly require repair and 
                        reconstruction activities due to emergency 
                        events, carried out in accordance with section 
                        1315(b) of Public Law 112-141 (126 Stat. 
                        549).''.
    (b) Section 135 Amendment.--Section 135(f) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) Adaptation and resilience.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To protect the integrity and 
                enhance the resilience of the transportation system and 
                to ensure the efficient use of Federal resources, the 
                long-range transportation plan shall include--
                            ``(i) an analysis of potential 
                        vulnerabilities and risks of critical highway 
                        and transit assets to the impacts of current 
                        and future extreme weather and climate change 
                        effects; and
                            ``(ii) an explanation of potential 
                        strategies for the adaptation of those critical 
                        assets.
                    ``(B) Consultation and coordination.--The analysis 
                shall be developed in consultation with Federal, State, 
                local and Tribal agencies, as appropriate. The analysis 
                and strategies shall take into consideration the risk 
                management analysis in the State's asset management 
                plan, developed pursuant to section 119 of this title, 
                and the State's evaluation of reasonable alternatives 
                to roads, highways, and bridges that repeatedly require 
                repair and reconstruction activities due to emergency 
                events, carried out in accordance with section 1315(b) 
                of Public Law 112-141 (126 Stat. 549).''.
    (c) Section 5303 Amendment.--Section 5303 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), 
                (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), 
                (8), (10), and (11), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting before paragraph (4), as 
                redesignated, the following:
            ``(1) Adaptation.--The term `adaption' means an adjustment 
        in natural or human systems in anticipation of or response to a 
        changing environment in a way that effectively uses beneficial 
        opportunities or moderates negative effects of extreme weather 
        events or climate change.
            ``(2) Climate change.--The term `climate change' means any 
        significant change in the measures of climate lasting for an 
        extended period of time. This may include major changes in 
        temperature, precipitation, or wind patterns, among others, 
        that occur over several decades or longer.
            ``(3) Critical highway and transit assets.--The term 
        `critical highway and transit assets' means transportation 
        facilities considered critical to support population centers, 
        freight movement and economic activity, or evacuation, recovery 
        or national security functions.''; and
                    (C) by inserting before paragraph (10), as 
                redesignated, the following:
            ``(9) Resilience.--The term `resilience' means the ability 
        to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions 
        and to withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from 
        disruptions, including extreme weather events and climate 
        change.''; and
            (2) in subsection (i)(2)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), 
                and (H), as subparagraphs (F), (G), (H), and (I), 
                respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting before subparagraph (F), as 
                redesignated, the following:
                    ``(E) Adaptation and resilience.--
                            ``(i) In general.--To protect the integrity 
                        and enhance the resilience of the 
                        transportation system and to ensure the 
                        efficient use of Federal resources, the long-
                        range transportation plan shall include--
                                    ``(I) an analysis of potential 
                                vulnerabilities and risks of critical 
                                highway and transit assets to the 
                                impacts of current and future extreme 
                                weather and climate change effects; and
                                    ``(II) an explanation of potential 
                                strategies for the adaptation of those 
                                critical assets.
                            ``(ii) Consultation and coordination.--The 
                        analysis shall be developed in consultation 
                        with Federal, State, local and Tribal agencies, 
                        as appropriate. The analysis and strategies 
                        shall take into consideration the risk 
                        management analysis in the State's asset 
                        management plan, developed pursuant to section 
                        119 of this title, and the State's evaluation 
                        of reasonable alternatives to roads, highways, 
                        and bridges that repeatedly require repair and 
                        reconstruction activities due to emergency 
                        events, carried out in accordance with section 
                        1315(b) of Public Law 112-141 (126 Stat. 
                        549).''.
    (d) Section 5304 Amendment.--Section 5304(f) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) Adaptation and resilience.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To protect the integrity and 
                enhance the resilience of the transportation system and 
                ensure the efficient use of Federal resources, the 
                long-range transportation plan shall include--
                            ``(i) an analysis of potential 
                        vulnerabilities and risks of critical highway 
                        and transit assets to the impacts of current 
                        and future extreme weather and climate change 
                        effects; and
                            ``(ii) an explanation of potential 
                        strategies for the adaptation of those critical 
                        assets.
                    ``(B) Consultation and coordination.--The analysis 
                shall be developed in consultation with Federal, State, 
                local and Tribal agencies, as appropriate. The analysis 
                and strategies shall take into consideration the risk 
                management analysis in the State's asset management 
                plan, developed pursuant to section 119 of this title, 
                and the State's evaluation of reasonable alternatives 
                to roads, highways, and bridges that repeatedly require 
                repair and reconstruction activities due to emergency 
                events, carried out in accordance with section 1315(b) 
                of Public Law 112-141 (126 Stat. 549).''.

SEC. 1202. CONSOLIDATED AND HIGH PERFORMING METROPOLITAN PLANNING 
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Consolidation of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.--
            (1) Section 134 amendment.--Section 134(d)(6) of title 23, 
        United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(6) Consolidation of metropolitan planning organizations 
        within urbanized areas.--
                    ``(A) Limitation on new metropolitan planning 
                organization designations.--A metropolitan planning 
                organization shall not be newly-designated--
                            ``(i) within a metropolitan statistical 
                        area if another metropolitan planning 
                        organization already exists within the 
                        boundaries of the metropolitan statistical 
                        area; or
                            ``(ii) outside of a metropolitan 
                        statistical area.
                    ``(B) Multiple existing metropolitan planning 
                organizations.--If multiple existing metropolitan 
                planning organizations are designated within a 
                metropolitan statistical area--
                            ``(i) the metropolitan planning 
                        organizations may--
                                    ``(I) retain their designation as 
                                distinct metropolitan planning 
                                organizations; or
                                    ``(II) be consolidated by agreement 
                                between the metropolitan planning 
                                organizations;
                            ``(ii) the Governor (or Governors) and the 
                        existing metropolitan planning organizations 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) revisit a determination to 
                                remain unconsolidated every 10 years, 
                                beginning two years after the next 
                                decennial census; and
                                    ``(II) provide justification to the 
                                Secretary of the continued necessity of 
                                the designation of multiple 
                                metropolitan planning organizations in 
                                the area; and
                            ``(iii) where multiple metropolitan 
                        planning organizations exist within a single 
                        metropolitan statistical area, they shall 
                        cooperate with one another to--
                                    ``(I) develop a single 
                                transportation improvement plan and a 
                                single long-range plan for use by all 
                                metropolitan planning organizations 
                                within the metropolitan statistical 
                                area when developing their individual 
                                plans; and
                                    ``(II) establish a single set of 
                                performance targets that address the 
                                performance measures described in 
                                section 150(c) for use in developing 
                                individual performance targets in 
                                accordance with section 134(h)(2).''.
            (2) Section 5303 amendment.--Section 5303(d)(6) of title 
        49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(6) Consolidation of metropolitan planning organizations 
        within urbanized areas.--
                    ``(A) Limitation on new metropolitan planning 
                organization designations.--A metropolitan planning 
                organization shall not be newly-designated--
                            ``(i) within a metropolitan statistical 
                        area if another metropolitan planning 
                        organization already exists within the 
                        boundaries of the metropolitan statistical 
                        area; or
                            ``(ii) outside of a metropolitan 
                        statistical area.
                    ``(B) Multiple existing metropolitan planning 
                organizations.--If multiple existing metropolitan 
                planning organizations are designated within a 
                metropolitan statistical area--
                            ``(i) the metropolitan planning 
                        organizations may--
                                    ``(I) retain their designation as 
                                distinct metropolitan planning 
                                organizations; or
                                    ``(II) be consolidated by agreement 
                                between the metropolitan planning 
                                organizations;
                            ``(ii) the Governor (or Governors) and the 
                        existing metropolitan planning organizations 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) revisit a determination to 
                                remain unconsolidated every 10 years, 
                                beginning two years after the next 
                                decennial census; and
                                    ``(II) provide justification to the 
                                Secretary of the continued necessity of 
                                the designation of multiple 
                                metropolitan planning organizations in 
                                the area; and
                            ``(iii) where multiple metropolitan 
                        planning organizations exist within a single 
                        metropolitan statistical area, they shall 
                        cooperate with one another to--
                                    ``(I) develop a single 
                                transportation improvement plan and a 
                                single long-range plan for use by all 
                                metropolitan planning organizations 
                                within the metropolitan statistical 
                                area when developing their individual 
                                plans; and
                                    ``(II) establish a single set of 
                                performance targets that address the 
                                performance measures described in 
                                section 150(c) of title 23, United 
                                States Code, for use in developing 
                                individual performance targets in 
                                accordance with subsection (h)(2) and 
                                sections 5326(c) and 5329(d) of this 
                                title.''.
            (3) Definitions.--
                    (A) Highway definition.--Section 134(b) of title 
                23, United States Code, as amended by section 1201(a) 
                of this Act, is further amended by--
                            (i) redesignating paragraphs (3) through 
                        (11) as paragraphs (4) through (12); and
                            (ii) inserting after paragraph (2) the 
                        following--
            ``(3) Consolidated metropolitan planning organization.--The 
        term `consolidated metropolitan planning organization' means a 
        sole metropolitan planning organization that serves a 
        metropolitan statistical area.''.
                    (B) Transit definition.--Section 5303(b) of title 
                49, United States Code, as amended by section 1201(c) 
                of this Act is further amended by--
                            (i) redesignating paragraphs (3) through 
                        (11) as paragraphs (4) through (12); and
                            (ii) inserting after paragraph (2) the 
                        following--
            ``(3) Consolidated metropolitan planning organization.--The 
        term `consolidated metropolitan planning organization' means a 
        sole metropolitan planning organization that serves a 
        metropolitan statistical area.''.
    (b) Designation of High Performing Metropolitan Planning 
Organizations.--
            (1) Section 134 amendment.--Section 134 of title 23, United 
        States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
        adding at the end the following:
    ``(r) High Performing Metropolitan Planning Organizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--A metropolitan planning organization 
        that represents an urbanized area with a population of over 
        200,000 individuals may request a high performing metropolitan 
        planning organization designation from the Secretary.
            ``(2) Criteria.--In making a high performing metropolitan 
        planning organization designation, the Secretary shall 
        consider--
                    ``(A) the extent to which the metropolitan planning 
                organization has an equitable and regional approach to 
                decisionmaking;
                    ``(B) the extent to which the metropolitan planning 
                organization has incorporated its performance targets 
                established pursuant to section 150 of this title and 
                sections 5303(h)(2), 5326(c) and 5329(d) of title 49 
                into its planning process;
                    ``(C) whether the metropolitan planning 
                organization is a consolidated metropolitan planning 
                organization;
                    ``(D) if the metropolitan planning organization is 
                not a consolidated metropolitan planning organization, 
                the extent to which the metropolitan planning 
                organization is coordinating with all other 
                metropolitan planning organizations designated for the 
                same metropolitan statistical area;
                    ``(E) the technical capacity of the metropolitan 
                planning organization; and
                    ``(F) other criteria established by the Secretary 
                in guidance.
            ``(3) Review.--A designation under paragraph (1) shall stay 
        in effect for 10 years from the date of designation.''.
            (2) Section 5303 amendment.--Section 5303 of title 49, 
        United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 
        by adding at the end the following:
    ``(r) High Performing Metropolitan Planning Organizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--A metropolitan planning organization 
        that represents an urbanized area with a population of over 
        200,000 individuals may request a high performing metropolitan 
        planning organization designation from the Secretary.
            ``(2) Criteria.--In making a high performing metropolitan 
        planning organization designation, the Secretary shall 
        consider--
                    ``(A) the extent to which the metropolitan planning 
                organization has an equitable and regional approach to 
                decisionmaking;
                    ``(B) the extent to which the metropolitan planning 
                organization has incorporated its performance targets 
                established pursuant to section 150 of title 23, United 
                States Code, subsection (h)(2), and sections 5326(c) 
                and 5329(d) of this title into its planning process;
                    ``(C) whether the metropolitan planning 
                organization is a consolidated metropolitan 
                organization;
                    ``(D) if the metropolitan planning organization is 
                not a consolidated metropolitan planning organization, 
                the extent to which the metropolitan planning 
                organization is coordinating with all other 
                metropolitan planning organizations designated for the 
                same metropolitan statistical area;
                    ``(E) the technical capacity of the metropolitan 
                planning organization; and
                    ``(F) other criteria established by the Secretary 
                in guidance.
            ``(3) Review.--A designation under paragraph (1) shall stay 
        in effect for 10 years from the date of designation.''.
    (c) Surface Transportation Incentive Funds.--Section 133(d)(1) of 
title 23, United States Code is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Calculation.--The funds apportioned to a State under 
        section 104(b)(2) shall be obligated as follows:
                    ``(A) Suballocated funds.--50 percent of the funds 
                for a fiscal year shall be obligated under this 
                section, in proportion to their relative shares of the 
                population of the State--
                            ``(i) in urbanized areas of the State with 
                        an urbanized area population over 200,000;
                            ``(ii) in urban areas of the State with a 
                        population of 5,000 to 200,000; and
                            ``(iii) in areas of the State with a 
                        population of fewer than 5,000.
                    ``(B) Statewide funds.--25 percent of the funds for 
                a fiscal year may be obligated in any area of the 
                State.
                    ``(C) High performing metropolitan planning 
                organizations.--
                            ``(i) In general.--25 percent of the funds 
                        for a fiscal year shall be obligated under this 
                        section in urbanized areas under subparagraph 
                        (A)(i) that are served by high performing 
                        metropolitan planning organizations (as 
                        designated by the Secretary under section 
                        134(r) or section 5303(r) of title 49, United 
                        States Code). Any funds remaining under this 
                        clause shall be obligated in any area of the 
                        State under subparagraph (B).
                            ``(ii) Amount.--The amount to be obligated 
                        under clause (i) in an urbanized area served by 
                        a high performing metropolitan planning 
                        organization shall equal 50 percent of the 
                        amount to be obligated in that urbanized area 
                        under paragraph (4) and is in addition to the 
                        amount under such paragraph.''.
    (d) Transportation Alternatives Incentive Funds.--Section 213(c)(1) 
of such title is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Calculation.--The funds reserved to a State shall be 
        obligated as follows:
                    ``(A) Suballocated funds.--50 percent of the funds 
                for a fiscal year shall be obligated under this section 
                to any eligible entity in proportion to its relative 
                share of the population of the State--
                            ``(i) in urbanized areas of the State with 
                        an urbanized area population over 200,000;
                            ``(ii) in urban areas of the State with a 
                        population of 5,000 to 200,000; and
                            ``(iii) in areas of the State with a 
                        population of fewer than 5,000.
                    ``(B) Statewide funds.--25 percent of the funds for 
                a fiscal year may be obligated in any area of the 
                State.
                    ``(C) High performing metropolitan planning 
                organizations.--
                            ``(i) In general.--25 percent of the funds 
                        for a fiscal year shall be obligated under this 
                        section in urbanized areas under subparagraph 
                        (A)(i) that are served by high performing 
                        metropolitan planning organizations (as 
                        designated by the Secretary under section 
                        134(r) or section 5303(r) of title 49, United 
                        States Code). Any funds remaining under this 
                        clause shall be obligated in any area of the 
                        State under subparagraph (B).
                            ``(ii) Amount.--The amount to be obligated 
                        under clause (i) in an urbanized area served by 
                        a high performing metropolitan planning 
                        organization shall equal 50 percent of the 
                        amount to obligated in that urbanized area 
                        under paragraph (3) and is in addition to the 
                        amount under such paragraph.''.
    (e) Obligation Authority.--Section 133(f) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by--
                    (A) striking ``A State'' and inserting ``Except as 
                provided in paragraph (2), a State''; and
                    (B) striking ``fiscal years 2011 through 2014'' and 
                inserting ``fiscal years 2015 through 2018'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and 
        inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) High performing metropolitan planning 
        organizations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State that is required to 
                obligate in an urbanized area under subsections 
                (d)(1)(A)(i) and (d)(1)(C)(i) shall make available to 
                such urbanized area on an annual basis an amount of 
                obligation authority distributed to the State for 
                Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction 
                programs for use in the area that is equal to the 
                amount obtained by multiplying--
                            ``(i) the amount of funds that the State is 
                        required to obligate in the area under such 
                        subsections; and
                            ``(ii) the ratio specified in paragraph 
                        (1)(B).
                    ``(B) Availability.--The obligation authority that 
                a State makes available to an urbanized area under 
                subparagraph (A) shall remain available for a period of 
                four fiscal years.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by striking 
        ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (2)''.
    (f) Distribution of Metropolitan Planning Funds.--Section 
104(d)(2)(A) of such title is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
        ``;'';
            (2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and
            (3) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
                            ``(ii) prioritizes the needs of high 
                        performing metropolitan planning organizations 
                        (as designated by the Secretary under section 
                        134(r) or section 5303(r) of title 49, United 
                        States Code); and''.
    (g) Technical Correction.--Subsection 133(h)(1) of such title is 
amended by striking ``for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2014'' and 
inserting ``each fiscal year''.

SEC. 1203. PARTICIPATION OF PUBLIC PORT AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Section 134 Amendment.--Section 134(i)(6)(A) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``public ports,'' before 
``freight shippers''.
    (b) Section 135 Amendment.--Section 135(g)(3) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``public ports,'' before ``freight 
shippers''.
    (c) Section 5303 Amendment.--Section 5303(i)(6)(A) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``public ports,'' before 
``freight shippers''.
    (d) Section 5304 Amendment.--Section 5304(g)(3) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``public ports,'' before ``freight 
shippers''.

SEC. 1204. STRENGTHENING THE STATEWIDE AND NONMETROPOLITAN PLANNING 
              PROCESS.

    (a) Section 135 Amendment.--Section 135 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f)(5) by striking ``may'' and inserting 
        ``shall'';
            (2) in subsection (f)(7)--
                    (A) by striking ``should'' and inserting ``shall''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking the final ``;'' and inserting``.'';
            (3) in subsection (g)(5)(F)(i) by striking ``may'' and 
        inserting ``shall''; and
            (4) by striking subsection (g)(8) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(8) Certification process.--
                    ``(A) In general.--At least once every 4 years the 
                Secretary shall certify that each State has met the 
                requirements of--
                            ``(i) this section; and
                            ``(ii) other Federal laws, regulations, and 
                        orders applicable to the statewide and 
                        nonmetropolitan and the metropolitan planning 
                        processes.
                    ``(B) Failure to meet certification.--If a State 
                does not meet such certification, the Secretary may 
                withhold up to 20 percent of the funds attributable to 
                such State for projects funded under this title and 
                chapter 53 of title 49.
                    ``(C) Restoration of funds.--The withheld funds 
                shall be restored to the State at such time as the 
                State process is certified by the Secretary.
                    ``(D) Public involvement.--In making the 
                certification determinations under this paragraph, the 
                Secretary shall provide for public involvement 
                appropriate to the State under review.''.
    (b) Section 5304 Amendment.--Section 5304 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f)(5) by striking ``may'' and inserting 
        ``shall'';
            (2) in subsection (f)(7) by striking ``should'' and 
        inserting ``shall'';
            (3) in subsection (g)(5)(F)(i) by striking ``may'' and 
        inserting ``shall''; and
            (4) by striking subsection (g)(8) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(8) Certification process.--
                    ``(A) In general.--At least once every 4 years the 
                Secretary shall certify that each State has met the 
                requirements of--
                            ``(i) this section; and
                            ``(ii) other Federal laws, regulations, and 
                        orders applicable to the statewide and 
                        nonmetropolitan and the metropolitan planning 
                        processes.
                    ``(B) Failure to meet certification.--If a State 
                does not meet such certification, the Secretary may 
                withhold up to 20 percent of the funds attributable to 
                such State for projects funded under this title and 
                chapter 53 of title 49.
                    ``(C) Restoration of funds.--The withheld funds 
                shall be restored to the State at such time as the 
                State process is certified by the Secretary.
                    ``(D) Public involvement.--In making the 
                certification determinations under this paragraph, the 
                Secretary shall provide for public involvement 
                appropriate to the State under review.''.

SEC. 1205. REMOVAL OF THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROCESS.

    (a) Section 134 Amendment.--Section 134 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (k)(3) and redesignating 
        subsections (k)(4) and (k)(5) as subsections (k)(3) and (k)(4), 
        respectively; and
            (2) by striking subsection (n) and redesignating 
        subsections (o) through (q) as subsections (n) through (p), 
        respectively.
    (b) Section 135 Amendment.--Section 135 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by striking subsection (j) and redesignating 
subsections (k) through (m) as subsections (j) through (l), 
respectively.
    (c) Section 5303 Amendment.--Section 5303 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (k)(3) and redesignating 
        subsections (k)(4) and (k)(5) as subsections (k)(3) and (k)(4), 
        respectively; and
            (2) by striking subsection (n) and redesignating 
        subsections (o) through (q) as subsections (n) through (p), 
        respectively.
    (d) Section 5304 Amendment.--Section 5304 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (i) and redesignating 
subsections (j) through (l) as subsections (i) through (k), 
respectively.

SEC. 1206. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Section 134 Amendment.--Section 134(i) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
        the following:
                    ``(D) Public involvement.--Metropolitan planning 
                organizations shall offer interested parties, such as 
                those described in paragraph (6), a reasonable 
                opportunity to participate in the development and 
                consideration of scenarios.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``comment on the 
        transportation plan'' and inserting ``provide input during the 
        development and implementation of the transportation plan''.
    (b) Section 135 Amendment.--Section 135(f)(3)(A)(ii) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``comment on the 
transportation plan''; and inserting ``provide input during the 
development of the transportation plan''.
    (c) Section 5303 Amendment.--Section 5303(i) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
        the following:
                    ``(D) Public involvement.--Metropolitan planning 
                organizations shall offer interested parties, such as 
                those described in paragraph (6), a reasonable 
                opportunity to participate in the development and 
                consideration of scenarios.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``comment on the 
        transportation plan'' and inserting ``provide input during the 
        development and implementation of the transportation plan''.
    (d) Section 5304 Amendment.--Section 5304(f)(3)(A)(ii) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``comment on the proposed 
plan''; and inserting ``provide input during the development of the 
transportation plan''.

SEC. 1207. CONNECTION TO OPPORTUNITIES NATIONAL GOAL AND POTENTIAL 
              PERFORMANCE MEASURE.

    (a) Transportation Connections to Opportunities.--Section 150(b) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``highway infrastructure 
        asset system'' and inserting ``infrastructure asset system 
        under title 23''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) Multimodal connectivity.--To achieve an 
        interconnected transportation system which connects people to 
        jobs, schools, and other essential services through a 
        multimodal network.''.
    (b) Establishment of Performance Measures.--Section 150(c) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``as listed in 
        paragraphs (3), (4), (5) and (6)'' before the period at the 
        end; and
            (2) by adding the following at the end:
            ``(7) Multimodal freight.--The Secretary may, in accordance 
        with the National Freight Strategic Plan, establish Performance 
        Measures to assess the efficiency of the multimodal freight 
        network.
            ``(8) Transportation connectivity.--The Secretary may, in 
        accordance with the framework established in section 134 of 
        this title (Measuring Transportation Connections to 
        Opportunity), establish a Performance Measure to be used by 
        MPOs to assess the degree to which the transportation system 
        provides multimodal connections to economic opportunities, 
        particularly for disadvantaged populations.''.

SEC. 1208. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 140(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(b) Workforce Training and Development.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
        Secretary of Labor and any other department or agency of the 
        Government, State agency, authority, association, institution, 
        Indian tribal government, corporation (profit or nonprofit), or 
        any other organization or person, is authorized to develop, 
        conduct, and administer surface transportation and technology 
        training, including skill improvement programs, and to develop 
        and fund summer transportation institutes.
            ``(2) State dot responsibilities.--A State department of 
        transportation participating in the program shall--
                    ``(A) develop a workforce plan that identifies 
                immediate and anticipated workforce gaps and 
                underrepresentation of women and minorities, and a 
                detailed plan to fill gaps and address such 
                underrepresentation;
                    ``(B) establish a `workforce development compact' 
                with the State workforce investment board and 
                appropriate agencies to provide a coordinated approach 
                to workforce training, job placement, and 
                identification of training and skill development 
                program needs, which shall be coordinated to the extent 
                practical with an institution or agency, such as a 
                State workforce investment board under 29 U.S.C. 2821, 
                that has established skills training, recruitment, and 
                placement resources; and
                    ``(C) demonstrate program outcomes, including--
                            ``(i) impact on areas with transportation 
                        workforce shortages;
                            ``(ii) diversity of training participants;
                            ``(iii) number and percentage of 
                        participants obtaining certifications or 
                        credentials required for specific types of 
                        employment;
                            ``(iv) employment outcome, including job 
                        placement and job retention rates and earnings, 
                        using performance metrics established in 
                        consultation with the Secretary of Labor and 
                        consistent with metrics used by programs under 
                        the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
                        2801 et seq.); and
                            ``(v) to the extent practical, evidence 
                        that the program did not preclude workers that 
                        participate in training or registered 
                        apprenticeship activities under the program 
                        from being referred to, or hired on, projects 
                        funded under this chapter.
            ``(3) Funding.--Funds authorized for the program under 
        paragraph (1) of this subsection shall remain available until 
        expended.
            ``(4) Nonapplicability of title 41.--The provisions of 
        sections 6101(b) through (d) of title 41 shall not be 
        applicable to contracts and agreements made under the authority 
        granted under this subsection to the Secretary.
            ``(5) Use of surface transportation and national highway 
        performance program funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
        of law, not to exceed \1/2\ of 1 percent of funds apportioned 
        to a State under section 104(b) (1) or (2) may be available to 
        carry out this subsection upon request of the State 
        transportation department to the Secretary.
            ``(6) Job-driven skills training incentive.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In a fiscal year, the Secretary 
                shall provide incentive funding to States for 
                transportation workforce development, including 
                transportation technology and skills training, 
                registered apprenticeship and other work-based training 
                opportunities, and skill improvement programs leading 
                to credential attainment, employment, and career 
                pathways for disadvantaged populations.
                    ``(B) Eligibility.--
                            ``(i) Leveraging existing funds.--If a 
                        State agrees to obligate in a fiscal year funds 
                        apportioned to the State under section 104(b) 
                        (1) or (2) for the purposes authorized in 
                        paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide up to 
                        twice the amount the State has agreed to 
                        obligate for such purposes.
                            ``(ii) Demonstrating success in skills 
                        training, recruitment, and job placement.--The 
                        Secretary may provide incentive funding to up 
                        to 20 States that demonstrate that their 
                        program under paragraph (2)--
                                    ``(I) operates in partnership with 
                                an institution or agency, such as a 
                                State workforce investment board under 
                                29 U.S.C. 2821, that has established 
                                skills training, recruitment, and 
                                placement resources; and
                                    ``(II) successfully places 
                                individuals in permanent jobs, as 
                                measured by a job placement, retention, 
                                and earnings metrics established by the 
                                Secretary; and
                                    ``(III) establishes recruitment 
                                strategies that result in positive 
                                employment outcomes for minorities, 
                                women, and disadvantaged individuals.
                    ``(C) Grants.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A State may provide 
                        incentive funds received under this paragraph 
                        to an institution or agency, such as a State 
                        workforce investment board under 29 U.S.C. 
                        2821, that has established skills training, 
                        recruitment, and placement resources for use 
                        consistent with subparagraph (A).
                            ``(ii) Compliance.--A State that provides 
                        funds to an entity under clause (i) shall 
                        establish measures to verify that recipients of 
                        such funds comply with the requirements of this 
                        subsection.
                    ``(D) Federal share.--The Federal share for 
                incentive funding under this paragraph may be up to 100 
                percent.''.

SEC. 1209. MEASURING TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIVITY PILOT ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Title 23.--Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after subsection 
(p), as redesignated, the following:
    ``(q) Measuring Transportation Connections to Opportunity.--
            ``(1) Connection to opportunity pilot program.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish 
                a pilot program in which up to ten metropolitan 
                planning organizations shall develop and deploy one or 
                more pilot measures and targets to improve multimodal 
                connectivity and increase connections for disadvantaged 
                Americans and neighborhoods with limited transportation 
                options.
                    ``(B) Pilot locations.--The Secretary shall select 
                up to ten metropolitan planning organizations in up to 
                ten locations, each of which is the sole metropolitan 
                planning organization serving an urbanized area of more 
                than 1 million residents, which shall include--
                            ``(i) metropolitan planning organizations 
                        that can demonstrate previous successful use of 
                        performance measurements and performance-based 
                        planning efforts, which the Secretary shall 
                        designate as mentor grantees; and
                            ``(ii) metropolitan planning organizations 
                        that have limited or no successful previous 
                        experience in performance measurements and 
                        performance-based planning efforts, which the 
                        Secretary shall designate as novice grantees.
                    ``(C) Pilot program activities.--
                            ``(i) Transportation connectivity 
                        inventory.--Within 6 months of selection as a 
                        pilot location, and in consultation with 
                        appropriate States, transit agencies, and local 
                        governments, metropolitan planning 
                        organizations in pilot locations shall develop 
                        an inventory of transportation assets within 
                        the urbanized planning area they represent, 
                        which will describe--
                                    ``(I) the condition of key highway, 
                                transit, bicycle, and pedestrian 
                                facilities;
                                    ``(II) the degree to which these 
                                facilities provide residents with 
                                connections to economic opportunities, 
                                including but not restricted to job 
                                centers and schools;
                                    ``(III) the identity and location 
                                of disadvantaged populations within the 
                                planning area; and
                                    ``(IV) local challenges to 
                                multimodal connectivity, such as zoning 
                                or land use issues, availability of 
                                affordable housing, and physical 
                                barriers that obstruct access from 
                                residential areas to economic 
                                opportunities.
                            ``(ii) Performance indicators.--Within one 
                        year of selection, metropolitan planning 
                        organizations in pilot locations shall apply 
                        the baseline data developed in the 
                        Transportation Connectivity Inventory to adopt 
                        one or more provisional indicators to measure 
                        multimodal connectivity improvements in the 
                        transportation system, including measurements 
                        of multimodal connectivity improvements 
                        available to populations identified in clause 
                        (i)(III), and appropriate to local assets and 
                        needs.
                            ``(iii) Data collection and reporting.--
                        Metropolitan planning organizations in pilot 
                        locations shall collect and report baseline and 
                        annual performance data on multimodal 
                        transportation connectivity to opportunity, and 
                        shall report that data to the Secretary for the 
                        duration of the pilot project.
                            ``(iv) Knowledge-sharing.--Metropolitan 
                        planning organizations designated as mentor 
                        grantees shall engage in knowledge-sharing 
                        activities with novice grantees to the extent 
                        feasible, which may include peer exchanges and 
                        technical assistance, as appropriate to their 
                        existing level of performance measurement 
                        capacity.
                            ``(v) Project implementation.--
                        Notwithstanding section 120 of this title, a 
                        metropolitan planning organization may use 
                        funds remaining after the completion of the 
                        Transportation Connectivity Inventory, 
                        provisional measure, and related tracking 
                        activities for the non-Federal share to 
                        implement projects within the metropolitan 
                        planning area that are reasonably anticipated 
                        to address system gaps and improve performance 
                        according to the locally-adopted provisional 
                        multimodal transportation connectivity 
                        measures.
            ``(2) National performance measure development 
        activities.--The Secretary shall reserve up to a cumulative a 
        maximum of $9,000,000 of the amount authorized for this 
        subsection over the period of fiscal years 2015 through 2018 
        for use on evaluation of multimodal connectivity measures 
        developed by metropolitan planning organizations in pilot 
        locations, and to consider development of a national indicator 
        to measure the multimodal connections to opportunities provided 
        by the transportation network, including the following 
        activities:
                    ``(A) National technical assistance and peer 
                exchange forums.--The Secretary shall support the 
                measure development and data collection of metropolitan 
                planning organizations in pilot locations through 
                technical assistance and peer exchanges, and through 
                workshops with States, transit agencies, and MPOs to 
                discuss Pilot Program findings, and shall establish an 
                online collaboration center for local jurisdictions to 
                share ideas and challenges, and document lessons 
                learned.
                    ``(B) Connection to opportunity final report.--At 
                the end of the Connection to Opportunity Pilot Program, 
                the Department shall produce in consultation with the 
                Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development, the Secretary of the Department of 
                Commerce and the Administrator of the Environmental 
                Protection Agency, and seek public comment on a final 
                report that documents the outcomes of the Connection to 
                Opportunity Pilot Program. The report shall provide 
                recommendations on the establishment of one or more 
                national multimodal connectivity measures, and shall 
                include--
                            ``(i) results of the pilot locations' 
                        efforts to measure and improve multimodal 
                        connectivity;
                            ``(ii) the Secretary's recommendations for 
                        one or more national connectivity measures and 
                        integrating them into the Federal 
                        transportation performance management 
                        framework, in accordance with section 150 of 
                        this title; and
                            ``(iii) an assessment of social outcomes 
                        and impact that may result from the pilot 
                        measures as well as estimated savings to 
                        Federal, State and local social service subsidy 
                        programs, as well as other costs avoided and 
                        new tax revenues attributable to increased 
                        connectivity.
                    ``(C) Potential rulemaking.--Following publication 
                of the Connection to Opportunity Final Report, the 
                Secretary, in consultation with State Departments of 
                Transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, 
                and other stakeholders, may promulgate a rulemaking 
                that establishes performance measures and standards as 
                described in section 150(c)(8).''.
    (b) Chapter 53.--Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after subsection 
(p), as redesignated, the following:
    ``(q) Measuring Transportation Connections to Opportunity.--
            ``(1) Connection to opportunity pilot program.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish 
                a pilot program in which up to ten metropolitan 
                planning organizations shall develop and deploy one or 
                more pilot measures and targets to improve multimodal 
                connectivity and increase connections for disadvantaged 
                Americans and neighborhoods with limited transportation 
                options.
                    ``(B) Pilot locations.--The Secretary shall select 
                up to ten metropolitan planning organizations, each of 
                which is the sole metropolitan planning organization 
                serving an urbanized area of more than 1 million 
                residents, which shall include--
                            ``(i) metropolitan planning organizations 
                        that can demonstrate previous successful use of 
                        performance measurements and performance-based 
                        planning efforts, which the Secretary shall 
                        designate as mentor grantees; and
                            ``(ii) metropolitan planning organizations 
                        that have limited or no successful previous 
                        experience in performance measurements and 
                        performance-based planning efforts, which the 
                        Secretary shall designate as novice grantees.
                    ``(C) Pilot program activities.--
                            ``(i) Transportation connectivity 
                        inventory.--Within 6 months of selection as a 
                        pilot location, and in consultation with 
                        appropriate States, transit agencies, and local 
                        governments, metropolitan planning 
                        organizations in pilot locations shall develop 
                        an inventory of transportation assets within 
                        the urbanized planning area they represent, 
                        which will describe--
                                    ``(I) the condition of key highway, 
                                transit, bicycle, and pedestrian 
                                facilities;
                                    ``(II) the degree to which these 
                                facilities provide residents with 
                                connections to economic opportunities, 
                                including but not restricted to job 
                                centers and schools;
                                    ``(III) the identity and location 
                                of disadvantaged populations within the 
                                planning area; and
                                    ``(IV) local challenges to 
                                multimodal connectivity, such as zoning 
                                or land use issues, availability of 
                                affordable housing, and physical 
                                barriers that obstruct access from 
                                residential areas to economic 
                                opportunities.
                            ``(ii) Performance indicators.--Within one 
                        year of selection, metropolitan planning 
                        organizations in pilot locations shall apply 
                        the baseline data developed in the 
                        Transportation Connectivity Inventory to adopt 
                        one or more provisional indicators to measure 
                        multimodal connectivity improvements in the 
                        transportation system, including measurements 
                        of multimodal connectivity improvements 
                        available to populations identified in clause 
                        (i)(III), and appropriate to local assets and 
                        needs.
                            ``(iii) Data collection and reporting.--
                        Metropolitan planning organizations in pilot 
                        locations shall collect and report baseline and 
                        annual performance data on multimodal 
                        transportation connectivity to opportunity, and 
                        shall report that data to the Secretary for the 
                        duration of the pilot project.
                            ``(iv) Knowledge-sharing.--Metropolitan 
                        planning organizations designated as mentor 
                        grantees shall engage in knowledge-sharing 
                        activities with novice grantees to the extent 
                        feasible, which may include peer exchanges and 
                        technical assistance, as appropriate to their 
                        existing level of performance measurement 
                        capacity.
                            ``(v) Project implementation.--
                        Notwithstanding section 120 of this title, a 
                        metropolitan planning organization may use 
                        funds remaining after the completion of the 
                        Transportation Connectivity Inventory, 
                        provisional measure, and related tracking 
                        activities for the non-Federal share to 
                        implement projects within the metropolitan 
                        planning area that are reasonably anticipated 
                        to address system gaps and improve performance 
                        according to the locally-adopted provisional 
                        multimodal transportation connectivity 
                        measures.
            ``(2) National performance measure development 
        activities.--The Secretary shall reserve up to a cumulative 
        $9,000,000 of the amount authorized for this subsection over 
        the period of fiscal years 2015 through 2018 for use on 
        evaluation of multimodal connectivity measures developed by 
        metropolitan planning organizations in pilot locations, and to 
        consider development of a national indicator to measure the 
        multimodal connections to opportunities provided by the 
        transportation network, including the following activities:
                    ``(A) National technical assistance and peer 
                exchange forums.--The Secretary shall support the 
                measure development and data collection of metropolitan 
                planning organizations in pilot locations through 
                technical assistance and peer exchanges, and through 
                workshops with States, transit agencies, and MPOs to 
                discuss Pilot Program findings, and shall establish an 
                online collaboration center for local jurisdictions to 
                share ideas and challenges, and document lessons 
                learned.
                    ``(B) Connection to opportunity final report.--At 
                the end of the Connection to Opportunity Pilot Program, 
                the Department shall produce and seek public comment on 
                a final report that documents the outcomes of the 
                Connection to Opportunity Pilot Program. The report 
                shall provide recommendations on the establishment of 
                one or more national multimodal connectivity measures, 
                and shall include--
                            ``(i) results of the pilot locations' 
                        efforts to measure and improve multimodal 
                        connectivity;
                            ``(ii) the Secretary's recommendations for 
                        one or more national connectivity measures and 
                        integrating them into the Federal 
                        transportation performance management framework 
                        in accordance with section 150 of this title; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) an assessment of social outcomes 
                        and impact that may result from the pilot 
                        measures as well as estimated savings to 
                        Federal, State and local social service subsidy 
                        programs, as well as other costs avoided and 
                        new tax revenues attributable to increased 
                        connectivity.
                    ``(C) Potential rulemaking.--Within two years of 
                the publication of the Connection to Opportunity Final 
                Report, the Secretary, in consultation with State 
                Departments of Transportation, metropolitan planning 
                organizations, and other stakeholders, may promulgate a 
                rulemaking that establishes performance measures and 
                standards.''.

SEC. 1210. PERFORMANCE-BASED PROJECT SELECTION.

    (a) Section 134 Amendment.--Section 134(j)(2)(D) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(D) Performance target achievement.--In adding 
                projects to a transportation improvement program, a 
                metropolitan planning organization shall create a 
                process to evaluate and select each project or 
                collection of projects based on the project's (or 
                collection of projects") inclusion of elements that are 
                known to support, or will foreseeably support outcomes 
                that will achieve the performance targets established 
                in the metropolitan transportation plan by the 
                metropolitan planning organization in accordance with 
                subsection (h)(2)(B).''.
    (b) Section 135 Amendment.--Section 135(g)(4) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) Performance target achievement.--In adding projects 
        to a State transportation improvement program, a State shall 
        create a process to evaluate and select each project or 
        collection of projects based on the project's (or collection of 
        projects") inclusion of elements that are known to support, or 
        will foreseeably support, outcomes that will achieve the 
        performance targets established in the long-range statewide 
        transportation plan in accordance with subsection (f)(7)(A).''.
    (c) Section 5303 Amendment.--Section 5303(j)(2)(D) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(D) Performance target achievement.--In adding 
                projects to a transportation improvement program, a 
                metropolitan planning organization shall create a 
                process to evaluate and select each project or 
                collection of projects based on the project's (or 
                collection of projects") inclusion of elements that are 
                known to support, or will foreseeably support outcomes 
                that will achieve the performance targets established 
                in the metropolitan transportation plan by the 
                metropolitan planning organization in accordance with 
                section 134(h)(2)(B) of title 23.''.
    (d) Section 5304 Amendment.--Section 5304(g)(4) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) Performance target achievement.--In adding projects 
        to a State transportation improvement program, a State shall 
        create a process to evaluate and select each project or 
        collection of projects based on the project's (or collection of 
        projects") inclusion of elements that are known to support, or 
        will foreseeably support, outcomes that will achieve the 
        performance targets established in the long-range statewide 
        transportation plan in accordance with section 135(f)(7)(A) of 
        title 23.''.

SEC. 1211. STORMWATER PLANNING.

    (a) Section 134 Amendment.--Section 134(h)(1) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting ``;'';
            (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the final period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting the following at the end:
                    ``(I) improve the resilience and reliability of the 
                transportation system and reduce or mitigate stormwater 
                impacts of surface transportation.''.
    (b) Section 135 Amendment.--Section 135(d)(1) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting ``;'';
            (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the final period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting the following at the end:
                    ``(I) improve the resilience and reliability of the 
                transportation system and reduce or mitigate stormwater 
                impacts of surface transportation.''.
    (c) Section 5303 Amendment.--Section 5303(h)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting ``;'';
            (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the final period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting the following at the end:
                    ``(I) improve the resilience and reliability of the 
                transportation system and reduce or mitigate stormwater 
                impacts of surface transportation.''.
    (d) Section 5304 Amendment.--Section 5304(d)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting ``;'';
            (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the final period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting the following at the end:
                    ``(I) improve the resilience and reliability of the 
                transportation system and reduce or mitigate stormwater 
                impacts of surface transportation.''.

     Subtitle D--Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement

SEC. 1301. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.

    Section 149(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), by inserting ``in the 
        designated nonattainment area'' after ``standard'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or maintenance'' after 
        ``attainment,'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``is likely to contribute 
        to the attainment of a national ambient air quality standard'' 
        and inserting ``is likely to contribute to the area's 
        attainment or maintenance of a national ambient air quality 
        standard''; and
            (4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``reduces air pollution 
        and'' after ``if the program or project''.

SEC. 1302. SPECIAL RULES.

    (a) Transferability of CMAQ Funds.--Section 126(a) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``(or, for an apportionment 
under section 104(b)(4), 25 percent of the amount apportioned for the 
fiscal year)'' after ``for the fiscal year''.
    (b) PM-10 Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas.--Section 149(c)(1) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ``for ozone or 
carbon monoxide, or both, and for PM-10 resulting from transportation 
activities, without regard to any limitation of the Department of 
Transportation relating to the type of ambient air quality standard 
such project or program addresses'' and inserting ``or maintenance for 
PM-10 resulting from transportation activities''.

SEC. 1303. PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.

    Section 149(g)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(3) Priority consideration.--States and metropolitan 
        planning organizations shall give priority--
                    ``(A) in areas designated as nonattainment or 
                maintenance for PM-2.5 under the Clean Air Act (42 
                U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) in distributing funds received for 
                congestion mitigation and air quality projects and 
                programs from apportionments under section 104(b)(4) to 
                projects and programs that are likely to reduce 
                emissions or precursor emissions of PM-2.5, including 
                diesel retrofits; and
                    ``(B) in areas designated as nonattainment or 
                maintenance for ozone under the Clean Air Act (42 
                U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) in distributing funds received for 
                congestion mitigation and air quality projects and 
                programs from apportionments under section 104(b)(4) to 
                projects and programs that are likely to reduce 
                precursor emissions of ozone.''.

SEC. 1304. EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF PROJECTS.

    Section 149(i)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``that would contribute to attainment or maintenance of a 
national ambient air quality standard'' before the period at the end.

SEC. 1305. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AND COMMERCIAL MOTOR 
              VEHICLE ANTI-IDLING FACILITIES IN REST AREAS.

    (a) In General.--Section 111 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(f) Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Commercial Motor 
Vehicle Anti-Idling Facilities in Rest Areas.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a State 
        may--
                    ``(A) permit electric vehicle charging stations and 
                commercial motor vehicle anti-idling facilities in a 
                rest area along a highway on the Interstate System in 
                the State, if such stations or facilities will not 
                impair the highway or interfere with the free and safe 
                flow of traffic thereon; and
                    ``(B) charge a fee, or permit the charging of a 
                fee, for the use of such stations or facilities.
            ``(2) Limitation on use of revenues.--Notwithstanding 
        subsection (b)(4), a State shall use any revenues received from 
        fees collected under paragraph (1) for projects eligible under 
        this title.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
        program.--Section 149(c)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``except that such stations may not be 
        established or supported where commercial establishments 
        serving motor vehicle users are prohibited by section 111 of 
        title 23, United States Code''.
            (2) Jason's law.--Section 1401(d) of the Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act, (23 U.S.C. 137 note) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``Except as 
                provided in paragraph (2), a'' and inserting ``A'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (2).

               Subtitle E--Innovative Finance and Tolling

SEC. 1401. 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting the following after chapter 55: [DO]

         ``CHAPTER 56--21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS

``SEC. 5601. `TIGER' INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT GRANTS.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department a 
discretionary grant program, to be known as the `TIGER Infrastructure 
Grant Program' and to be administered by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Purpose.--Funds authorized under this section shall be 
available for discretionary grants to be provided on a competitive 
basis for projects that will have a significant impact on the Nation, a 
metropolitan area, or a region.
    ``(c) Eligible Applicants.--Applicants eligible for funding under 
this section include State, local, and Tribal governments, including 
U.S. territories, transit agencies, port authorities, metropolitan 
planning organizations, other political subdivisions of State or local 
governments, and multi-State or multi-jurisdictional groups applying 
through a single lead applicant.
    ``(d) Eligible Projects.--Projects eligible for funding under this 
section include the following:
            ``(1) Highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, 
        United States Code (including bicycle and pedestrian related 
        projects).
            ``(2) Public transportation projects eligible under chapter 
        53 of title 49, United States Code.
            ``(3) Passenger and freight rail transportation projects.
            ``(4) Port infrastructure investments.
            ``(5) Intermodal projects.
            ``(6) Activities related to--
                    ``(A) the planning, preparation, or design of a 
                single surface transportation project; or
                    ``(B) regional transportation investment planning, 
                including transportation planning that is coordinated 
                with interdisciplinary factors including housing 
                development, economic competitiveness, network 
                connectivity, stormwater and other infrastructure 
                investments, or that addresses future risks and 
                vulnerabilities, including extreme weather and climate 
                change.
    ``(e) Geographic Distribution.--
            ``(1) Equitable distribution.--In awarding funds under this 
        section, the Secretary shall take measures to ensure an 
        equitable geographic distribution of funds and an appropriate 
        balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural communities 
        and the investment in a variety of transportation modes.
            ``(2) Rural projects.--Not less than 20 percent of the 
        funds provided under this section shall be for projects located 
        in rural areas. For the purposes of the TIGER program, rural 
        areas are those outside of an urbanized area as defined by the 
        U.S. Census Bureau.
            ``(3) Limitation by state.--Not more than 25 percent of the 
        funds provided under this section may be awarded to projects in 
        a single State.
    ``(f) Grant Program Criteria, Solicitation and Award.--In 
administering the grant program under this section, the Secretary 
shall, within 90 days of the enactment of this section, publish grant 
program criteria on which to base the competition for any grants 
awarded under this section.
    ``(g) Planning Grants.--The Secretary may use up to 10 percent of 
the funds authorized under this section to fund the activities 
specified in subsection (d)(6).
    ``(h) Federal Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the costs for which 
        an expenditure is made under this section shall be up to 80 
        percent.
            ``(2) Rural areas.--The Secretary may provide a Federal 
        share of up to 100 percent for a project [in a rural area].
            ``(3) Priority.--In establishing grant program criteria 
        pursuant to subsection (g), the Secretary shall include 
        priority for projects that request a smaller Federal share.
    ``(i) Davis-Bacon Requirement.--Projects conducted using funds 
provided under this section shall comply with the requirements of the 
Davis-Bacon Act, subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States 
Code.
    ``(j) Administrative Expenses.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may use up to 1.5 percent 
        of the funds authorized under this section to administer--
                    ``(A) the grant program authorized under this 
                section;
                    ``(B) the Supplemental Discretionary Grants for a 
                National Surface Transportation System provided for in 
                Public Law 111-5; and
                    ``(C) the National Infrastructure Investments 
                provided for in Public Laws 111-117, 112-10, and 113-6.
            ``(2) Availability.--The funds made available under 
        paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.
    ``(k) TIFIA Subsidy and Administrative Costs.--The Secretary may 
use up to 10 percent of the funds authorized under this section to pay 
the subsidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for Federal 
credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, if 
the Secretary finds that the use of the funds would advance the 
purposes of this section.
    ``(l) Transfer Authority.--Funds authorized under this section may 
be transferred within the Department and administered in accordance 
with the requirements of title 23 or 49 of the United States Code 
applicable to the agency to which the funds are transferred and any 
other requirements applicable to the project.
    ``(m) Interagency Coordination and Cooperation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall coordinate and 
        cooperate with other Federal agencies in carrying out the grant 
        program authorized under this section if the Secretary finds 
        that such coordination and cooperation would advance the 
        purposes of this section.
            ``(2) Interagency authority.--The Secretary may accept and 
        provide services from other Federal agencies with or without 
        reimbursement in order to further the purposes of this section.
            ``(3) Interagency delegation of authority.--The Secretary 
        may delegate the authority to issue or administer grants 
        pursuant to this section to other Federal agencies in the 
        interest of administrative or programmatic efficiency if the 
        Secretary finds that such delegation would advance the purposes 
        of this section.
    ``(n) Authorizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        from the Multimodal Account of the Transportation Trust Fund to 
        carry out this section--
                    ``(A) $1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    ``(B) $1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                    ``(C) $1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
                    ``(D) $1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
            ``(2) Availability.--Funds authorized under this 
        subsection--
                    ``(A) shall be available for obligation on October 
                1 of the fiscal year for which they are authorized; and
                    ``(B) except as specified in subsection (j), shall 
                remain available for obligation for a period of 2 years 
                after the year for which they are authorized.

``SEC. 5602. FIXING AND ACCELERATING SURFACE TRANSPORTATION GRANTS.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department a 
discretionary grant program, to be known as the `FAST Grant Program' 
and to be administered by the Secretary. The program shall be a 
competitive program and designed to reform the way transportation 
investments and decisions are made, implemented, and funded to achieve 
National transportation outcomes, by promoting the implementation of 
policies and procedures that generate long-term, institutionalized 
changes, and support performance-based management of the transportation 
system to improve transportation outcomes.
    ``(b) Best Practices.--Evaluations of applications for funding 
under this section shall be based in part on the extent to which the 
applicant has adopted or implemented best practices, including--
            ``(1) commitment to sustainable and innovative non-Federal 
        sources of transportation funding, including value capture and 
        authority for local governments to raise funding for 
        transportation, that provide flexibility to make investments 
        across all modes of transportation and convey the full social 
        cost of travel decisions to users;
            ``(2) development and incorporation of analytical tools in 
        the investment decisionmaking process, including benefit cost 
        analysis; other economic analyses; watershed-driven web-based 
        geographic information systems; and use of innovations in 
        design, procurement and purchasing to improve project delivery 
        and efficiency and reduce costs;
            ``(3) use of operating practices and deployment of 
        technologies that increase the efficient use of transportation 
        system capacity and reduce the need to invest in new highway 
        capacity;
            ``(4) adoption of laws, rules and regulations, and 
        commitment of resources toward practices that have been 
        demonstrated to reduce transportation-related fatalities and 
        injuries;
            ``(5) integration of transportation planning and investment 
        decisions with other land-use and economic development 
        decisions, including water infrastructure and broadband 
        deployment, to improve connectivity and accessibility and to 
        focus transportation investments near existing infrastructure;
            ``(6) adoption of laws, regulations, and practices that 
        have been demonstrated to reduce energy use, improve air and 
        water quality, reduce or mitigate stormwater impacts, promote 
        long-term management of stormwater from surface transportation 
        assets, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve community 
        adaptability and resilience, enhance community health and 
        quality of life, and expand transportation choices; and
            ``(7) improvements to regional governance that increase 
        metropolitan planning organization capacity and strengthens 
        local and stakeholder input, particularly traditionally 
        underrepresented populations, into project selection.
    ``(c) Eligible Applicants.--States, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto Rico, U.S. territories (as defined in section 165(c) of title 
23, United States Code), Tribal governments, and metropolitan planning 
organizations are eligible applicants for funding under this section, 
provided that--
            ``(1) States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. 
        territories, and Tribal applicants demonstrate meaningful 
        participation of metropolitan planning organizations, local 
        governments, or transit agencies within the applicant's 
        jurisdiction in the development of the application;
            ``(2) metropolitan planning organizations include, as 
        partners in their applications, the State (or the District of 
        Columbia, as appropriate), local governments, or transit 
        agencies required to carry out the best practices relied on in 
        their application; and
            ``(3) the applicant has experience in successfully and 
        independently administering Federal-aid highway or transit 
        programs or projects.
    ``(d) List of Projects.--Applicants shall submit a program of 
transportation projects that are related to the best practices 
identified in subsection (b) to demonstrate how funds, if awarded under 
this section, will be spent. The list of projects shall--
            ``(1) with regard to State applications, be developed with, 
        and include priorities of, metropolitan planning organizations 
        within the applicant's jurisdiction as identified in the 
        metropolitan planning organization" Transportation Improvement 
        Programs;
            ``(2) demonstrate strong return on investment and 
        competitive value for taxpayer money by means of a benefit-cost 
        analysis and consideration of alternatives; and
            ``(3) further the best practices and reform initiatives 
        identified under subsection (b) and relied upon in the 
        application.
    ``(e) Award of Funds.--The Federal Highway Administrator and 
Federal Transit Administrator shall--
            ``(1) competitively award funds under this section in one 
        fiscal year or over multiple fiscal years;
            ``(2) withhold a reasonable amount of funds under this 
        section for administration of the program, but not to exceed 
        $25,000,000 per year;
            ``(3) devise a methodology for the size of awards under 
        this program based on an applicant's share of the Federal 
        transportation allocated or formula funding, subject to the 
        provision in paragraph (4);
            ``(4) make awards of no less than $50,000,000, except that 
        this paragraph shall not apply to awards made to a Tribal 
        government or a U.S. territory; and
            ``(5) in awarding funds under this section (other than 
        under subsection (j)), ensure an appropriate balance in 
        addressing the needs of urban and rural communities.
    ``(f) Eligible Activities.--Funds provided under this program shall 
be used for capital or planning expenses for--
            ``(1) highway or bridge projects eligible for funding under 
        title 23, United States Code (including bicycle and pedestrian-
        related projects);
            ``(2) public transportation projects eligible for funding 
        under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code;
            ``(3) passenger and freight rail transportation projects;
            ``(4) maritime port infrastructure investments eligible for 
        funding under chapter 503 of title 46;
            ``(5) domestic short sea shipping projects eligible for 
        funding under chapter 556 of title 46; and
            ``(6) intermodal projects combining any of the above.
    ``(g) Criteria for Grant Selection.--In awarding a grant under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which the 
application--
            ``(1) demonstrates the greatest performance as well as 
        applicants that have made the greatest progress in implementing 
        the best practices listed in subsection (b);
            ``(2) promotes National transportation priorities, 
        including--
                    ``(A) reducing transportation fatalities and 
                serious injuries;
                    ``(B) strengthening economic competitiveness, 
                including multimodal goods movement and coordination of 
                transportation and economic development investments;
                    ``(C) improving the state of repair of the 
                transportation system and enhancing community 
                adaptability and resilience;
                    ``(D) enhancing community health and improving 
                quality of life by increasing access to active 
                transportation infrastructure, jobs and essential 
                services, particularly for under-served populations;
                    ``(E) improving asset performance by reducing 
                congestion through demand management strategies, 
                particularly strategies that curb demand for single 
                occupancy vehicle travel;
                    ``(F) improving the efficiency of project 
                development and system performance and reducing the 
                cost of projects and maintenance of the transportation 
                system; and
                    ``(G) adoption of laws, regulations, and practices 
                that have been demonstrated to reduce energy use, 
                improve air and water quality, reduce or mitigate 
                stormwater impacts, promote long-term management of 
                stormwater from surface transportation assets, reduce 
                greenhouse gas emissions, improve community 
                adaptability and resilience, encourage groundwater 
                recharge, enhance community health and quality of life, 
                and expand transportation choices; and
            ``(3) meets other criteria the Secretary requires.
    ``(h) Funding.--
            ``(1) Authorized funding.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018 to 
        carry out this section--
                    ``(A) $500,000,000 from the Highway Account of the 
                Transportation Trust Fund; and
                    ``(B) $500,000,000 from the Mass Transit Account of 
                the Transportation Trust Fund.
            ``(2) Obligation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The funds authorized by 
                paragraph (1) shall be--
                            ``(i) available for obligation on October 1 
                        of the fiscal year for which they are 
                        authorized;
                            ``(ii) available for obligation for a 
                        period of 3 years after the last day of the 
                        fiscal year for which the funds are authorized; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) subject to the limitation on 
                        obligations under subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Obligation limitation.--Notwithstanding any 
                other provision of law, in each of fiscal years 2015 
                through 2018, obligations for the program under this 
                section shall not exceed--
                            ``(i) $1,000,000,0000; plus
                            ``(ii) any amount remaining available for 
                        obligation under the program from prior fiscal 
                        years.
            ``(3) Federal share.--The Federal share for projects funded 
        under this section may be up to 100 percent.
    ``(i) Transfer Authority.--Funds authorized under this section may 
be transferred within the Department and administered in accordance 
with the requirements of title 23 or 49 of the United States Code 
applicable to the agency to which the funds are transferred and any 
other requirements applicable to the project.
    ``(j) Metropolitan Mobility Program.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        metropolitan mobility program under this subsection.
            ``(2) Reservation of funds.--The Secretary shall reserve up 
        to $1,000,000,000 made available under this section over the 
        period of fiscal years 2015 through 2018 for the program under 
        this subsection. Any funds reserved under this paragraph and 
        not allocated under paragraph (3) shall be available for the 
        FAST Grant Program.
            ``(3) Allocation of funds.--
                    ``(A) Amount available for allocation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The amount of funding 
                        available to be allocated under this subsection 
                        for a fiscal year for use in an urbanized area 
                        with a population over 200,000 individuals 
                        shall be--
                                    ``(I) $250,000,000; multiplied by
                                    ``(II) the ratio that--
                                            ``(aa) the population of 
                                        such urbanized area; bears to
                                            ``(bb) the total population 
                                        of all urbanized areas with 
                                        populations of over 200,000 
                                        individuals.
                            ``(ii) Adjustments to amounts.--
                        Notwithstanding clause (i), the Secretary shall 
                        adjust the amounts determined under clause (i) 
                        as follows:
                                    ``(I) Minimum amount.--The amount 
                                available to be allocated under this 
                                subsection for a fiscal year for use in 
                                an urbanized area with a population 
                                over 200,000 individuals shall not be 
                                less than $1,000,000.
                                    ``(II) Maximum amount.--The amount 
                                available to be allocated under this 
                                subsection for a fiscal year for use in 
                                an urbanized area with a population 
                                over 200,000 individuals shall not be 
                                greater than $3,000,000.
                    ``(B) Amount to allocate.--In a fiscal year the 
                Secretary shall make available to a State, for use in 
                an urbanized area served by a high performing 
                metropolitan planning organization, an amount of funds 
                under this subsection equal to--
                            ``(i) the amount available for allocation 
                        for that fiscal year in that urbanized area 
                        under subparagraph (A); plus
                            ``(ii) any amounts available for allocation 
                        in that urbanized area under that subparagraph 
                        for any prior fiscal years--
                                    ``(I) beginning with fiscal year 
                                2015; and
                                    ``(II) in which the urbanized area 
                                was not served by a high performing 
                                metropolitan planning organization.
            ``(4) Eligible uses of funds.--Funds provided under this 
        subsection may be used--
                    ``(A) for any project or activity eligible under 
                title 23;
                    ``(B) for any project or activity eligible under 
                chapter 53, title 49 ; or
                    ``(C) notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
                to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of any project 
                or activity funded under chapter 53 or 56 of this title 
                or under title 23.
            ``(5) High performing metropolitan planning organization 
        defined.--In this subsection, the term `high performing 
        metropolitan planning organization' means a metropolitan 
        planning organization that the Secretary has designated as high 
        performing under section 134(r) of title 23 or section 5303(r) 
        of this title.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis of subtitle III of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following after the 
item relating to chapter 55:

``56. 21st Century Infrastructure investments...............   5601.''.

SEC. 1402. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION ACT OF 
              1998 AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Definitions.--
            (1) Master credit agreements.--Section 601(a)(10) of title 
        23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(10) Master credit agreement.--The term `master credit 
        agreement' means a conditional agreement to extend credit 
        assistance for a program of related projects secured by a 
        common security pledge (which shall receive an investment grade 
        rating from a rating agency) prior to the Secretary entering 
        into such master credit agreement under section 602(b)(2)(A), 
        or for a single project covered under section 602(b)(2)(B) that 
        does not provide for a current obligation of Federal funds and 
        that would--
                    ``(A) make contingent commitments of 1 or more 
                secured loans or other Federal credit instruments at 
                future dates, subject to the availability of future 
                funds being made available to carry out this chapter 
                and subject to the satisfaction of all the conditions 
                for the provision of credit assistance under this 
                chapter, including section 603(b)(1);
                    ``(B) establish the maximum amounts and general 
                terms and conditions of the secured loans or other 
                Federal credit instruments;
                    ``(C) identify the 1 or more dedicated non-Federal 
                revenue sources that will secure the repayment of the 
                secured loans or secured Federal credit instruments;
                    ``(D) provide for the obligation of funds for the 
                secured loans or secured Federal credit instruments 
                after all requirements have been met for the projects 
                subject to the master credit agreement, including--
                            ``(i) completion of an environmental impact 
                        statement or similar analysis required under 
                        the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
                        (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
                            ``(ii) compliance with such other 
                        requirements as are specified in this chapter, 
                        including sections 602(c) and 603(b)(1); and
                            ``(iii) the availability of funds to carry 
                        out this chapter; and
                    ``(E) require that contingent commitments result in 
                a financial close and obligation of credit assistance 
                not later than 3 years after the date of entry into the 
                master credit agreement, or release of the commitment, 
                unless otherwise extended by the Secretary.''.
            (2) Rural infrastructure project.--Section 601(a)(15) of 
        title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(15) Rural infrastructure project.--The term `rural 
        infrastructure project' means a surface infrastructure project 
        located outside of a Census Bureau-defined urbanized area.''.
    (b) Master Credit Agreements.--Section 602(b)(2) of title 23, 
United States Code is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Master credit agreements.--
                    ``(A) Program of related projects.--The Secretary 
                may enter into a master credit agreement for a program 
                of related projects secured by a common security pledge 
                on terms acceptable to the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Adequate funding not available.--If the 
                Secretary fully obligates funding to eligible projects 
                in a fiscal year, and adequate funding is not available 
                to fund a credit instrument, a project sponsor of an 
                eligible project may elect to enter into a master 
                credit agreement and wait to execute a credit 
                instrument until the fiscal year during which 
                additional funds are available to receive credit 
                assistance.''.
    (c) Application Processing Procedures.--Section 602(d)(2) of title 
23, United States Code is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Approval or denial of application.--Not later than 60 
        days after the date of issuance of the written notice of a 
        complete application under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
        provide to the applicant a written notice informing the 
        applicant whether the Secretary has approved or disapproved the 
        application.''.
    (d) Agreements.--Section 603(a)(1)(D) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(D) to refinance long-term project obligations or 
                Federal credit instruments, if the refinancing provides 
                additional demonstrated funding capacity for the 
                completion, enhancement, or expansion of any project 
                that--
                            ``(i) is selected under section 602; or
                            ``(ii) otherwise meets the requirements of 
                        section 602.''.
    (e) Limitation on Refinancing of Interim Construction Financing.--
Section 603(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
            ``(2) Limitation on refinancing of interim construction 
        financing.--A loan under paragraph (1) shall not refinance 
        interim construction financing under paragraph (1)(B):
                    ``(A) if the maturity of such interim construction 
                financing is later than one year after the substantial 
                completion of the project, and
                    ``(B) later than one year after the date of 
                substantial completion of the project.''.
    (f) Program Administration.--Section 605 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(f) Reducing Burden on Small Projects.--The Secretary may use up 
to $5,000,000 of funds made available to carry out this chapter in a 
fiscal year in lieu of fees collected under subsection (b) for projects 
under this chapter having eligible project costs that are reasonably 
anticipated not to equal or exceed $75,000,000.''.
    (g) Funding.--
            (1) Section 608(a) of title 23, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (4); and
                    (B) by renumbering paragraphs (5) and (6) as (4) 
                and (5), respectively.
            (2) Section 608(a)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is 
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(6) Administrative costs.--Of the amounts made available 
        to carry out this chapter, the Secretary may use not more than 
        $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2015, $12,000,000 in fiscal year 
        2016, $14,000,000 in fiscal year 2017, and $15,000,000 in 
        fiscal year 2018 for the administration of this chapter.''.

SEC. 1403. RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 501 of the Railroad Revitalization and 
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 821) is amended by inserting 
at the end the following:
            ``(9) The term `railroad' means a railroad carrier as that 
        term is defined in section 20102 of title 49, United States 
        Code.''.
    (b) General Authority.--Section 502(a) of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
            ``(5) joint ventures that include at least one of the 
        entities described in paragraphs (1) through (4) or paragraph 
        (6) of this section; and'';
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``second'' and ``that is 
        served by no more than a single railroad''; and
            (3) in paragraph (6), by striking ``limited option rail 
        freight shippers'' and inserting ``limited option freight 
        shippers''.
    (c) Eligible Purposes.--Section 502(b) of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``shops'' and 
        inserting ``shops, inclusive of costs related to these 
        activities, but not operating expenses''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' 
        and inserting ``subparagraph (A) or (C)''.
    (d) Infrastructure Partners.--Section 502(f) of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(f)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``including modifications 
                thereto'' after ``1990'';
                    (B) by inserting ``and modification costs'' after 
                ``premiums'' in the first sentence; and
                    (C) by inserting ``or modification'' after 
                ``application'' at the end of the first sentence;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, and in the case of a 
        modification, before the modification is executed'' after 
        ``amounts''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (4).
    (e) Conditions of Assistance.--Section 502(h) of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(h)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``project'' and inserting 
                ``project, if applicable'';
                    (B) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``(2)(A)''; 
                and
                    (C) by inserting at the end the following:
                    ``(B) The Secretary may subordinate rights of the 
                Secretary under any provision of title 49 or title 23 
                of the United States Code, to the rights of the 
                Secretary under this section and section 503 of this 
                Act.''; and
            (2) by inserting the following after subparagraph (3)(B):
            ``(4) The Secretary shall not provide assistance under this 
        section exceeding 80 percent of the reasonably anticipated 
        eligible project costs on projects--
                    ``(A) that receive a loan for which the Government 
                pays the cost as defined by section 502 of the Federal 
                Credit Reform Act; and
                    ``(B) with total eligible project costs estimated 
                to exceed $100,000,000.''.
    (f) Modifications.--Section 503(c) of the Railroad Revitalization 
and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 823(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' from the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding the following after paragraph (2) the 
        following:
            ``(3) the modification cost has been covered pursuant to 
        section 502(f).''.
    (g) Evaluation, Award and Oversight Charges.--Section 503 of the 
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 
823) is amended by striking subsection (k) and inserting the following:
    ``(k) Charges.--
            ``(1) Purpose.--The Secretary may collect from each 
        applicant a reasonable charge for--
                    ``(A) the cost of evaluating the application, 
                amendments, modifications, and waivers including 
                appraisal of the value of the equipment or facilities 
                for which the direct loan or loan guarantee is sought, 
                and for making necessary determinations and findings;
                    ``(B) the cost of award and project management 
                oversight;
                    ``(C) the cost of services from expert firms, 
                including counsel, in the field of railroad, municipal 
                and project finance, to assist in the underwriting, 
                auditing, servicing and exercise of rights with respect 
                to direct loans and loan guarantees; and
                    ``(D) the cost of all other expenses incurred as a 
                result of a breach of any term or condition or any 
                event of default on a direct loan.
            ``(2) Amount.--A charge under this subsection shall not 
        exceed one percent of the principal amount requested in the 
        application. The Secretary shall prescribe standards for 
        applying the charges to ensure that it does not prevent a Class 
        II or Class III railroad from having adequate access to direct 
        loans and loan guarantees under this title.
            ``(3) Fees credited to safety account.--Amounts collected 
        under this subsection shall be credited directly to the Safety 
        and Operations account of the Federal Railroad Administration, 
        and shall remain available until expended to pay for the costs 
        described in this subsection.''.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary for the 
cost of direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sections 502 
through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 
1976 (Public Law 94-210).

SEC. 1404. STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PROGRAM.

    Section 610 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1)(A) and inserting in 
                its place the following:
                    ``(A) 10 percent of the funds apportioned to the 
                State for each fiscal year under each of sections 
                104(b)(1) and 104(b)(2); and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``of fiscal years 
                2005 through 2009'' and inserting ``fiscal year''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``of fiscal years 
                2005 through 2009'' and inserting ``fiscal year''; and
            (2) in subsection (k), by striking ``of fiscal years 2005 
        through 2009'' and inserting ``fiscal year''.

SEC. 1405. TOLL ROADS, BRIDGES, TUNNELS, AND FERRIES.

    (a) Tolling.--Section 129(a) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraphs (B), (G), and (H) and 
                redesignating--
                            (i) subparagraphs (C) through (F) as 
                        subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively; 
                        and
                            (ii) subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (H);
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated, by--
                            (i) inserting ``, including such 
                        facilities'' after ``tunnel'' in the first 
                        place it appears; and
                            (ii) adding a comma after ``Interstate 
                        System''; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E), as 
                redesignated, the following:
                    ``(F) reconstruction of a toll-free Federal-aid 
                highway on the Interstate System and conversion of the 
                highway to a toll facility, subject to the approval of 
                the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (12);
                    ``(G) conversion of 1 or more lanes on a toll-free 
                highway, bridge or tunnel (including highways, bridges 
                or tunnels on the Interstate System) to a toll facility 
                for the purpose of reducing or managing high levels of 
                congestion, subject to the approval of the Secretary in 
                accordance with paragraph (12); and'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by--
                    (A) striking ``shall use'' and inserting ``shall 
                ensure that'';
                    (B) inserting ``are used'' after ``toll facility'' 
                in the second place it appears;
                    (C) redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses 
                (vi) and (vii), respectively;
                    (D) inserting after clause (iii) the following:
                            ``(iv) any costs necessary for the 
                        improvement and operation of public 
                        transportation service that--
                                    ``(I) is provided within the 
                                transportation corridor in which the 
                                toll facility is located; or
                                    ``(II) contributes to the improved 
                                operation of the toll facility or the 
                                highway on which the toll facility is 
                                located;
                            ``(v) any costs necessary for mitigating 
                        any adverse impacts related to the tolling of 
                        the facility and identified under the National 
                        Environmental Policy Act process as a priority 
                        by the State or public authority imposing the 
                        tolls;" and''.
                    (E) inserting ``or chapter 53 of title 49'' before 
                the period at the end of clause (vii), as redesignated;
            (3) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
            ``(4) Requirements for tolling for congestion management.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A public authority with 
                jurisdiction over a toll-free highway, bridge, or 
                tunnel that is converted to a toll facility that is 
                tolled under paragraph (1)(G) shall manage the demand 
                to use the facility by varying the toll amount that is 
                charged.
                    ``(B) HOV facilities.--A high occupancy vehicle 
                facility converted to a toll facility under paragraph 
                (1)(G) shall be subject to the requirements of section 
                166 of this title.'';
            (4) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11);
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) Electronic toll collection.--Fees collected from 
        motorists using a toll facility that is tolled pursuant to this 
        section and opened to traffic on or after October 1, 2015, 
        shall be collected only through the use of noncash electronic 
        technology that optimizes the free flow of traffic on the toll 
        facility.''; and
            (6) by inserting at the end the following:
            ``(12) Approval.--A facility tolled under paragraph (1)(F) 
        or (1)(G) shall receive the approval of the Secretary according 
        to criteria that the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
        Register.''.
    (b) Ferry Boats.--Section 129(c)(2) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ``, ferry boats carrying commercial motor 
vehicles and passengers,'' before the phrase ``and ferry boats carrying 
passengers only.''.
    (c) Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot 
Program.--Section 1216(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century (Public Law 105-178) is repealed.

SEC. 1406. TAX-EXEMPT FINANCING FOR QUALIFIED SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
              PROJECTS.

    Section 142(m)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C 
142(m)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``$15,000,000,000'' and inserting 
``$19,000,000,000''.

SEC. 1407. PAY FOR SUCCESS.

    To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall encourage the use of 
pay for success contracting in the implementation of the programs 
administered by the Department.

                     TITLE II--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs

SEC. 2001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
appropriated out of the Highway Account of the Transportation Trust 
Fund:
            (1) Federal-aid highway program.--For the national highway 
        performance program under section 119 of title 23, United 
        States Code, the surface transportation program under section 
        133 of such title, the highway safety improvement program under 
        section 148 of such title, the congestion mitigation and air 
        quality improvement program under section 149 of such title, 
        and to carry out section 134 of such title--
                    (A) $38,540,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    (B) $39,313,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                    (C) $40,102,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
                    (D) $40,904,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
            (2) Critical immediate investments program.--For the 
        critical immediate investments program under section 2012 of 
        this Act--
                    (A) $4,850,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    (B) $3,850,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                    (C) $2,850,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
                    (D) $1,850,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
            (3) Federal lands and tribal transportation programs.--
                    (A) Tribal transportation program.--For the Tribal 
                transportation program under section 202 of title 23, 
                United States Code--
                            (i) $507,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                            (ii) $517,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                            (iii) $527,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
                        and
                            (iv) $538,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
                    (B) Federal lands transportation program.--For the 
                Federal lands transportation program under section 203 
                of such title--
                            (i) $370,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                            (ii) $377,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                            (iii) $385,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
                        and
                            (iv) $393,000,000 for fiscal year 2018,
                of which 5 percent of the amount made available for 
                each fiscal year shall be for the United States Army 
                Corps of Engineers; 15 percent of the amount made 
                available for each fiscal year shall be for the United 
                States Forest Service; and 80 percent of the amount 
                made available for each fiscal year shall be for the 
                Department of the Interior and divided by the Secretary 
                of the Interior, with notification to the Secretary, 
                among the National Park Service, the Fish and Wildlife 
                Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Bureau 
                of Reclamation.
                    (C) Federal lands access program.--For the Federal 
                lands access program under section 204 of such title--
                            (i) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                            (ii) $255,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                            (iii) $260,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
                        and
                            (iv) $265,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
                    (D) Nationally significant federal lands and tribal 
                projects program.--For the nationally significant 
                Federal lands and Tribal projects program under section 
                2008 of this Act, $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                2015 through 2018.
            (4) Transportation infrastructure finance and innovation 
        program.--For credit assistance under the transportation 
        infrastructure finance and innovation program under chapter 6 
        of such title, $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 
        through 2018.
            (5) Federal allocation programs.--
                    (A) On-the-job training.--For surface 
                transportation and technology training and summer 
                transportation institutes under section 140(b) of such 
                title--
                            (i) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                            (ii) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                            (iii) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
                            (iv) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
                    (B) Disadvantaged business enterprises.--For 
                training programs and assistance programs under section 
                140(c) of such title--
                            (i) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                            (ii) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                            (iii) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
                            (iv) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
                    (C) Highway use tax evasion projects.--For highway 
                use tax evasion projects under section 143 of such 
                title, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 
                through 2018.
                    (D) Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal 
                facilities.--For the construction of ferry boats and 
                ferry terminal facilities under section 147 of such 
                title--
                            (i) $67,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                            (ii) $68,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                            (iii) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
                            (iv) $71,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
                    (E) Performance management data support program.--
                For the performance management data support program 
                under section 150(f) of title 23, United States Code, 
                $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018.
                    (F) Territorial and puerto rico highway program.--
                For the territorial and Puerto Rico highway program 
                under section 165 of such title--
                            (i) $190,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                            (ii) $194,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                            (iii) $198,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
                        and
                            (iv) $202,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
                    (G) Safety outreach, training, and education 
                activities.--$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 
                through 2018 for safety outreach, training, and 
                education activities.
                    (H) Jobs-driven skills and opportunity programs.--
                $100,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018, 
                of which--
                            (i) $30,000,000 for each such fiscal year 
                        shall be for the jobs-driven skills training 
                        program under section 140(b) of such title (as 
                        added by section 1208 of this Act); and
                            (ii) $70,000,000 for each such fiscal year 
                        shall be for the connection to opportunity 
                        pilot program under section 134(q) of such 
                        title and section 5303(q) of title 49, United 
                        States Code (as added by section 1209 of this 
                        Act).
    (b) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
        definitions apply:
                    (A) Small business concern.--
                            (i) In general.--The term ``small business 
                        concern'' means a small business concern as the 
                        term is used in section 3 of the Small Business 
                        Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
                            (ii) Exclusions.--The term ``small business 
                        concern'' does not include any concern or group 
                        of concerns controlled by the same socially and 
                        economically disadvantaged individual or 
                        individuals that have average annual gross 
                        receipts during the preceding 3 fiscal years in 
                        excess of $22,410,000, as adjusted annually by 
                        the Secretary for inflation.
                    (B) Socially and economically disadvantaged 
                individuals.--The term ``socially and economically 
                disadvantaged individuals'' has the meaning given the 
                term in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 
                U.S.C. 637(d)) and relevant subcontracting regulations 
                issued pursuant to that Act, except that women shall be 
                presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged 
                individuals for purposes of this subsection.
            (2) Amounts for small business concerns.--Except to the 
        extent that the Secretary determines otherwise, not less than 
        10 percent of the amounts made available for any program under 
        titles II and III of this Act and section 403 of title 23, 
        United States Code, shall be expended through small business 
        concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically 
        disadvantaged individuals.
            (3) Annual listing of disadvantaged business enterprises.--
        Each State that receives funds under title II of this Act, 
        title III of this Act, or section 403 of title 23, United 
        States Code, shall annually--
                    (A) survey and compile a list of the small business 
                concerns referred to in paragraph (2) in the State, 
                including the location of the small business concerns 
                in the State; and
                    (B) notify the Secretary, in writing, of the 
                percentage of the small business concerns that are 
                controlled by--
                            (i) women;
                            (ii) socially and economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals (other than women); 
                        and
                            (iii) individuals who are women and are 
                        otherwise socially and economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals.
            (4) Uniform certification.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish 
                minimum uniform criteria for use by State governments 
                in certifying whether a concern qualifies as a small 
                business concern for the purpose of this subsection.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The minimum uniform criteria 
                established under subparagraph (A) shall include, with 
                respect to a potential small business concern--
                            (i) on-site visits;
                            (ii) personal interviews with personnel;
                            (iii) issuance or inspection of licenses;
                            (iv) analyses of stock ownership;
                            (v) listings of equipment;
                            (vi) analyses of bonding capacity;
                            (vii) listings of work completed;
                            (viii) examination of the resumes of 
                        principal owners;
                            (ix) analyses of financial capacity; and
                            (x) analyses of the type of work preferred.
            (5) Reporting.--The Secretary shall establish minimum 
        requirements for use by State governments in reporting to the 
        Secretary--
                    (A) information concerning disadvantaged business 
                enterprise awards, commitments, and achievements; and
                    (B) such other information as the Secretary 
                determines to be appropriate for the proper monitoring 
                of the disadvantaged business enterprise program.
            (6) Compliance with court orders.--Nothing in this 
        subsection limits the eligibility of an individual or entity to 
        receive funds made available under titles II and III of this 
        Act and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, if the 
        entity or person is prevented, in whole or in part, from 
        complying with paragraph (2) because a Federal court issues a 
        final order in which the court finds that a requirement or the 
        implementation of paragraph (2) is unconstitutional.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Puerto rico and territorial highways.--Section 165(a) 
        of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Division of Funds.--Of funds made available for the 
territorial and Puerto Rico highway program--
            ``(1) for fiscal year 2015--
                    ``(A) $150,000,000 shall be for the Puerto Rico 
                highway program under subsection (b); and
                    ``(B) $40,000,000 shall be for the territorial 
                highway program under subsection (c);
            ``(2) for fiscal year 2016--
                    ``(A) $153,000,000 shall be for the Puerto Rico 
                highway program under subsection (b); and
                    ``(B) $41,000,000 shall be for the territorial 
                highway program under subsection (c);
            ``(3) for fiscal year 2017--
                    ``(A) $156,000,000 shall be for the Puerto Rico 
                highway program under subsection (b); and
                    ``(B) $42,000,000 shall be for the territorial 
                highway program under subsection (c);
            ``(4) for fiscal year 2018--
                    ``(A) $159,000,000 shall be for the Puerto Rico 
                highway program under subsection (b); and
                    ``(B) $43,000,000 shall be for the territorial 
                highway program under subsection (c).''.
            (2) Disadvantaged business enterprises.--Section 140(c) of 
        such title is amended by striking ``From administrative funds 
        made available under section 104(a), the Secretary shall deduct 
        such sums as necessary, not to exceed $10,000,000 per fiscal 
        year, for the administration of this subsection.''.
            (3) Highway use tax evasion projects.--Section 143(b)(2) of 
        such title is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Funding.--Funds made available to carry out this 
        section may be allocated to the Internal Revenue Service and 
        the States at the discretion of the Secretary, except that of 
        funds so made available for each fiscal year, $2,000,000 shall 
        be available only to carry out intergovernmental enforcement 
        efforts, including research and training.''.
            (4) Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal 
        facilities.--Section 147 of such title is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (e); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
                subsections (e) and (f), respectively.

SEC. 2002. OBLIGATION LIMITATION.

    (a) General Limitation.--Subject to subsection (e), and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the obligations for 
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs shall not 
exceed--
            (1) $47,323,248,000 for fiscal year 2015;
            (2) $48,141,248,000 for fiscal year 2016;
            (3) $48,977,248,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
            (4) $49,829,248,000 for fiscal year 2018.
    (b) Exceptions.--The limitations under subsection (a) shall not 
apply to obligations under or for--
            (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
            (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance 
        Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714);
            (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 
        Stat. 1701);
            (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface 
        Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119);
            (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface 
        Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 
        (101 Stat. 198);
            (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface 
        Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027);
            (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
        effect on June 8, 1998);
            (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
        effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an 
        amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
            (9) Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation 
        authority was made available under the Transportation Equity 
        Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for 
        multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only 
        to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or 
        been used;
            (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (but, for 
        each of fiscal years 2005 through 2012, only in an amount equal 
        to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
            (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 118 note; 119 
        Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance 
        with that section were not subject to a limitation on 
        obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made 
        available for obligation; and
            (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for 
        each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018, only in an amount equal 
        to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years).
    (c) Distribution of Obligation Authority.--For each of fiscal years 
2015 through 2018, the Secretary--
            (1) shall not distribute obligation authority provided by 
        subsection (a) for the fiscal year for--
                    (A) amounts authorized for administrative expenses 
                and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United 
                States Code; and
                    (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of 
                Transportation Statistics;
            (2) shall not distribute an amount of obligation authority 
        provided by subsection (a) that is equal to the unobligated 
        balance of amounts--
                    (A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
                (other than the Mass Transit Account) or from the 
                Highway Account of the Transportation Trust Fund for 
                Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
                programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which 
                are allocated by the Secretary (or apportioned by the 
                Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of title 23, United 
                States Code); and
                    (B) for which obligation authority was provided in 
                a previous fiscal year;
            (3) shall determine the proportion that--
                    (A) the obligation authority provided by subsection 
                (a) for the fiscal year, less the aggregate of amounts 
                not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
                subsection; bears to
                    (B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
                appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and highway 
                safety construction programs (other than sums 
                authorized to be appropriated for provisions of law 
                described in paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection 
                (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for section 
                119 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the 
                amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for the fiscal 
                year), less the aggregate of the amounts not 
                distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
                subsection;
            (4) shall distribute the obligation authority provided by 
        subsection (a), less the aggregate amounts not distributed 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other 
        than programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are 
        allocated by the Secretary under this Act and title 23, United 
        States Code, or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 
        or 204 of that title, by multiplying--
                    (A) the proportion determined under paragraph (3); 
                by
                    (B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated for 
                each such program for the fiscal year; and
            (5) shall distribute the obligation authority provided by 
        subsection (a), less the aggregate amounts not distributed 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under 
        paragraph (4), for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
        construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 
        under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts 
        apportioned for the national highway performance program in 
        section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt 
        from the limitation under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts 
        apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) or under 
        this Act in the proportion that--
                    (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 
                programs that are apportioned under title 23, United 
                States Code, or under this Act to each State for the 
                fiscal year; bears to
                    (B) the total of the amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated for the programs that are apportioned 
                under title 23, United States Code, or under this Act 
                to all States for the fiscal year.
    (d) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--Notwithstanding 
subsection (c), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of each of fiscal 
years 2015 through 2018--
            (1) revise a distribution of the obligation authority made 
        available under subsection (c) if an amount distributed cannot 
        be obligated during that fiscal year; and
            (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to 
        obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed 
        during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having 
        large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 
        144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
        Public Law 112-141) and 104 of title 23, United States Code.
    (e) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation 
Research Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        obligation limitations imposed by subsection (a) shall apply to 
        contract authority for transportation research programs carried 
        out under--
                    (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; and
                    (B) Title VIII of this Act.
            (2) Exception.--Obligation authority made available under 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal 
                years; and
                    (B) be in addition to the amount of any limitation 
                imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and 
                highway safety construction programs for future fiscal 
                years.
    (f) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c) for 
        each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018, the Secretary shall 
        distribute to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized 
        for the program under section 202 of title 23, United States 
        Code) that--
                    (A) are authorized to be appropriated for the 
                fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; and
                    (B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated 
                to the States (or will not be apportioned to the States 
                under section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and 
                will not be available for obligation, for the fiscal 
                year because of the imposition of any obligation 
                limitation for the fiscal year.
            (2) Ratio.--Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) 
        in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation 
        authority under subsection (c)(5).
            (3) Availability.--Funds distributed to each State under 
        paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in 
        section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.

SEC. 2003. APPORTIONMENT.

    (a) Section 104 Amendments.--Section 104 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        from the Highway Account of the Transportation Trust Fund to be 
        made available to the Secretary for administrative expenses of 
        the Federal Highway Administration--
                    ``(A) $442,248,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    ``(B) $451,248,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                    ``(C) $460,248,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
                    ``(D) $469,248,000 for fiscal year 2018.''.
            (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) by adding ``and thereafter'' after ``2014'' the 
                first time it appears; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A) by adding ``and each fiscal 
                year thereafter'' after ``2014''; and
            (3) by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(h) Implementation of Future Strategic Highway Research Program 
Findings and Results.--Before making an apportionment under subsection 
(c) for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018, the Secretary may set 
aside up to $25,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out the 
implementation of future strategic highway research program findings 
and results under section 503(c)(2)(C). Funds expended under this 
subsection shall not be considered to be part of the extramural budget 
of the agency for the purpose of section 9 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638)''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 505 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
subsections (d) and (e) as (c) and (d), respectively.

SEC. 2004. FEDERAL LANDS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8) by striking ``is adjacent to,''; and
            (2) by striking paragraphs (9) and (10) and redesignating 
        paragraphs (11) through (34) as paragraphs (9) through (32), 
        respectively.
    (b) Other Amendments.--Section 203 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by--
                    (A) striking ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (C) and inserting a period; and
                    (B) striking subparagraph (D);
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``2011'' and inserting ``2012''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``; and'' at the end of 
                        clause (iv) and inserting a semicolon;
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end of 
                        clause (v) and insert ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by inserting at the end the 
                        following:
                            ``(vi) the Bureau of Reclamation.'';
            (3) at the end of subsection (c)(2)(B), by inserting the 
        following:
                            ``(vi) The Bureau of Reclamation.''; and
            (4) by striking subsection (d).
    (c) Performance Management.--Section 203(b)(2)(B) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``performance management, 
including'' after ``support''.

SEC. 2005. EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR FEDERALLY OWNED ROADS.

    (a) Federal Share.--Section 120(e)(2) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``Federal land access transportation 
facilities'' and inserting ``other federally owned roads that are open 
to public travel (as defined in section 125(e)(1) of this title)''.
    (b) Eligibility.--Section 125(d)(3) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) at the end of subparagraph (A) by striking ``or'';
            (2) at the end of subparagraph (B) by striking the period 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by inserting at the end the following:
                    ``(C) projects eligible for assistance under this 
                section located on Tribal transportation facilities, 
                Federal lands transportation facilities, or other 
                federally owned roads that are open to public 
                travel.''.
    (c) Definition.--Section 125(e) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    ``(A) `open to public travel' means, with respect 
                to a road, that, except during scheduled periods, 
                extreme weather conditions, or emergencies, the road is 
                maintained and open to the general public and can 
                accommodate travel by a standard passenger vehicle, 
                without restrictive gates or prohibitive signs or 
                regulations, other than for general traffic control or 
                restrictions based on size, weight, or class of 
                registration; and
                    ``(B) `standard passenger vehicle' means a vehicle 
                with six inches of clearance from the lowest point of 
                the frame, body, suspension, or differential to the 
                ground.''.

SEC. 2006. TRIBAL HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS PROGRAM AND TRIBAL 
              TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AMENDMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 202 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended as follows:
            (1) In subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the final 
                semicolon and inserting ``; and'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (C).
            (2) In subsection (b)(3)(A)(i), by striking ``and 
        subsections (c), (d), and (e)'' and inserting ``and subsections 
        (a)(6), (c), (d), (e), and (g)''.
            (3) In subsection (c)(1), by striking ``2 percent'' and 
        inserting ``3 percent''.
            (4) In subsection (d)(2), by striking ``2 percent'' and 
        inserting ``4 percent''.
            (5) Inserting after subsection (f) the following:
    ``(g) Tribal High Priority Projects Program.--
            ``(1) Funding.--Before making any distribution under 
        subsection (b), the Secretary shall set aside not more than 7 
        percent of the funds made available for the Tribal 
        transportation program for that fiscal year to carry out this 
        subsection.
            ``(2) Eligible applicants.--Applicants eligible for program 
        funds under this subsection include--
                    ``(A) an Indian tribe whose annual allocation of 
                funding under subsection (b) is insufficient to 
                complete the highest priority project of the Indian 
                tribe;
                    ``(B) a governmental subdivision of an Indian 
                tribe--
                            ``(i) that is authorized to administer the 
                        funding of the Indian tribe under this section; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) for which the annual allocation 
                        under subsection (b) is insufficient to 
                        complete the highest priority project of the 
                        Indian tribe; or
                    ``(C) any Indian tribe or governmental subdivision 
                of an Indian tribe that has an emergency or disaster 
                with respect to a transportation facility included on 
                the national inventory of Tribal transportation 
                facilities under subsection (b)(1).
            ``(3) Eligible facilities and activities.--To be funded 
        under this subsection, a project--
                    ``(A) shall be on a Tribal transportation facility 
                that is included in the national inventory of Tribal 
                transportation facilities under subsection (b)(1); and
                    ``(B) except as specified in paragraph (4), shall 
                be an activity eligible under--
                            ``(i) subsection (a)(1); or
                            ``(ii) the emergency relief program, 
                        authorized under section 125 of this title, but 
                        that does not meet the funding thresholds under 
                        part 668 of title 23, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations.
            ``(4) Limitation on use of funds.--Funds under this 
        subsection shall not be used for--
                    ``(A) transportation planning;
                    ``(B) research;
                    ``(C) routine maintenance activities;
                    ``(D) structures and erosion protection unrelated 
                to transportation and roadways;
                    ``(E) general reservation planning not involving 
                transportation;
                    ``(F) landscaping and irrigation systems not 
                involving a transportation program or project;
                    ``(G) work performed on a project that is not 
                included on a transportation improvement program 
                approved by the Federal Highway Administration, unless 
                otherwise authorized by the Secretary of the Interior 
                and the Secretary;
                    ``(H) the purchase of equipment, unless otherwise 
                authorized by Federal law; or
                    ``(I) the condemnation of land for recreational 
                trails.
            ``(5) Project applications; funding.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To apply for funds under this 
                subsection, an eligible applicant shall submit to the 
                Department of the Interior or the Department of 
                Transportation an application that includes--
                            ``(i) project scope of work, including 
                        deliverables, budget, and timeline;
                            ``(ii) the amount of funds requested;
                            ``(iii) project information addressing--
                                    ``(I) the ranking criteria 
                                identified in subparagraph (C); or
                                    ``(II) the nature of the emergency 
                                or disaster;
                            ``(iv) documentation that the project meets 
                        the definition of a Tribal transportation 
                        facility and is included in the national 
                        inventory of Tribal transportation facilities 
                        under subsection (b)(1);
                            ``(v) documentation of official Tribal 
                        action requesting the project;
                            ``(vi) documentation from the Indian tribe 
                        providing authority for the Secretary of the 
                        Interior to place the project on a 
                        transportation improvement program if the 
                        project is selected and approved; and
                            ``(vii) any other information the Secretary 
                        of the Interior or Secretary considers 
                        appropriate to make a determination.
                    ``(B) Limitation on applications.--An applicant for 
                funds under the program may only have one application 
                for assistance under this subsection pending at any one 
                time, including any emergency or disaster project 
                application under paragraph (6).
                    ``(C) Application ranking.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary of the 
                        Interior and the Secretary shall determine the 
                        eligibility of, and fund, program applications, 
                        subject to the availability of funds.
                            ``(ii) Ranking criteria.--The project 
                        ranking criteria for applications under this 
                        subsection shall include--
                                    ``(I) the existence of safety 
                                hazards with documented fatality and 
                                injury crashes;
                                    ``(II) the number of years since 
                                the Indian tribe last completed a 
                                construction project funded by the 
                                Indian Reservation Roads program (as in 
                                effect the day before the date of 
                                enactment of MAP-21) or the tribal 
                                transportation program under section 
                                202 of title 23, United States Code;
                                    ``(III) the readiness of the Indian 
                                tribe to proceed to construction or 
                                bridge design need;
                                    ``(IV) the percentage of project 
                                costs matched by funds that are not 
                                provided under this section, with 
                                projects with a greater percentage of 
                                other sources of matching funds ranked 
                                ahead of lesser matches);
                                    ``(V) the amount of funds 
                                requested, with requests for lesser 
                                amounts given greater priority;
                                    ``(VI) the challenges caused by 
                                geographic isolation; and
                                    ``(VII) all-weather access for 
                                employment, commerce, health, safety, 
                                educational resources, or housing.
                            ``(iii) Project scoring matrix.--The 
                        project scoring matrix established in subpart I 
                        of part 170 of title 25, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations (as in effect on July 19, 2004), 
                        shall be used to rank all applications accepted 
                        under this subsection.
                    ``(D) Funding priority list.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary of the 
                        Interior and the Secretary shall jointly 
                        produce a funding priority list that ranks the 
                        projects approved for funding under the 
                        program.
                            ``(ii) Limitation.--The number of projects 
                        on the list shall be limited by the amount of 
                        funding set aside for this subsection.
                    ``(E) Timeline.--The Secretary of the Interior and 
                the Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) establish deadlines for applications;
                            ``(ii) notify all applicants and Regions in 
                        writing of acceptance of applications;
                            ``(iii) rank all accepted applications in 
                        accordance with the project scoring matrix, 
                        develop the funding priority list, and return 
                        unaccepted applications to the applicant with 
                        an explanation of deficiencies;
                            ``(iv) notify all accepted applicants of 
                        the projects included on the funding priority 
                        list; and
                            ``(v) distribute funds to successful 
                        applicants.
            ``(6) Emergency or disaster project applications.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
                (5)(E), an eligible applicant may submit an emergency 
                or disaster project application at any time.
                    ``(B) Consideration as priority.--The Secretary of 
                the Interior and the Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) consider project applications 
                        submitted under this paragraph to be a priority 
                        project under this subsection; and
                            ``(ii) fund the project applications in 
                        accordance with subparagraph (C).
                    ``(C) Funding.--
                            ``(i) In general.--If an eligible applicant 
                        submits an application for a project under this 
                        paragraph before the issuance of the list under 
                        paragraph (5)(D) and the project is determined 
                        to be eligible for program funds, the Secretary 
                        of the Interior and the Secretary shall provide 
                        funding for the project before providing 
                        funding for other approved projects on the 
                        list.
                            ``(ii) Submission after issuance of list.--
                        If an eligible applicant submits an application 
                        under this subsection after the issuance of the 
                        list under paragraph (5)(D) and the 
                        distribution of program funds in accordance 
                        with the list, the Secretary of the Interior 
                        and the Secretary shall provide funding for the 
                        project on the date on which unobligated funds 
                        provided to projects on the list are returned 
                        to the respective Department.
                            ``(iii) Effect on other projects.--If the 
                        Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary use 
                        funding previously designated for a project on 
                        the list under paragraph (5)(D) to fund an 
                        emergency or disaster project under this 
                        paragraph, the project on the list that did not 
                        receive funding as a result of the 
                        redesignation of funds shall move to the top of 
                        the list the following year.
                    ``(D) Emergency or disaster project cost.--The cost 
                of a project submitted as an emergency or disaster 
                under this paragraph shall equal at least 10 percent of 
                the distribution of funds of the Indian tribe under 
                subsection (b).
            ``(7) Limitation on project amounts.--Project funding shall 
        be limited to a maximum of $1,500,000 per application, except 
        that funding for disaster or emergency projects shall also be 
        limited to the estimated cost of repairing damage to the Tribal 
        transportation facility.
            ``(8) Cost estimate certification.--All cost estimates 
        prepared for a project shall be required to be submitted by the 
        applicant to the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary for 
        certification and approval.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1123 of the Moving Ahead for 
Progress in the 21st Century Act (Public Law 112-141) is repealed.

SEC. 2007. FEDERAL LANDS ACCESS PROGRAM FEDERAL SHARE.

    Section 201(b)(7) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``shall be 100 
        percent'' and inserting ``may be up to 100 percent''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the final 
        period ``, except that the Federal share for the cost of a 
        project on a Federal lands access transportation facility owned 
        by a county, town, township, municipal, Tribal, or local 
        government may be up to 95 percent''.

SEC. 2008. NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL LANDS AND TRIBAL PROJECTS 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 206 the following:

``SEC. 207. NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL LANDS AND TRIBAL PROJECTS 
              PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The Secretary shall establish a nationally 
significant Federal lands and tribal projects program to provide 
funding needed to construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate nationally 
significant Federal lands and Tribal transportation projects.
    ``(b) Applicants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as specified in paragraph (2), 
        entities eligible to receive funds under sections 201, 202, 203 
        and 204 of this title may apply for funding under this program.
            ``(2) Special rule.--A State, county or local government 
        may only apply if sponsored by an eligible Federal Land 
        Management Agency or Indian tribe.
    ``(c) Eligible Projects.--An eligible project under this section 
shall be a single continuous project--
            ``(1) on a Federal lands transportation facility, a Federal 
        lands access transportation facility, or a Tribal 
        transportation facility, as defined under section 101 of this 
        title, except that such facility is not required to be included 
        on an inventory as described under section 202 or 203 of title 
        23, United States Code;
            ``(2) for which completion of activities required under the 
        National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
        seq.) has been demonstrated through a record of decision with 
        respect to the project, a finding that the project has no 
        significant impact, or a determination that the project is 
        categorically excluded; and
            ``(3) having an estimated cost, based on the results of 
        preliminary engineering, equal to or exceeding $25,000,0000, 
        with priority consideration given to projects with an estimated 
        cost equal to or exceeding $50,000,000.
    ``(d) Eligible Activities.--An applicant receiving funds under this 
section may only use such funds for construction, reconstruction, and 
rehabilitation activities, except that activities related to project 
design are not eligible.
    ``(e) Applications.--Applicants shall submit to the Secretary an 
application in such form and in accordance with such requirements as 
the Secretary shall establish.
    ``(f) Selection Criteria.--In selecting a project to receive funds 
under this program the Secretary shall consider the extent to which the 
project--
            ``(1) furthers Departmental goals such as state of good 
        repair, environmental sustainability, economic competitiveness, 
        quality of life, or safety;
            ``(2) improves the condition of critical multimodal 
        transportation facilities;
            ``(3) needs construction, reconstruction, or 
        rehabilitation;
            ``(4) is included in or eligible for inclusion in the 
        National Register of Historic Places;
            ``(5) enhances environmental ecosystems;
            ``(6) uses new technologies and innovations that enhance 
        the efficiency of the project;
            ``(7) is supported by funds other than those received under 
        this title to construct, maintain, and operate the facility;
            ``(8) spans 2 or more States; and
            ``(9) serves lands owned by multiple Federal agencies or 
        Tribes.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Availability of funds.--Section 201(b) of such title is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``nationally 
                significant Federal lands and tribal projects 
                program,'' after ``Federal lands transportation 
                program,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting ``nationally 
                significant Federal lands and tribal projects 
                program,'' after ``Federal lands transportation 
                program,''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end of paragraph (7) the 
                following--
                    ``(C) Nationally significant federal lands and 
                tribal projects program.--The Federal share of the cost 
                of a project carried out under the nationally 
                significant Federal lands and tribal projects program 
                may be up to 100 percent.''.
            (2) Planning.--Section 201(c)(3) of such title is amended 
        by inserting ``nationally significant Federal lands and tribal 
        projects program'' after ``Federal lands transportation 
        program,'' the first time it appears.
            (3) Analysis.--The analysis for chapter 2 of such title is 
        amended by inserting after the item related to 206 the 
        following:

``207. Nationally significant Federal lands and tribal projects 
                            program''.

SEC. 2009. FEDERAL LANDS PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Transportation Planning.--Section 201(c) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6)(A) by--
                    (A) inserting a period after ``Tribal 
                transportation program'';
                    (B) inserting ``Data collected to implement the 
                Tribal transportation program shall be'' before ``in 
                accordance with''; and
                    (C) striking ``, including'' and inserting ``. Data 
                collected under this paragraph includes''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
            ``(7) Cooperative research and technology deployment.--The 
        Secretary may conduct cooperative research and technology 
        deployment in coordination with Federal land management 
        agencies, as deemed appropriate by the Secretary.
            ``(8) Funding.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To implement activities 
                described in this subsection for Federal lands 
                transportation facilities, Federal lands access 
                transportation facilities, and other federally owned 
                roads open to public travel (as defined under section 
                125 of this title), the Secretary shall combine and use 
                not more than 5 percent for each fiscal year of the 
                funds authorized for programs under sections 203 and 
                204 of this title.
                    ``(B) Other activities.--In addition to the 
                activities specified in subparagraph (A), funds 
                described under such subparagraph may also be used 
                for--
                            ``(i) bridge inspections on any Federally 
                        owned bridge even if such bridge is not 
                        included on the inventory, as described under 
                        section 203 of this title; and
                            ``(ii) transportation planning activities 
                        undertaken by any Federal agency.
                    ``(C) Eligible entities.--Funds described under 
                subparagraph (A) may be used by the following agencies:
                            ``(i) Bureau of Land Management;
                            ``(ii) Bureau of Reclamation;
                            ``(iii) Military Surface Deployment and 
                        Distribution Command;
                            ``(iv) National Park Service;
                            ``(v) Tennessee Valley Authority;
                            ``(vi) United States Air Force;
                            ``(vii) United States Army;
                            ``(viii) United States Army Corps of 
                        Engineers;
                            ``(ix) United States Fish & Wildlife 
                        Service;
                            ``(x) United States Forest Service; and
                            ``(xi) United States Navy.
                    ``(D) Special rule.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs 
                (A) through (C), a Federal Land Management Agency 
                receiving funds to carry out section 203 of this title 
                may use funds authorized for that section to meet the 
                requirements of this subsection.
    ``(b) Coordination.--Section 201 of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following
    ``(f) Federal Lands Transportation Executive Council.--The 
Secretary periodically shall convene and chair a Federal Lands 
Transportation Executive Council, which shall be composed of 
Secretaries of the appropriate Federal Land Management Agencies or 
their designees, and chaired by the Secretary or the Secretary's 
designee. The purpose of the Federal Lands Transportation Executive 
Council is to consult on interdepartmental data standardization, 
technology integration, and interdepartmental consistency.''.

SEC. 2010. BRIDGES REQUIRING CLOSURE OR LOAD RESTRICTIONS.

    Section 144(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by--
            (1) redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) 
        and (8), respectively;
            (2) inserting after paragraph (5), the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(6) Bridges requiring closure or load restrictions.--
                    ``(A) Bridges owned by federal agencies or tribal 
                governments.--If a Federal agency or Tribal government 
                fails to ensure that any highway bridge that is open to 
                public travel and is located within the jurisdiction of 
                the Federal agency or Tribal government is properly 
                closed or restricted to loads it can carry safely, the 
                Secretary--
                            ``(i) shall, upon learning of the need to 
                        close such bridge or to restrict loads on it, 
                        require the Federal agency or Tribal government 
                        to take action necessary to--
                                    ``(I) close the bridge within 48 
                                hours; or
                                    ``(II) within 30 days, restrict 
                                public travel on the bridge to loads 
                                the bridge can carry safely; and
                            ``(ii) may, if the Federal agency or Tribal 
                        government fails to take action necessary under 
                        clause (i), withhold all funding authorized 
                        under this title for the Federal agency or 
                        Tribal government.
                    ``(B) Other bridges.--If a State fails to ensure 
                that any highway bridge (other than a bridge described 
                in subparagraph (A)) that is open to public travel and 
                is located within the boundaries of the State is 
                properly closed or restricted to loads it can carry 
                safely, the Secretary--
                            ``(i) shall, upon learning of the need to 
                        close such bridge or to restrict loads on it, 
                        require the State to take action necessary to--
                                    ``(I) close the bridge within 48 
                                hours; or
                                    ``(II) within 30 days, restrict 
                                public travel on the bridge to loads 
                                the bridge can carry safely; and
                            ``(ii) may, if the State fails to take 
                        action necessary under clause (i), withhold 
                        approval for Federal-aid projects in such 
                        State.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (8), as redesignated, by striking ``(6)'' 
        and inserting ``(7)''.

SEC. 2011. BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT.

    (a) Policy.--It is in the national interest for the Department of 
Transportation and State departments of transportation to expand the 
use of rights-of-way on Federal-aid highways to accommodate broadband 
infrastructure; to ensure the safe and efficient accommodation of 
broadband infrastructure in the public right-of-way; to identify areas 
where additional broadband infrastructure is most needed; to include 
broadband stakeholders in the transportation planning process; to 
coordinate highway construction plans with other statewide 
telecommunications and broadband plans; and to improve broadband 
connectivity to rural communities and improve broadband services in 
urban areas.
    (b) Establishment of Broadband Infrastructure Deployment 
Initiative.--
            (1) In general.--To advance the policy identified in 
        subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out a broadband 
        infrastructure deployment initiative under this section.
            (2) Advancing the use of best practices.--In order to 
        expand the installation of broadband infrastructure, the 
        Secretary shall require each State that receives funds under 
        title II of this Act to meet the following requirements:
                    (A) Broadband coordination.--Each State department 
                of transportation shall--
                            (i) have a broadband utility coordinator 
                        responsible for coordinating the broadband 
                        infrastructure needs of the State with Federal-
                        aid highway projects;
                            (ii) provide for online registration of 
                        broadband infrastructure entities that seek to 
                        be included in such broadband infrastructure 
                        coordination efforts within the State;
                            (iii) coordinate with other State and local 
                        agencies and broadband infrastructure entities 
                        registered with the State department of 
                        transportation under clause (ii) and the First 
                        Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) as 
                        established in section 6204 of the Middle Class 
                        Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (42 
                        U.S.C. 1424), to review areas within the State 
                        that are unserved or underserved by broadband; 
                        and
                            (iv) include broadband infrastructure 
                        entities registered with the State department 
                        of transportation under clause (ii) in the 
                        transportation planning processes under 
                        sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United States 
                        Code.
                    (B) Broadband infrastructure coordination plan.--
                Each State department of transportation shall--
                            (i) based on the coordination under 
                        subparagraph (A), develop a comprehensive State 
                        broadband infrastructure coordination plan to 
                        expand the adoption and deployment of broadband 
                        infrastructure within the State through, at a 
                        minimum, the use of rights-of-way for Federal-
                        aid highways and strategies to support 
                        increased availability and adoption in unserved 
                        and underserved areas in accordance with 
                        paragraph (2)(A)(iii);
                            (ii) to the extent practicable, coordinate 
                        the State broadband infrastructure coordination 
                        plan with other statewide telecommunication or 
                        broadband plans, and with State and local 
                        transportation and land use plans;
                            (iii) include in its State broadband 
                        infrastructure coordination plan strategies to 
                        minimize repeated excavations that involve the 
                        installation of broadband infrastructure in the 
                        right-of-way; and
                            (iv) include in its State broadband 
                        infrastructure coordination plan strategies to 
                        support increased broadband availability and 
                        adoption in unserved and underserved areas in 
                        accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(iii).
                    (C) Right-of-way access.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law--
                            (i) each State department of transportation 
                        shall--
                                    (I) allow the installation of 
                                broadband infrastructure in the right-
                                of-way of every Federal-aid highway to 
                                the extent the State holds sufficient 
                                ownership rights to authorize such 
                                accommodation; and
                                    (II) establish reasonable 
                                conditions to provide right-of-way 
                                access to broadband infrastructure 
                                entities to construct, operate, and 
                                maintain broadband infrastructure, and 
                                may prohibit such uses that would 
                                adversely affect highway or traffic 
                                safety. Such use and access shall be 
                                free of charge to a broadband 
                                infrastructure entity requesting access 
                                for the purposes of broadband 
                                infrastructure installation; and
                            (ii) each State may--
                                    (I) designate one or more 
                                longitudinal areas within each right-
                                of-way to accommodate broadband 
                                infrastructure; and
                                    (II) require all broadband 
                                infrastructure entities to locate their 
                                broadband infrastructure within such 
                                longitudinal areas.
                    (D) Innovation.--Each State department of 
                transportation shall consider new technology and 
                construction practices that would allow for the safe 
                and efficient accommodation of broadband infrastructure 
                in the right-of-way.
            (3) State flexibility.--A State meeting the requirements 
        under paragraph (2) may use funds authorized for the surface 
        transportation program under section 133 of title 23, United 
        States Code, and the national highway performance program under 
        section 119 of such title, to install broadband infrastructure 
        as part of a Federal-aid highway project located in an area 
        identified under paragraph (2)(A)(iii), and the broadband 
        infrastructure may be utilized to support non-transportation 
        purposes in addition to transportation purposes.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Broadband infrastructure.--The term ``broadband 
        infrastructure'' means buried or aerial facilities, wireless or 
        wireline connection that enables users to send and receive 
        voice, video, data, graphics, or a combination thereof.
            (2) Broadband infrastructure entity.--The term ``broadband 
        infrastructure entity'' means any entity that installs, owns, 
        or operates broadband infrastructure and provides services to 
        members of the public.
            (3) Right-of-way.--The term ``right-of-way'' means any real 
        property, or interest therein, acquired, dedicated, or reserved 
        for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a Federal-
        aid highway.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the 50 States, 
        the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.

SEC. 2012. CRITICAL IMMEDIATE INVESTMENTS PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program under 
this section to make critical and immediate improvements to 
infrastructure and highway safety. This program shall include--
            (1) the interstate bridge revitalization initiative under 
        subsection (b);
            (2) the systemic safety initiative under subsection (c); 
        and
            (3) the state of good repair initiative under subsection 
        (d).
    (b) Interstate Bridge Revitalization Initiative.--
            (1) Apportionment.--The Secretary shall apportion funds 
        made available to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year 
        among States in the ratio that--
                    (A) the amount of funds that the Secretary 
                apportions to the State for such fiscal year for the 
                national highway performance program under section 
                104(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code; bears to
                    (B) the amount of funds that the Secretary 
                apportions to all States for such fiscal year for such 
                program under such section.
            (2) Use of funds.--
                    (A) If above threshold.--If the Secretary 
                determines that more than 5 percent of the total deck 
                area of bridges on the Interstate System in a State is 
                located on bridges that the Secretary has classified as 
                structurally deficient, the State may use funds under 
                this subsection to repair, rehabilitate, or replace 
                structurally deficient bridges on the Interstate 
                System.
                    (B) If below threshold.--If the Secretary 
                determines that less than 5 percent of the total deck 
                area of bridges on the Interstate System in a State is 
                located on bridges that the Secretary has classified as 
                structurally deficient, the State may use funds under 
                this subsection to repair, rehabilitate, or replace 
                structurally deficient bridges on the National Highway 
                System.
                    (C) Exclusion.--A State may not use funds under 
                this subsection to construct a new bridge except as a 
                replacement for an eligible structurally deficient 
                bridge.
    (c) Systemic Safety Initiative.--
            (1) Distribution of funds.--
                    (A) Apportionment.--Subject to subparagraph (B), 
                the Secretary shall apportion funds made available to 
                carry out this subsection for a fiscal year among 
                States in the ratio specified in subsection (b)(1).
                    (B) Reservation of funds.--Before apportioning 
                funds under paragraph (1) in a fiscal year, the 
                Secretary shall reserve $75,000,000 under this 
                subsection for use under paragraph (3).
            (2) Eligible uses of funds.--
                    (A) In general.--A State may use funds under this 
                subsection on--
                            (i) systemic safety improvements that are--
                                    (I) eligible uses of funding under 
                                section 148 of title 23, United States 
                                Code;
                                    (II) consistent with the State's 
                                strategic highway safety plan under 
                                such section; and
                                    (III) located on a highway that is 
                                not owned by the State; and
                            (ii) data improvement activities (or safety 
                        data systems) related to highways described in 
                        clause (i)(III).
                    (B) Special rule.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
                (A)(i)(III), if a State, in the judgment of the 
                Secretary, meets its infrastructure safety needs 
                relating to systemic safety improvements on highways 
                that are not owned by the State, the State may use 
                funds under this subsection on such an improvement--
                            (i) that is located on a highway owned by 
                        the State; and
                            (ii) that meets the requirements of 
                        subparagraphs (A)(i)(I) and (A)(i)(II).
            (3) Build to evaluate.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide grants 
                under this paragraph to--
                            (i) allow local agencies to implement 
                        systemic safety improvements; and
                            (ii) enable the Secretary to evaluate the 
                        effectiveness of such improvements.
                    (B) Eligible applicants.--A local agency seeking to 
                receive a grant under this paragraph shall--
                            (i) submit to the Secretary an application 
                        in such form and in accordance with such 
                        requirements as the Secretary shall establish; 
                        and
                            (ii) agree to provide the Secretary with 
                        data sufficient, in the judgment of the 
                        Secretary, to allow the Secretary to rigorously 
                        evaluate the effectiveness of the projects that 
                        the agency implements with such a grant.
            (4) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms ``data 
        improvement activities,'' ``safety data system,'' ``systemic 
        safety improvement'' and ``strategic highway safety plan'' have 
        the same meaning as in section 148 of title 23, United States 
        Code.
    (d) State of Good Repair Initiative.--
            (1) Apportionment.--The Secretary shall apportion funds 
        made available to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year 
        among States in the ratio specified in subsection (b)(1).
            (2) Eligible uses of funds.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), a 
                State may use funds under this subsection to--
                            (i) reconstruct, resurface, restore, 
                        rehabilitate, or preserve a highway on the 
                        National Highway System; or
                            (ii) replace, rehabilitate, preserve, or 
                        protect a bridge or tunnel on the National 
                        Highway System.
                    (B) Preservation projects.--A State may use 50 
                percent of the funds that the Secretary apportions to 
                the State under paragraph (1) only for preservation or 
                rehabilitation projects under subparagraph (A) that 
                would prevent or reduce the need for more costly future 
                repair or replacement.
            (3) Use of systems.--In selecting projects to fund under 
        this subsection, a State shall use information from its 
        pavement and bridge management systems to identify potential 
        projects that need immediate action to preserve the asset and 
        avoid further deterioration.
    (e) Transfers.--Notwithstanding subsection (d), a State may 
transfer up to 100 percent of its apportionment under such subsection--
            (1) to its apportionment under subsection (b) if, in the 
        judgment of the Secretary, such transfer will help the State to 
        meet the performance targets that the State has established 
        under section 150(d) of title 23, United States Code, in 
        relation to the national highway performance program; or
            (2) to its apportionment under subsection (c) if, in the 
        judgment of the Secretary, such transfer will help the State to 
        meet the performance targets that the State has established 
        under section 150(d) of such title in relation to the highway 
        safety improvement program.
    (f) Administration of Funds.--
            (1) Availability of funds.--Of the funds authorized for 
        each fiscal year for the Critical Immediate Investments 
        Program--
                    (A) 25 percent shall be available for the 
                Interstate Bridge Revitalization Initiative under 
                subsection (b);
                    (B) 25 percent shall be available for the Systemic 
                Safety Initiative under subsection (c); and
                    (C) 50 percent shall be available for the State of 
                Good Repair Initiative under subsection (d).
            (2) Contract authority.--Except as specified in paragraph 
        (2), funds made available for the program under this section 
        shall be available for obligation and administered as if 
        apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
            (3) Federal share.--
                    (A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
                project under this section may be up to 80 percent of 
                the total project cost.
                    (B) Use of other federal funds.--A State may use to 
                pay the non-Federal share of a project under this 
                section Federal funds apportioned or allocated to the 
                State under title 23, United States Code.

SEC. 2013. APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

    Subsections (b) and (c) of section 1528 of the Moving Ahead for 
Progress in the 21st Century Act (Public Law 112-141; 126 Stat. 582) 
are amended by striking ``shall be 100 percent'' and inserting ``shall 
be up to 100 percent'' each place it appears.

                   Subtitle B--Performance Management

SEC. 2101. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT DATA SUPPORT PROGRAM.

    (a) Performance Management Data Support Program.--Section 150 of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the 
following:
    ``(f) Performance Management Data Support.--To assist metropolitan 
planning organizations, States, and the Department in carrying out 
performance management analyses, including the performance management 
requirements of this chapter, the Secretary shall create and maintain 
data sets and data analysis tools. Such activities may include--
            ``(1) collecting and distributing vehicle probe data 
        describing traffic on the National Highway System;
            ``(2) collecting household travel behavior data crossing 
        local jurisdictional boundaries to accommodate external and 
        through travel;
            ``(3) enhancing existing data collection and analysis tools 
        to accommodate performance measures, targets, and related data;
            ``(4) enhancing existing data analysis tools to improve 
        performance predictions in reports described in subsection (e) 
        or section 5405 of title 49; and
            ``(5) developing tools to improve performance analysis and 
        evaluate the effects of project investments on performance.''.
    (b) Federal Share.--Section 120 of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(l) Performance Management Data Support Program.--The Federal 
share payable on account of an activity under the performance 
management data support program under section 150(f) shall be 100 
percent of the cost of the activity.''.

SEC. 2102. PERFORMANCE PERIOD ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) Highway Safety Improvement Program.--Section 148(i) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ``by the date that is 2 years after the date of the 
establishment of the performance targets''.
    (b) National Highway Performance Program.--Section 119 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)(7), by striking ``for 2 consecutive 
        reports submitted under this paragraph shall include in the 
        next report submitted'' and inserting ``shall include as part 
        of the performance target report''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)(1)(A), by striking ``If, during 2 
        consecutive reporting periods, the condition of the Interstate 
        System, excluding bridges on the Interstate System, in a State 
        falls'' and inserting ``If a State reports that the condition 
        of the Interstate System, excluding bridges on the Interstate 
        System, has fallen''.

SEC. 2103. MULTIMODAL ACCOMMODATIONS.

    (a) Design Standards.--Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``may take into account'' 
                        and inserting ``shall take into account''; and
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (1)(C) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(C) access and safety for users of all 
                foreseeable modes of transportation.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``may develop'' 
                and inserting ``shall develop''; and
            (2) in subsection (m), by--
                    (A) striking ``and light motorcycles''; and
                    (B) inserting ``, safe, convenient, and 
                continuous'' before ``alternate route''.
    (b) Transportation Alternatives.--
            (1) Federal share.--Section 120 of title 23, United States 
        Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at 
        the end the following:
    ``(m) Transportation Alternatives Program.--The Federal share 
requirements under this section applicable to the transportation 
alternatives program under section 213 of this title may be met based 
on--
            ``(1) an individual project or activity under that section; 
        or
            ``(2) a program of projects or activities approved under 
        subsection (c)(6)(B) of that section.''.
            (2) Reservation of funds.--Section 213 of such title is 
        amended in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``of fiscal years 2013 
        and 2014'' and inserting ``fiscal year''.
            (3) Eligible entities.--Section 213(c)(4)(B) of such title 
        is amended by--
                    (A) redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as clauses 
                (viii) and (ix); and
                    (B) inserting after clause (v) the following:
                            ``(vi) a nonprofit organization;
                            ``(vii) a metropolitan planning 
                        organization that is not developing the 
                        competitive process for funding;''.
            (4) Program of projects.--Section 213(c) of such title is 
        further amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Program of projects.--Funds may be obligated under 
        this section for--
                    ``(A) a project or activity eligible under 
                subsection (b); or
                    ``(B) a program of projects or activities eligible 
                under that subsection.
            ``(7) Administration.--
                    ``(A) Submission of project agreement.--For each 
                fiscal year, each State shall submit a project 
                agreement that--
                            ``(i) certifies that the State will meet 
                        all the requirements of this section; and
                            ``(ii) notifies the Secretary of the amount 
                        of obligations needed to carry out the program 
                        under this section.
                    ``(B) Request for adjustments of amounts.--Each 
                State shall request from the Secretary such adjustments 
                to the amount of obligations referred to in 
                subparagraph (A)(ii) as the State determines to be 
                necessary.
                    ``(C) Effect of approval by the secretary.--
                Approval by the Secretary of a project agreement under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be deemed a contractual 
                obligation of the United States to pay funds made 
                available under this title.''.

                Subtitle C--Improved Federal Stewardship

SEC. 2201. PROJECT APPROVAL AND OVERSIGHT.

    Section 106 (g)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Funding.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to project 
                        approval by the Secretary, and the limitation 
                        in clause (iv), a State may use funds made 
                        available to the State under section 
                        133(d)(1)(B) to carry out its administration 
                        and oversight responsibilities under 
                        subparagraph (A).
                            ``(ii) Approval by secretary.--To obligate 
                        such funds under this subparagraph, the State 
                        shall, prior to the beginning of the fiscal 
                        year, submit to the Secretary for review and 
                        approval an annual work plan identifying 
                        activities to be carried out during the fiscal 
                        year.
                            ``(iii) Federal share.--The Federal share 
                        of the cost of activities carried out in 
                        accordance with this subparagraph shall not 
                        exceed 80 percent.
                            ``(iv) Limitation.--A State's obligation of 
                        funds under this subparagraph shall not exceed 
                        an amount equal to 3 percent of the State's 
                        apportioned funds available for obligation in a 
                        fiscal year as specified in section 
                        133(d)(1)(B).''.

                           Subtitle D--Other

SEC. 2301. LETTING OF CONTRACTS.

    Section 112 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting the following at the end:
    ``(h) Local Hiring.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary or recipient of assistance 
        under the Federal-aid highway program may advertise, post job 
        opportunities on State job banks and with One Stop centers 
        established under the Workforce Investment Act, and award a 
        contract for construction containing requirements for the 
        employment of individuals residing in or adjacent to any of the 
        areas in which the work is to be performed under the contract, 
        provided that--
                    ``(A) all or part of the construction work 
                performed under the contract occurs in an area that 
                has--
                            ``(i) a per capita income of 80 percent or 
                        less of the national average; or
                            ``(ii) an unemployment rate that is, for 
                        the most recent 24-month period for which data 
                        are available, at least 1 percent greater than 
                        the national average unemployment rate;
                    ``(B) the estimated cost of the project of which 
                the contract is a part is greater than $10 million; and
                    ``(C) the recipient may not require the hiring of 
                individuals who do not have the necessary skills to 
                perform work in any craft or trade, except for 
                individuals who are subject to an apprenticeship 
                program or other training program meeting the 
                requirements of section 140 of this title.
            ``(2) Advertisement.--In advertising and awarding a 
        contract under this subsection, the Secretary or recipient of 
        assistance shall ensure that the requirements contained in the 
        advertisement would not--
                    ``(A) compromise the quality of the project;
                    ``(B) unreasonably delay the completion of the 
                project; or
                    ``(C) unreasonably increase the cost of the 
                project.
    ``(i) Permissible Restrictions.--A State or local law governing 
contracting practices that prohibits the awarding of contracts to 
businesses that have solicited or made contributions to political 
candidates, political parties and holders of public office does not 
violate the requirements of this section.''.

SEC. 2302. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.

    Section 1801(e) of the SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 129 note; Public Law 
109-59), as amended by section 1121 of the MAP-21 (Public Law 112-141), 
is amended in paragraph (4)(D) by striking ``2014'' and inserting 
``2018''.

SEC. 2303. GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Eligibility for Environmental Restoration and Pollution 
Abatement.--Section 328(a) of title 23 United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``construction of stormwater treatment systems'' and 
inserting ``construction of stormwater treatment systems or green 
stormwater infrastructure''.
    (b) Eligibiity Under Surface Transportation Program.--Section 
133(b) of such title is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``and green 
        infrastructure'' after ``material''; and
            (2) in paragraph (7) by striking ``wildlife,'' and 
        inserting ``wildlife or stormwater,''.

SEC. 2304. ELIMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN FHWA REPORTING 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Fundamental Properties of Asphalts Report.--Section 6016 of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 307 
note) is amended by striking subsection (g).
    (b) Projects of Regional and National Significance Annual Report.--
Section 1301 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is 
amended by striking subsection (k).
    (c) Express Lane Demonstration Program Reports.--Section 1604 of 
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users (23 U.S.C. 129 note) is amended by striking subsection 
(b)(7)(B).
    (d) Surface Transportation Project Delivery Pilot Program.--Section 
327 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (i); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (i).
    (e) Expedient Decisions and Reviews Report.--Section 139(h)(7)(B) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ``every 120 
days'' and inserting in its place ``annually''.

                    TITLE III--PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Federal Public 
Transportation Act of 2014''.
    (b) Amendment of Title 49.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 
an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
provision of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 3002. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 5302 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (23) as 
        paragraphs (3) through (24), respectively;
            (2) by inserting a new paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Base-model bus.--The term `base-model bus' means a 
        heavy-duty public transportation bus manufactured to meet, but 
        not exceed, transit specific minimum performance criteria 
        developed by the Secretary.'';
            (3) by revising paragraph (5), redesignated, to read as 
        follows:
            ``(5) Designated recipient.--The term `designated 
        recipient' means--
                    ``(A) an entity designated, in accordance with the 
                planning process under sections 5303 and 5304 of this 
                title, by the governor of a State, responsible local 
                officials, and publicly owned operators of public 
                transportation, to receive and apportion amounts under 
                section 5336 of this title to urbanized areas of 
                200,000 or more in population;
                    ``(B) a State that receives and apportions amounts 
                under sections 5310, 5336, 5337 and 5339 of this title 
                to urbanized areas of less than 200,000 in population 
                notwithstanding such an area's designated as a 
                transportation management area to pursuant section 
                5303; or
                    ``(C) a State, or State authority, if the authority 
                is responsible under the laws of a State for a capital 
                project and for financing and directly providing public 
                transportation.''; and
            (4) by inserting a new paragraph at the end to read as 
        follows:
            ``(25) Value capture.--The term `value capture' means 
        recovering the increased value to property located near public 
        transportation resulting from investments in public 
        transportation.''.

SEC. 3003. FORMULA GRANTS FOR ENHANCED MOBILITY.

    Section 5310(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``, a local governmental entity,'' after ``designated 
recipient''.

SEC. 3004. FORMULA GRANTS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ON INDIAN 
              RESERVATIONS.

    Section 5311 is amended--
            (1) by revising subsection (c)(1)(B) to read as follows:
                    ``(B) $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2015, $30,871,500 
                in fiscal year 2016, $31,764,700 in fiscal year 2017, 
                and $32,680,141 in fiscal year 2018 shall be 
                apportioned as formula grants, as provided in 
                subsection (j).'';
            (2) in subsection (j)(1)(A)(iii), by striking ``Tribal 
        lands (as defined by the Bureau of Census)'' and inserting 
        ``American Indian Areas, Alaska Native Areas, and Hawaiian Home 
        Lands, as defined by the Bureau of the Census,''; and
            (3) by revising subsection (j)(1)(B) to read as follows:
                    ``(B) Limitation.--
                            ``(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), no 
                        recipient shall receive an apportionment under 
                        this subsection that is less than $20,000; and
                            ``(ii) No recipient shall receive more than 
                        $300,000 of the amounts apportioned under 
                        subparagraph (A)(iii) in a fiscal year.''.

SEC. 3005. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5322 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 5322. Workforce development programs
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Labor, may undertake, or make grants, cooperative 
agreements, other agreements, or enter into contracts for programs that 
address human resource needs as they apply to public transportation. A 
program may include--
            ``(1) an employment training program;
            ``(2) an outreach program to increase employment of 
        minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities in public 
        transportation activities;
            ``(3) research on public transportation personnel and 
        training need; and
            ``(4) training and assistance for minority business 
        opportunities.
    ``(b) Ladders of Opportunity Public Transportation Grant Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall undertake, make 
        grants or cooperative agreements, or enter into contracts to 
        establish, conduct and administer a public transportation 
        workforce development program that addresses critical workforce 
        issues and prepares individuals for employment and career 
        pathways in public transportation, including in the area of 
        public transportation technology.
            ``(2) Programs.--Eligible public transportation workforce 
        development programs under this subsection may include 
        apprenticeship programs that are registered under the National 
        Apprenticeship Act (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), non-registered 
        apprenticeship programs, skill development programs, skill 
        improvement programs, and on-the-job training programs, that--
                    ``(A) are, to the extent possible, nationally or 
                regionally significant in scope;
                    ``(B) replicate a successful workforce development 
                model adopted in multiple geographic locations;
                    ``(C) target areas with high rates of unemployment;
                    ``(D) are designed to address current or projected 
                workforce shortages;
                    ``(E) give priority to minorities, women, 
                individuals with disabilities, veterans, low-income 
                populations and other underserved populations;
                    ``(F) are designed to provide career pathways that 
                support the movement of targeted populations from 
                initial or short-term employment opportunities to 
                sustainable careers; and
                    ``(G) other critical activities as identified by 
                the Secretary.
            ``(3) Program outcomes.--Recipients of assistance pursuant 
        to this subsection shall require that apprenticeship, skill 
        development, skill improvement, and on-the-job training 
        programs utilized to carry out this subsection demonstrate 
        program outcomes including--
                    ``(A) impact on reducing public transportation 
                workforce shortages in the area served;
                    ``(B) diversity of training participants;
                    ``(C) number of participants obtaining 
                certifications or credentials required for specific 
                types of employment;
                    ``(D) employment outcome, including job placement, 
                job retention, and wages, using performance metrics 
                established in consultation with the Secretary of Labor 
                and consistent with metrics used by programs under the 
                Workforce Investment Act; and
                    ``(E) to the extent practical, evidence that the 
                program did not preclude workers that are participating 
                in training or apprenticeship activities from being 
                referred to, or hired on, projects funded under this 
                chapter without regard to the length of time of their 
                participation in such program.
            ``(4) Coordination.--Recipients of assistance under this 
        subsection shall--
                    ``(A) identify the training needs, apprenticeship, 
                skill development programs, and on-the-job training to 
                be implemented at the local level in coordination with 
                entities such as local employers, local transit 
                operators, labor union organizations, Workforce 
                Investment Boards, State workforce agencies, State 
                Apprenticeship Agencies (where applicable), University 
                Transportation Centers, Community Colleges, and 
                community-based organizations representing minority, 
                disability, and low-income populations; and
                    ``(B) to the extent practicable, conduct local 
                training programs in coordination with existing local 
                training programs supported by the U.S. Department of 
                Transportation, the U.S. Department of Labor (including 
                registered apprenticeship programs), and the U.S. 
                Department of Education.
            ``(5) Research and program evaluation.--The Secretary shall 
        conduct research and an impact evaluation based on measurable 
        outcomes of the training, apprenticeship, skill development and 
        skill improvement programs, and on-the-job training funded 
        under this subsection. In the second, fourth and sixth year 
        following the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
        conduct an aggregate analysis of the national impact related to 
        workforce shortage, diversity, and job placement.
    ``(c) National Public Transportation Institute.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into grants, 
        contracts or cooperative agreements, and other agreements, 
        awarded on a competitive basis, to conduct a national public 
        transportation institute to develop and conduct training and 
        educational programs for Federal, State, and local 
        transportation employees, United States citizens, and foreign 
        nationals engaged or to be engaged in Government-aid public 
        transportation work.
            ``(2) Cooperative effort.--In cooperation with the 
        Secretary, State transportation departments, public 
        transportation authorities, State workforce agencies, and 
        national and international entities, the institute under 
        paragraph (1) shall develop and conduct training and 
        educational programs for Federal, State, and local 
        transportation employees, United States citizens, and foreign 
        nationals engaged or to be engaged in public transportation 
        work.
            ``(3) Training and educational programs.--The training and 
        educational programs developed under paragraph (2) may include 
        courses in recent developments, techniques, and procedures 
        related to--
                    ``(A) intermodal and public transportation 
                planning;
                    ``(B) management;
                    ``(C) environmental factors;
                    ``(D) acquisition and joint use rights-of-way;
                    ``(E) engineering and architectural design;
                    ``(F) procurement strategies for public 
                transportation systems;
                    ``(G) turnkey approaches to delivering public 
                transportation systems;
                    ``(H) new technologies;
                    ``(I) emission reduction technologies;
                    ``(J) ways to make public transportation accessible 
                to individuals with disabilities;
                    ``(K) construction, construction management, 
                insurance, and risk management;
                    ``(L) maintenance;
                    ``(M) contract administration;
                    ``(N) inspection;
                    ``(O) innovative finance;
                    ``(P) workplace safety; and
                    ``(Q) public transportation security.
            ``(4) Providing education and training.--Education and 
        training of Federal, State, and local public transportation 
        employees under this subsection shall be provided--
                    ``(A) by the Secretary at no cost to the States and 
                local governments for subjects that are a Government 
                program responsibility; or
                    ``(B) when the education and training are paid 
                under paragraph (5) of this subsection, by the State, 
                with the approval of the Secretary, through grants and 
                contracts with public and private agencies, other 
                institutions, individuals, and the institute.
    ``(d) Use for Administration and Technical Assistance.--The 
Secretary may use up to 1 percent of the amounts made available to 
carry out this section to administer, oversee, and provide technical 
assistance for the activities and programs developed and conducted with 
this section.
    ``(e) Government's Share of Costs.--A grant, cooperative agreement, 
other agreement, or contract awarded under this section may be up to 
100 percent of the cost of the project.
    ``(f) Availability of Amounts.--
            ``(1) Up to 0.5 percent of the amounts made available to a 
        recipient under sections 5307, 5337 and 5339 is available for 
        expenditure by the recipient, with the approval of the 
        Secretary, to pay up to 80 percent of the cost of eligible 
        activities under this section; and
            ``(2) A recipient may transfer amounts under paragraph (1) 
        to existing local training programs supported by the Secretary, 
        the U.S. Department of Labor, and the U.S. Department of 
        Education.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 5322 and inserting the 
following:

``5322. Workforce development programs.''.

SEC. 3006. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    Section 5323 is amended--
            (1) In subsection (i), by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
        (2) as (2) and (3), respectively and inserting a new paragraph 
        (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) Acquisition of base-model buses.--A grant for the 
        acquisition of a base-model bus for use in public 
        transportation may be up to 85 percent of the net project 
        cost.'';
            (2) in subsection (j)--
                    (A) by revising paragraph (2)(C) to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(C) Rolling stock procurement.--When procuring 
                rolling stock (including train control, communication, 
                traction power equipment, and rolling stock prototypes) 
                under this chapter--
                            ``(i) the cost of components and 
                        subcomponents produced in the United States--
                                    ``(I) for fiscal year 2015 is more 
                                than 60 percent of the cost of all 
                                components of the rolling stock;
                                    ``(II) for fiscal year 2016 is more 
                                than 70 percent of the cost of all 
                                components of the rolling stock;
                                    ``(III) for fiscal year 2017 is 
                                more than 80 percent of the cost of all 
                                components of the rolling stock; and
                                    ``(IV) for fiscal year 2018 is more 
                                than 90 percent of the cost of all 
                                components of the rolling stock; and
                            ``(ii) final assembly of the rolling stock, 
                        including rolling stock prototypes, has 
                        occurred in the United States; or'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (9) as 
                paragraphs (4) through (10), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting a new paragraph (3) following 
                paragraph (2), to read as follows:
            ``(3) Rolling stock cost and assembly.--Beginning in fiscal 
        year 2019, when procuring rolling stock, including rolling 
        stock prototypes, the cost of the components and subcomponents 
        produced in the United States shall be 100 percent and final 
        assembly shall occur in the United States.''; and
            (3) by inserting a new subsection at the end to read as 
        follows:
    ``(s) Value Capture Revenue Eligible for Local Share.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a recipient of assistance 
under this chapter may use the revenue generated from value capture 
financing mechanisms as local matching funds for capital projects and 
operating costs eligible under this chapter.''.

SEC. 3007. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION LOCAL HIRING.

    Section 5325 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``Recipients of 
        assistance'' and inserting ``Except as provided in subsections 
        (k) and (l), recipients of assistance'';
            (2) in subsection (h), by striking ``A grant awarded'' and 
        inserting ``Except as provided in subsections (k) and (l), a 
        grant awarded''; and
            (3) by inserting a new subsection (l) at the end to read as 
        follows:
    ``(l) Local Hiring.--
            ``(1) In general.--A recipient of assistance may post job 
        opportunities on State job banks and with One Stop Centers 
        established under the Workforce Investment Act, and may 
        advertise and award a contract for construction containing 
        requirements for the employment of individuals residing in or 
        adjacent to any of the areas in which the work to be performed 
        is for construction work required under the contract, provided 
        that--
                    ``(A) all or part of the construction work 
                performed under the contract occurs in an area that 
                has--
                            ``(i) a per capita income of 80 percent or 
                        less of the national average; or
                            ``(ii) an unemployment rate that is for the 
                        most recent 24-month period for which data are 
                        available at least 1 percent greater than the 
                        national average unemployment rate;
                    ``(B) the estimated cost of the project of which 
                the contract is a part is greater than $10,000,000; and
                    ``(C) the recipient may not require the hiring of 
                individuals who do not have the necessary skills to 
                perform work in any craft or trade, except for 
                individuals who are subject to an apprenticeship 
                program or other training program meeting the 
                requirements of section 5332 of this title.
            ``(2) Advertisement.--In advertising and awarding a 
        contract under this subsection, the Secretary or a recipient of 
        assistance shall ensure that the requirements contained in the 
        advertisement would not--
                    ``(A) compromise the quality of the project;
                    ``(B) unreasonably delay the completion of the 
                project; or
                    ``(C) unreasonably increase the cost of the 
                project.''.

SEC. 3008. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 5329(e) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (9) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (10), respectively;
            (2) by adding the following after paragraph (2):
            ``(3) State participation.--
                    ``(A) An eligible State having within its 
                jurisdiction 1 or more rail fixed guideway public 
                transportation systems in revenue service, design or 
                construction that have fewer than 1,000,000 combined 
                actual and projected rail fixed guideway revenue miles 
                per year or which provide fewer than 10,000,000 
                combined actual and projected unlinked passenger trips 
                per year may request, in writing, that the Secretary 
                oversee the safety of such systems consistent with the 
                oversight and enforcement authority under this section.
                    ``(B) Should a State be granted an exemption under 
                this subparagraph (C), the State will not be subject to 
                the State safety oversight requirements under this 
                subsection and shall not be eligible to receive a State 
                Safety Oversight grant authorized under paragraph (6) 
                of this subsection.
                    ``(C) The Secretary shall provide an exemption to a 
                State that meets the criteria under subparagraph (A) 
                within 30 days of the Secretary's receipt of the 
                State's request or inform the State of the reason an 
                exemption cannot be granted.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (7), as redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``shall be 80'' and insert ``may be 
                up to 100''; and
                    (B) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and 
                redesignating clause (iv) as clause (ii).
    (b) Public Transportation Safety Enforcement.--Section 5329(g) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Enforcement.--
            ``(1) Types of enforcement actions.--The Secretary may take 
        enforcement action against recipient that does not comply with 
        Federal law with respect to the safety of the public 
        transportation system, including--
                    ``(A) issuing directives;
                    ``(B) requiring more frequent oversight of the 
                recipient by a State safety oversight agency or the 
                Secretary;
                    ``(C) imposing more frequent reporting 
                requirements;
                    ``(D) requiring that any Federal financial 
                assistance provided under this chapter be spent on 
                correcting safety deficiencies identified by the 
                Secretary or the State safety oversight agency before 
                such funds are spent on other projects;
                    ``(E) withholding financial assistance under this 
                chapter in an amount to be determined by the Secretary;
                    ``(F) issuing penalties pursuant to paragraph (2);
                    ``(G) instituting a civil action pursuant to 
                paragraph (4); and
                    ``(H) issuing orders, including orders issued 
                pursuant to paragraph (7).
            ``(2) Penalties.--The Secretary has the authority--
                    ``(A) to establish, impose and compromise a civil 
                penalty for a violation of a public transportation 
                safety regulation promulgated or order issued under 
                this section;
                    ``(B) to establish, impose and compromise a civil 
                penalty for violation of the alcohol and controlled 
                substances testing provisions under section 5331 of 
                this chapter;
                    ``(C) to request an injunction for a violation of a 
                public transportation safety regulation promulgated or 
                order issued under this section; and
                    ``(D) to notify the Attorney General when the 
                Secretary receives evidence of a possible criminal 
                violation under paragraph (6).
            ``(3) Deposit of civil penalties.--An amount collected by 
        the Secretary under this section shall be credited to the 
        Federal Transit Administration's formula and bus appropriations 
        account to carry out subsection (e).
            ``(4) Enforcement by the attorney general.--At the request 
        of the Secretary, the Attorney General shall bring a civil 
        action--
                    ``(A) for appropriate injunctive relief to ensure 
                compliance with this section;
                    ``(B) to collect a civil penalty imposed or an 
                amount agreed upon in a compromise under paragraph (1) 
                of this subsection; or
                    ``(C) to enforce a subpoena, request for 
                admissions, request for production of documents or 
                other tangible things, or request for testimony by 
                deposition issued by the Secretary under this section.
            ``(5) Jurisdiction.--An action under paragraph (3) of this 
        subsection may be brought in a district court of the United 
        States in any State in which the relief is required. On a 
        proper showing, the court shall issue a temporary restraining 
        order or preliminary or permanent injunction. An injunction 
        under this section may order a public transportation agency 
        receiving assistance under this chapter to comply with this 
        section, or a regulation promulgated under this section.
            ``(6) Criminal penalty.--A person who knowingly violates 
        this section or a public transportation safety regulation or 
        order issued under this section shall be fined under title 18, 
        United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or 
        both; except that the maximum amount of imprisonment shall be 
        10 years in any case in which the violation results in death or 
        bodily injury to any person. For purposes of this paragraph--
                    ``(A) a person acts knowingly when the person has 
                actual knowledge of the facts giving rise to the 
                violation; and
                    ``(B) actual knowledge of the existence of a 
                statutory provision, or a regulation or a requirement 
                imposed by the Secretary is not an element of an 
                offense under this paragraph.
            ``(7) Emergency authority.--
                    ``(A) Ordering restrictions and prohibitions.--If, 
                through testing, inspection, investigation, or research 
                carried out under this section, the Secretary decides 
                that an unsafe condition or practice, or a combination 
                of unsafe conditions and practices, causes an emergency 
                situation involving a hazard of death, personal injury, 
                or significant harm to the environment, the Secretary 
                immediately may order restrictions and prohibitions, 
                without regard to section 553 and section 554 of title 
                5, United States Code, that may be necessary to abate 
                the emergency situation.
                    ``(B) Emergency condition or practice.--The order 
                shall describe the condition or practice, or a 
                combination of conditions and practices, that causes 
                the emergency situation and promulgate standards and 
                procedures for obtaining relief from the order. This 
                paragraph does not affect the Secretary's discretion 
                under this subsection to maintain the order in effect 
                for as long as the emergency situation exists.
                    ``(C) Review of orders.--After issuing an order 
                under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide an 
                opportunity for review of the order under section 554 
                of title 5, United States Code. If a petition for 
                review is filed and the review is not completed by the 
                end of the 30-day period beginning on the date the 
                order was issued, the order stops being effective at 
                the end of that period unless the Secretary decides in 
                writing that the emergency situation still exists.
                    ``(D) Civil actions to compel issuance of orders.--
                An employee of a rail fixed guideway public 
                transportation system provider who may be exposed to 
                imminent physical injury during that employment because 
                of the Secretary's failure, without any reasonable 
                basis, to issue an order under paragraph (1) of this 
                subsection, or the employee's authorized 
                representative, may bring a civil action against the 
                Secretary in a district court of the United States to 
                compel the Secretary to issue an order. The action 
                shall be brought in the judicial district in which the 
                emergency situation is alleged to exist, in which the 
                employing provider has its principal executive office, 
                or in the District of Columbia. The Secretary's failure 
                to issue an order under paragraph (1) of this 
                subsection may be reviewed only under section 706 of 
                title 5, United States Code.''.
    (c) Disclosure of Safety Information.--Section 5329 is amended by 
inserting the following at the end:
    ``(l) Limitation on Public Disclosure of Safety Information.--
            ``(1) In general.--A report, data, investigation, or other 
        information, or any portion thereof, submitted to, developed, 
        produced, collected, or obtained by the Secretary or his 
        representative for purposes of enhancing public transportation 
        safety, including information related to a transit provider's 
        safety plan, safety risks, and mitigation measures, shall not 
        be disclosed to the public pursuant to section 522(b)(3)(B) of 
        title 5 if the Secretary or his representative determines--
                    ``(A) the receipt of the information aids in 
                fulfilling the Secretary's safety responsibilities; and
                    ``(B) withholding such information from disclosure 
                is necessary to the safety or security of public 
                transportation systems.
            ``(2) Exception for de-identified information.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
                a report, data, investigation or other information if 
                the information contained in the report, data, 
                investigation or other information collected or 
                obtained by the Secretary or his representative has 
                been de-identified.
                    ``(B) De-identified defined.--In this subsection, 
                the term `de-identified' means the process by which all 
                information that is likely to establish the identity of 
                specific persons or entities submitting reports, data, 
                investigation or other information is removed from the 
                reports, data, or investigation, or other 
                information.''.

SEC. 3009. AUTHORIZATIONS.

    Section 5338 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Transit Formula Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--There shall be available from the Mass 
        Transit Account of the Transportation Trust Fund to carry out 
        Federal public transportation assistance program under sections 
        5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, 
        and 5340 of this title, and section 20005(b) of the Federal 
        Public Transportation Act of 2012, as amended, $13,914,400,000 
        in fiscal year 2015, $14,140,000,000 in fiscal year 2016, 
        $14,372,000,000 in fiscal year 2017, and $14,610,000,000 in 
        fiscal year 2018.
            ``(2) Allocation of funds.--Of the amounts made available 
        under paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) $131,819,706 shall be available for fiscal 
                year 2015, $135,103,394 for fiscal year 2016, 
                $138,494,393 for fiscal year 2017, and $141,992,702 for 
                fiscal year 2018, to provide financial assistance for 
                planning under section 5305;
                    ``(B) $10,234,449 shall be available for fiscal 
                year 2015, $10,489,394 for fiscal year 2016, 
                $10,752,670 for fiscal year 2017, and $11,024,278 for 
                fiscal year 2018, to carry out the pilot program for 
                transit--oriented development planning under section 
                20005(b) of Public Law 112-114, as amended;
                    ``(C) $4,563,182,694 shall be available for fiscal 
                year 2015, $4,676,853,640 for fiscal year 2016, 
                $4,794,239,323 for fiscal year 2017, and $4,915,339,743 
                for fiscal year 2018, to provide financial assistance 
                under the section 5307 urbanized area formula grant 
                program pursuant to section 5336;
                    ``(D) $264,355,823 shall be available for fiscal 
                year 2015, $270,941,046 for fiscal year 2016, 
                $277,741,473 for fiscal year 2017, and $284,757,103 for 
                fiscal year 2018, to provide financial assistance for 
                services for the enhanced mobility of seniors and 
                individuals with disabilities under section 5310;
                    ``(E) $622,049,823 shall be available for fiscal 
                year 2015, $637,545,365 for fiscal year 2016, 
                $653,547,298 for fiscal year 2017, and $670,055,621 for 
                fiscal year 2018, to provide financial assistance for 
                rural areas under section 5311;
                    ``(F) $3,070,335 shall be available for fiscal year 
                2015, $3,146,818 for fiscal year 2016, $3,225,801 for 
                fiscal year 2017, and $3,307,283 for fiscal year 2018, 
                to provide financial assistance for bus testing under 
                section 5318;
                    ``(G) $5,117,225 shall be available for fiscal year 
                2015, $5,244,697 for fiscal year 2016, $5,376,335 for 
                fiscal year 2017, and $5,512,139 for fiscal year 2018, 
                to provide financial assistance to the national transit 
                institute under section 5322(d);
                    ``(H) $114,400,000 shall be available for fiscal 
                year 2015, $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, 
                $126,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, and $132,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2018, for administrative expenses to carry 
                out Federal transit assistance programs under this 
                chapter;
                    ``(I) $3,940,263 shall be available for fiscal year 
                2015, $4,038,417 for fiscal year 2016, $4,139,778 for 
                fiscal year 2017, and $4,244,347 for fiscal year 2018, 
                to carry out National Transit Database activities under 
                section 5335;
                    ``(J) $5,719,000,000 shall be available for fiscal 
                year 2015, $5,775,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, 
                $5,832,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, and $5,890,000,000 
                for fiscal year 2018, to provide financial assistance 
                for state of good repair activities under section 5337;
                    ``(K) $1,939,000,000 shall be available for fiscal 
                year 2015, $1,950,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, 
                $1,961,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, and $1,972,000,000 
                for fiscal year 2018, to provide financial assistance 
                the bus and bus facilities program under section 5339; 
                and
                    ``(L) $538,229,684 shall be available for fiscal 
                year 2015, $551,637,229 for fiscal year 2016, 
                $565,482,929 for fiscal year 2017, and $579,766,784 for 
                fiscal year 2018, and shall be allocated in accordance 
                with section 5340 to provide financial assistance for 
                urbanized areas under section 5307 and rural areas 
                under section 5311.
    ``(b) Capital Investment Grants.--There shall be available from the 
Mass Transit Account of the Transportation Trust Fund to carry out 
section 5309, $2,500,000,000 in fiscal year 2015, $2,625,000,000 in 
fiscal year 2016, $2,756,000,000 in fiscal year 2017, and 
$2,894,000,000 in fiscal year 2018.
    ``(c) Transit Research and Training.--
            ``(1) In general.--There shall be available from the Mass 
        Transit Account of the Transportation Trust Fund to carry out 
        Federal public transportation research and training programs 
        under sections 5312, 5313, 5314, and 5322(a), (b), (c) and (e), 
        $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, $61,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2016, $63,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, and $67,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2018.
            ``(2) Allocation of funds.--Of the amounts made available 
        under paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) $26,000,000 shall be available for fiscal 
                year 2015, $27,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, 
                $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, and $31,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2018, to carry out research under section 
                5312;
                    ``(B) $7,000,000 shall be available in each fiscal 
                year 2015 through 2018 to carry out transit cooperative 
                research under section 5313;
                    ``(C) $7,000,000 shall be available for each fiscal 
                year 2015 through 2017, and $9,000,000 for fiscal year 
                2018, to carry out technical assistance and standards 
                development under section 5314; and
                    ``(D) $20,000,000 shall be available for each 
                fiscal year 2015 through 2018 to carry out human 
                resources and training under section 5322 (a), (b), (c) 
                and (e).
    ``(d) Emergency Relief.--There shall be available from the Mass 
Transit Account of the Transportation Trust Fund to carry out section 
5324 of this title, $25,000,000 for each fiscal year 2015 through 2018.
    ``(e) Rapid Growth Area Transit Program.--There shall be available 
from the Mass Transit Account of the Transportation Trust Fund to carry 
out section 5341 of this title, $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, 
$525,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, $550,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, 
and $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
    ``(f) Oversight.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available to carry 
        out this chapter for a fiscal year, the Secretary may use not 
        more than the following amounts for the activities described in 
        paragraph (2):
                    ``(A) 0.5 percent of amounts made available to 
                carry out section 5305.
                    ``(B) 0.75 percent of amounts made available to 
                carry out section 5307.
                    ``(C) 1.5 percent of amounts made available to 
                carry out section 5309.
                    ``(D) 1 percent of amounts made available to carry 
                out section 601 of the Passenger Rail Investment and 
                Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-432; 126 Stat. 
                4968).
                    ``(E) 0.5 percent of amounts made available to 
                carry out section 5310.
                    ``(F) 0.5 percent of amounts made available to 
                carry out section 5311.
                    ``(G) 0.75 percent of amounts made available to 
                carry out section 5337.
                    ``(H) 0.75 percent of amounts made available to 
                carry out section 5339.
            ``(2) Activities.--The activities described in this 
        paragraph are as follows:
                    ``(A) Activities to oversee the construction of a 
                major capital project.
                    ``(B) Activities to review and audit the safety and 
                security, procurement, management, and financial 
                compliance of a recipient or subrecipient of funds 
                under this chapter.
                    ``(C) Activities to provide technical assistance 
                generally, and to provide technical assistance to 
                correct deficiencies identified in compliance reviews 
                and audits carried out under this section.
            ``(3) Government share of costs.--The Government shall pay 
        the entire cost of carrying out a contract under this 
        subsection.
            ``(4) Availability of certain funds.--Funds made available 
        under paragraph (1)(C) shall be made available to the Secretary 
        before allocating the funds appropriated to carry out any 
        project under a full funding grant agreement.
    ``(g) Grants as Contractual Obligations.--A grant or contract that 
is approved by the Secretary and financed with amounts made available 
from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund pursuant to 
this section is a contractual obligation of the Government to pay the 
Government share of the cost of the project.
    ``(h) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available by or 
appropriated under this section shall remain available until 
expended.''.

SEC. 3010. BUS AND BUS FACILITIES PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 5339 is amended as follows:
            (1) The section heading is amended by striking ``Formula''.
            (2) Subsection (c) is amended--
                    (A) by revising paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) Recipients.--Eligible recipients under this section 
        are States and local governmental entities that operate fixed 
        route bus service or designated recipients that allocate 
        funding to fixed route bus operators.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``designated''.
            (3) Subsection (d) is amended--
                    (A) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
                and inserting:
    ``(d) Distribution of Grants Funds.--Funds made available under 
section 5338 to carry out this section shall be allocated as 
follows:'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
                paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting a new paragraph (1) to read as 
                follows:
            ``(1) Competitive allocation.--Thirty percent shall be 
        distributed on a competitive basis by the Secretary.''.
            (4) Subsection (e) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``subsection 
                (d)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)(2)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``subsection 
                (d)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)(3)''.
            (5) Subsection (g) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting at the end of the first sentence 
                ``under subsections (d)(2) and (d)(3) or three years 
                after the fiscal year in which the project 
                competitively selected under subsection (d)(1) is 
                announced''; and
                    (B) by revising the second sentence to read as 
                follows: ``Not later than 30 days after the end of the 
                3-year period described in the preceding sentence--
            ``(1) any amount allocated under subsection (d)(1) that is 
        not obligated on the last day of that period shall be added to 
        the amount that may be available under such subsection in the 
        next fiscal year; and
            ``(2) any amount apportioned under subsection (d)(2) and 
        (d)(3) that is not obligated on the last day of that period 
        shall be added to the amount that may be apportioned under such 
        subsections in the next fiscal year.''.
    (b) Chapter Analysis.--The analysis for chapter 53 is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 5339 and inserting the following:

``5339. Bus and Bus Facilities Program.''.

SEC. 3011. RAPID GROWTH AREA TRANSIT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting at the end the following:
``Sec. 5341. Rapid Growth Area Transit Program
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants on a competitive 
basis to State and local governmental entities for bus rapid transit 
projects, which may include acquisition of right-of-way or land for 
purposes of future enhancements to public transportation in the project 
corridor. Such projects shall serve a high-traffic transportation 
artery located in an urbanized or rural area that--
            ``(1) has experienced moderate to significant population 
        growth between the 2000 and 2010 decennial census of 
        population; and
            ``(2) has a transit system in revenue service that--
                    ``(A) has experienced a moderate to significant 
                increase in ridership; and
                    ``(B) has the financial capacity to pay operating 
                expenses for the existing system and an expanded 
                system.
    ``(b) Government's Share of Costs.--
            ``(1) Federal transit assistance.--A grant for a bus rapid 
        transit project financed from amounts made available to carry 
        out this section shall be for up to 50 percent of the net 
        capital costs of the project.
            ``(2) Federal-aid highway assistance.--Up to 30 percent of 
        the net project costs may be derived from the Surface 
        Transportation Program and the Congestion Mitigation and Air 
        Quality Improvement Program.
            ``(3) Remainder of net capital project cost.--The remainder 
        of the net capital project cost shall be provided from an 
        undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash 
        fund or reserve, or new capital.''.
    (b) Chapter Analysis.--The analysis for chapter 53 is amended by 
inserting at the end the following:

``5341. Rapid Growth Area Transit Program.''.

SEC. 3012. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning.--Section 
5304 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii)--
                    (A) by striking ``urbanized''; and
                    (B) by striking ``with a population of fewer than 
                200,000, as calculated according to the most recent 
                decennial census, and''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(2)(C)--
                    (A) by striking ``title 23'' and by inserting 
                ``this Chapter'';
                    (B) by striking ``urbanized''; and
                    (C) by striking ``with a population of fewer than 
                200,000, as calculated according to the most recent 
                decennial census, and''.
    (b) Urbanized Area Formula Grant Program.--Section 5307 is amended 
in subsections (a)(2)(A) and (B), by inserting before ``during'' each 
place it appears the following: ``or general demand response service''.
    (c) Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants.--Section 5309 is 
amended--
            (1) in subsections (d)(1)(B) and (g)(2)(A)(i), by striking 
        ``policies and land use patterns that promote public 
        transportation,'' in each place it appears;
            (2) in subsection 5309(d)(2)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (iii) by inserting ``and'' after the 
                semicolon preceding the matter in subparagraph (iv);
                    (B) by striking clause (iv); and
                    (C) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv).
    (d) Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment 
Projects.--Section 5312 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(5)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (i)(II), by striking ``section 5303'' 
                and inserting ``23 U.S.C. 101(a)(14)''; and
                    (B) by striking clause (vi), and inserting the 
                following:
                            ``(vi) Recipient.--The term `recipient' 
                        means a designated recipient, a local 
                        governmental entity, or a State that receives a 
                        Federal low or no emissions vehicle grant for 
                        an urbanized area eligible under clause (i) of 
                        this paragraph directly from the Government.'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(5)(C)(ii), by striking ``5323(j)'' 
        and inserting ``5323(i)''; and
            (3) in subsection (d)(5)(D), by revising the matter 
        preceding clause (i) to read as follows:
                    ``(D) Allocations.--Of the amounts made available 
                to carry out this section in each fiscal year, a sum, 
                in an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall 
                be available to carry out this paragraph, of which--''.
    (e) Bicycle Facilities.--Section 5319 is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, after ``5307'' by striking ``, 
        5309,'';
            (2) by striking ``Notwithstanding sections 5307(d), 
        5309(l), and 5311(g), a'' and inserting ``A''; and
            (3) by striking ``5307(d)(1)(K)'' and inserting 
        ``5307(c)(1)(K)''.
    (f) Human Resources and Training.--Section 5322(d)(4) is amended by 
striking ``subsection'' and inserting ``section.''.
    (g) Apportionments of Appropriations for Formula Grants.--Section 
5336(a) is amended by striking ``(h)(4)'' and inserting ``(h)(5)''.
    (h) State of Good Repair Program.--Section 5337 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(2)(B) by striking ``5336(b)(1)'' and 
        inserting ``5336(b)(2)'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ``a facility with 
        access for other high-occupancy vehicles'' and inserting ``high 
        occupancy vehicle lanes during peak hours'';
            (3) in subsection (d)(2) by inserting ``vehicle'' after 
        ``motorbus''; and
            (4) by inserting the following at the end:
    ``(e) Government Share of Costs.--
            ``(1) Capital projects.--A grant for a capital project 
        under this section shall be for 80 percent of the net project 
        cost of the project. The recipient may provide additional local 
        matching amounts.
            ``(2) Remaining costs.--The remainder of the net project 
        costs shall be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a 
        replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, or new 
        capital.''.
    (i) Oversight.--Section 5338(i)(1) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``section 5337(c)'' 
        and inserting ``section 5337''; and
            (2) by adding the following at the end:
                    ``(H) 0.75 percent of the amounts made available to 
                carry out section 5339.''.
    (j) Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Program.--Section 5339 is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting before ``financing'' the 
                following: ``only for the purposes of''; and
                    (B) by striking ``rehabilitate'' and inserting 
                ``rebuild''; and
            (2) by revising subsection (c) to read as follows:
    ``(c) Eligible Recipients and Subrecipients.--
            ``(1) Recipients.--Eligible recipients under this section 
        are designated recipients that allocate funds to fixed route 
        bus operators or State or local governmental entities that 
        operate fixed route bus service.
            ``(2) Subrecipients.--A recipient that receives a grant 
        under this section may allocate amounts of the grant to 
        subrecipients that are public agencies or private nonprofit 
        organizations engaged in public transportation.''.
    (k) Growing States and High Density States.--Section 5340(b) is 
amended by striking ``5338(b)(2)(M)'' and inserting ``5338(a)(2)(K)''.
    (l) Technical Corrections to Surface Transportation Board 
Jurisdiction.--Section 10501(c) is amended--
            (1) in clause (1)(A)(i), by striking ``5302(a)'' and 
        inserting ``5302'';
            (2) in subparagraph (1)(B), by striking ``mass 
        transportation'' and inserting ``public transportation'' and by 
        striking ``5302(a)'' and inserting ``5302''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (2)(A), by striking ``mass 
        transportation'' and inserting ``public transportation''.

SEC. 3013. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS OF TITLE II, DIVISION B, OF MAP-21.

    Section 20013(d) of Public Law 112-141 is amended by striking 
``5307(c)'' and inserting ``5307(b)''.

SEC. 3014. ELIMINATION OF FTA ANNUAL RESEARCH REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    Section 5312 is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (e); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).

               TITLE IV--HIGHWAY AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY

                       Subtitle A--Traffic Safety

SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
appropriated out of the Highway Account of the Transportation Trust 
Fund:
            (1) Highway safety programs.--For carrying out section 402 
        of title 23, United States Code--
                    (A) $241,146,351 for fiscal year 2015;
                    (B) $253,203,669 for fiscal year 2016;
                    (C) $265,863,852 for fiscal year 2017; and
                    (D) $279,157,045 for fiscal year 2018.
            (2) Highway safety research and development.--For carrying 
        out section 403 of title 23, United States Code--
                    (A) $117,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    (B) $122,850,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                    (C) $128,992,500 for fiscal year 2017; and
                    (D) $135,442,125 for fiscal year 2018.
            (3) National priority safety programs.--For carrying out 
        section 405 of title 23, United States Code--
                    (A) $278,705,019 for fiscal year 2015;
                    (B) $292,640,270 for fiscal year 2016;
                    (C) $307,272,283 for fiscal year 2017; and
                    (D) $322,635,898 for fiscal year 2018.
            (4) National driver register.--For carrying out section 303 
        of title 49, United States Code--
                    (A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    (B) $5,250,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                    (C) $5,512,500 for fiscal year 2017; and
                    (D) $5,788,125 for fiscal year 2018.
            (5) High visibility enforcement program.--For carrying out 
        section 2009 of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note)--
                    (A) $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    (B) $30,450,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                    (C) $31,972,500 for fiscal year 2017; and
                    (D) $33,571,125 for fiscal year 2018.
            (6) Administrative expenses.--For administrative and 
        related operating expenses of the National Highway Traffic 
        Safety Administration in carrying out chapter 4 of title 23, 
        United States Code, and this subtitle--
                    (A) $28,148,630 for fiscal year 2015;
                    (B) $29,556,062 for fiscal year 2016;
                    (C) $31,033,865 for fiscal year 2017; and
                    (D) $32,585,558 for fiscal year 2018.
    (b) Prohibition on Other Uses.--Except as otherwise provided in 
chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, in this subtitle and in the 
amendments made by this subtitle, the amounts made available from the 
Highway Account of the Transportation Trust Fund for a program under 
such chapter--
            (1) shall only be used to carry out such program; and
            (2) may not be used by States or local governments for 
        construction purposes.
    (c) Applicability of Title 23.--Except as otherwise provided in 
chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and in this subtitle, 
amounts made available under subsection (a) for fiscal years 2015 
through 2018 shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if 
such funds were apportioned or allocated under chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code.
    (d) Regulatory Authority.--Grants awarded under this subtitle shall 
be in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary.
    (e) State Matching Requirements.--If a grant awarded under this 
subtitle requires a State to share in the cost, the aggregate of all 
expenditures for highway safety activities made during any fiscal year 
by the State and its political subdivisions (exclusive of Federal 
funds) for carrying out the grant (other than planning and 
administration) shall be available for the purpose of crediting the 
State during such fiscal year for the non-Federal share of the cost of 
any project under this subtitle (other than planning or administration) 
without regard to whether such expenditures were actually made in 
connection with such project.
    (f) Grant Application and Deadline.--To receive a grant under this 
subtitle, a State shall submit an application, and the Secretary shall 
establish a single deadline for such applications to enable the award 
of grants early in the next fiscal year.

SEC. 4002. HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Section 402(a) Amendments.--Section 402(a)(2)(A) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by--
            (1) striking ``and'' at the end of clause (vi);
            (2) redesignating clause (vii) as clause (ix); and
            (3) inserting after clause (vi) the following:
                            ``(vii) to reduce injuries and deaths to 
                        older drivers;
                            ``(viii) to improve emergency medical 
                        services response to crash sites; and''.
    (b) Section 402(b) Amendments.--Section 402(b)(1)(F) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating clauses (iii) through (v) as clauses 
        (iv) through (vi), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
                            ``(iii) countermeasures designed to 
                        decrease deaths and injuries to pedestrians and 
                        bicyclists traveling in the roadways;''.
    (c) Section 402(c) Amendments.--Section 402(c) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``Funds apportioned under 
        this section to any State,'' and all that follows;
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
        (4) and (5), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Reduction in apportionment.--
                    ``(A) Nonapproved programs.--Funds apportioned 
                under this section to any State, that does not have a 
                highway safety program approved by the Secretary or 
                that is not implementing an approved program, shall be 
                reduced by amounts equal to not less than 20 percent of 
                the amounts that would otherwise be apportioned to the 
                State under this section, until such time as the 
                Secretary approves such program or determines that the 
                State is implementing an approved program, as 
                appropriate. The Secretary shall consider the gravity 
                of the State's failure to have or implement an approved 
                program in determining the amount of the reduction.
                    ``(B) High risk.--In consultation with the State, 
                the Secretary shall take appropriate steps to address 
                any deficiencies if a State is determined to be `high-
                risk' under regulations or procedures of the Secretary, 
                taking into consideration responsibility, financial 
                stability, and management and staffing capabilities. In 
                the fiscal year in which a State has been determined 
                `high-risk', the Secretary shall redirect funds 
                sufficient to address the deficiency. If the State 
                fails to take adequate steps to address the deficiency 
                within 12 months after a `high-risk' designation, in 
                the next fiscal year the Secretary shall reduce funds 
                under this section by not less than 20 percent of the 
                amounts that would otherwise be apportioned to the 
                State under this section. The Secretary shall consider 
                the gravity of the State's failure to address the 
                deficiency in determining the amount of the reduction. 
                The Secretary shall increase the amount of the 
                reduction in each subsequent fiscal year in which the 
                State fails to take adequate steps to address the 
                deficiency.''; and
            (4) in paragraph (4), as redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' after ``highway safety 
                program'' and inserting a comma; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or determines that the State has 
                taken adequate steps to address a deficiency'' after 
                ``approved program''.
    (d) Section 402(g) Amendment.--Section 402 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting after 
subsection (f) the following:
    ``(g) Restriction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to 
authorize the appropriation or expenditure of funds for highway 
construction, maintenance, or design (other than design of safety 
features of highways to be incorporated into guidelines).''.

SEC. 4003. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 405 NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS 
              TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

    Section 405(a)(1)(G) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
adding after the last sentence the following: ``If the Secretary 
reallocates any amounts to increase the amount made available under 
section 402, the State shall use not less than 30 percent for the 
purposes of pedestrian and bicycle safety if the State's combined 
pedestrian and bicycle fatalities exceed 5 percent of the State's total 
crash fatalities, based on the most recently reported final data from 
the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.''.

SEC. 4004. AMENDMENT TO MOTORCYCLIST SAFETY GRANT CRITERIA.

    Section 405(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting the following after paragraph (5):
            ``(6) Support activity.--The Secretary or the Secretary's 
        designee may engage in activities with States and State 
        legislators to consider proposals related to motorcycle helmet 
        use laws.''.

SEC. 4005. AMENDMENT TO GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSING INCENTIVE GRANT 
              CRITERIA.

    Section 405 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 
subsection (g) and inserting the following:
    ``(g) State Graduated Driver Licensing Incentive Grant.--
            ``(1) Grants authorized.--The Secretary shall award grants 
        to States that adopt and implement graduated driver licensing 
        laws that require novice drivers younger than 18 years of age 
        to comply with the 2-stage licensing process described in 
        paragraph (2) before receiving an unrestricted driver's 
        license.
            ``(2) Minimum requirements.--A State's driver's license 
        laws shall include--
                    ``(A) a learner's permit stage that--
                            ``(i) is at least 6 months in duration, but 
                        must remain in effect until the driver reaches 
                        16 years of age;
                            ``(ii) requires that the driver be 
                        accompanied and supervised at all times while 
                        such driver is operating a motor vehicle by a 
                        licensed driver who is at least 21 years of 
                        age, is the driver's parent or guardian, or is 
                        a State-certified driving instructor; and
                            ``(iii) has at least two of the following 
                        criteria:
                                    ``(I) a prohibition on the driver 
                                using a personal wireless 
                                communications device, as defined in 
                                subsection (e)(9)(B), while driving 
                                except under an exception permitted in 
                                subsection (e)(4), and violation of 
                                which is a primary offense;
                                    ``(II) a requirement that the 
                                driver obtain at least 40 hours of 
                                behind-the-wheel training with a 
                                licensed driver who is at least 21 
                                years of age, is the driver's parent or 
                                guardian, or is a State-certified 
                                driving instructor;
                                    ``(III) a requirement that the 
                                driver attend a driver training course; 
                                or
                                    ``(IV) a requirement that the 
                                driver not be convicted, for a period 
                                of six consecutive months immediately 
                                prior to entering the intermediate 
                                stage or receiving an unrestricted 
                                driver's license, of any offense under 
                                State or local law relating to the use 
                                or operation of a motor vehicle;
                    ``(B) an intermediate stage that--
                            ``(i) is at least 6 months in duration;
                            ``(ii) restricts driving at night;
                            ``(iii) for a period of not less than six 
                        months, prohibits the driver from operating a 
                        motor vehicle with more than 1 nonfamilial 
                        passenger younger than 21 years of age unless a 
                        licensed driver who is at least 21 years of 
                        age, is the driver's parent or guardian, or is 
                        a State-certified driving instructor is in the 
                        motor vehicle; and
                            ``(iv) has at least one of the following 
                        criteria:
                                    ``(I) a requirement that the 
                                intermediate stage remain in effect 
                                until the driver reaches 18 years of 
                                age;
                                    ``(II) a prohibition on the driver 
                                using a personal wireless 
                                communications device, as defined in 
                                subsection (e)(9)(B), while driving 
                                except under an exception permitted in 
                                subsection (e)(4), and violation of 
                                which is a primary offense; or
                                    ``(III) a requirement that the 
                                driver not be convicted, for a period 
                                of six consecutive months immediately 
                                prior to receiving an unrestricted 
                                driver's license, of any offense under 
                                State or local law relating to the use 
                                or operation of a motor vehicle; and
                    ``(C) any other requirement prescribed by the 
                Secretary.
            ``(3) Exception.--A State that otherwise meets the minimum 
        requirements set forth in paragraph (2) shall be deemed by the 
        Secretary to be in compliance with the requirement set forth in 
        paragraph (2) if the State enacted a law before January 1, 
        2011, establishing a class of license that permits licensees or 
        applicants younger than 18 years of age to drive a motor 
        vehicle--
                    ``(A) in connection with work performed on, or for 
                the operation of, a farm owned by family members who 
                are directly related to the applicant or licensee; or
                    ``(B) if demonstrable hardship would result from 
                the denial of a license to the licensees or applicants.
            ``(4) Grants to states that implement national driver 
        education standards and enhanced intermediate stage 
        restrictions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make a 
                separate grant under this paragraph, in accordance with 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), to each State that 
                implements national driver education and training 
                standards prescribed by the National Highway Traffic 
                Safety Administration and enhanced intermediate stage 
                restrictions.
                    ``(B) First year.--A State is eligible for the 
                grant described in this paragraph if the State--
                            ``(i) has not received a grant under this 
                        paragraph in a prior fiscal year;
                            ``(ii) receives a grant in the same fiscal 
                        year pursuant to paragraph (1);
                            ``(iii) has satisfied the criterion 
                        described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii)(III) for the 
                        same fiscal year; and
                            ``(iv) submits a plan, approved by the 
                        Secretary, to implement national driver 
                        education and training standards prescribed by 
                        the National Highway Traffic Safety 
                        Administration.
                    ``(C) Successive years.--A State is eligible for 
                the grant described in this paragraph if the State--
                            ``(i) has received a grant under this 
                        paragraph in a prior fiscal year;
                            ``(ii) receives a grant in the same fiscal 
                        year pursuant to paragraph (1);
                            ``(iii) has satisfied the criterion 
                        described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii)(III) for the 
                        same fiscal year;
                            ``(iv) demonstrates, to the satisfaction of 
                        the Secretary, that it is implementing the plan 
                        described in subparagraph (B)(iv);
                            ``(v) imposes the restrictions described in 
                        paragraph (2)(B)(ii) beginning no later than 
                        10:00 pm; and
                            ``(vi) imposes the restrictions described 
                        in paragraph (2)(B)(iii) for the entire 
                        intermediate stage.
                    ``(D) Funding.--Not more than 33 percent of the 
                amounts made available to carry out this subsection in 
                a fiscal year shall be made available by the Secretary 
                for making grants under this paragraph.
            ``(5) Grant amount.--The allocation of grant funds to a 
        State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be in 
        proportion to the State's apportionment under section 402 for 
        fiscal year 2009.
            ``(6) Use of grant amounts.--Of the grant funds received by 
        a State under this subsection--
                    ``(A) at least 25 percent shall be used for--
                            ``(i) enforcing a 2-stage licensing process 
                        that complies with paragraph (2);
                            ``(ii) training for law enforcement 
                        personnel and other relevant State agency 
                        personnel relating to the enforcement described 
                        in clause (i);
                            ``(iii) publishing relevant educational 
                        materials that pertain directly or indirectly 
                        to the State graduated driver licensing law;
                            ``(iv) carrying out other administrative 
                        activities that the Secretary considers 
                        relevant to the State's 2-stage licensing 
                        process; or
                            ``(v) carrying out a teen traffic safety 
                        program described in section 402(m); and
                    ``(B) up to 75 percent may be used for any eligible 
                project or activity under section 402.''.

SEC. 4006. AMENDMENT TO IGNITION INTERLOCK GRANT CRITERIA.

    Section 405(d)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make a 
                separate grant under this subsection to each State that 
                adopts and is enforcing a law that requires all 
                individuals convicted of driving under the influence of 
                alcohol or of driving while intoxicated to receive--
                            ``(i) a restriction on driving privileges 
                        that limits the individual to operating only 
                        motor vehicles with an ignition interlock 
                        installed; or
                            ``(ii) a requirement to participate in a 
                        24-7 sobriety program, if--
                                    ``(I) a State-certified ignition 
                                interlock provider is not available 
                                within 100 miles of the individual's 
                                residence; or
                                    ``(II) the individual is required 
                                to operate an employer's motor vehicle 
                                in the course and scope of employment 
                                and the business entity that owns the 
                                vehicle is not owned or controlled by 
                                the individual.''.

SEC. 4007. AMENDMENT TO REPEAT OFFENDER AND OPEN CONTAINER CRITERIA.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 164(a) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
        paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively;
            (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the 
        following:
            ``(1) 24-7 sobriety program.--The term `24-7 sobriety 
        program' means a State law or program that authorizes a State 
        court or a State agency to--
                    ``(A) require an individual who plead guilty or was 
                convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol to 
                totally abstain from alcohol for a period of time; and
                    ``(B) require the individual to be subject to 
                testing for alcohol--
                            ``(i) at least twice per day; or
                            ``(ii) by continuous transdermal alcohol 
                        monitoring via an electronic monitoring 
                        device.'';
            (3) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by striking 
        subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) receive, for a period of not less than 1 
                year, one or more of the following penalties--
                            ``(i) a suspension of all driving 
                        privileges;
                            ``(ii) a restriction on driving privileges 
                        that limits the individual to operating only 
                        motor vehicles with an ignition interlock 
                        device installed;
                            ``(iii) a requirement to participate in a 
                        24-7 sobriety program, if--
                                    ``(I) a State-certified ignition 
                                interlock provider is not available 
                                within 100 miles of the individual's 
                                residence; or
                                    ``(II) the individual is required 
                                to operate an employer's motor vehicle 
                                in the course and scope of employment 
                                and the business entity that owns the 
                                vehicle is not owned or controlled by 
                                the individual; or
                            ``(iv) any other restriction established by 
                        regulations promulgated by the Secretary;'';
            (4) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by striking 
        subparagraph (B); and
            (5) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by redesignating 
        subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
        respectively.
    (b) Transfer of Funds.--Section 164(b) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``among the uses 
        authorized under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), 
        and paragraph (3).'' and inserting ``among the uses authorized 
        under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), paragraph 
        (3), and, beginning in fiscal year 2015, subparagraph (C).''; 
        and
            (2) by inserting the following after paragraph (2)(B):
                    ``(C) Additional uses of funds.--Beginning in 
                fiscal year 2015, of the funds transferred under 
                subparagraph (B)(i)--
                            ``(i) not less than 5 percent shall be 
                        expended for pedestrian and bicycle safety 
                        activities if the State's combined pedestrian 
                        and bicycle fatalities exceed 5 percent of the 
                        State's total crash fatalities, based on the 
                        most recently reported final data from the 
                        Fatality Analysis Reporting System; and
                            ``(ii) not more than 60 percent may be 
                        directed to State and local law enforcement 
                        agencies for enforcement of laws that can lead 
                        to the detection of impaired drivers, including 
                        the purchase of equipment, the training of 
                        officers, and the use of additional personnel 
                        dedicated to enforcement.''.
    (c) Transfer of Funds.--Section 154(c) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``use those reserved 
        funds in accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
        (1) and paragraph (3).'' and inserting ``use those reserved 
        funds in accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
        (1), paragraph (3), and, beginning in fiscal year 2015, 
        subparagraph (C).''; and
            (2) by inserting the following after paragraph (2)(B):
                    ``(C) Additional uses of funds.--Beginning in 
                fiscal year 2015, of the funds transferred under 
                subparagraph (B)(i)--
                            ``(i) not less than 5 percent shall be 
                        expended for pedestrian and bicycle safety 
                        activities if the State's combined pedestrian 
                        and bicycle fatalities exceed 5 percent of the 
                        State's total crash fatalities, based on the 
                        most recently reported final data from the 
                        Fatality Analysis Reporting System; and
                            ``(ii) not more than 60 percent may be 
                        directed to State and local law enforcement 
                        agencies for enforcement of laws that can lead 
                        to the detection of impaired drivers, including 
                        the purchase of equipment, the training of 
                        officers, and the use of additional personnel 
                        dedicated to enforcement.''.

SEC. 4008. AMENDMENT TO DISTRACTED DRIVING GRANT CRITERIA.

    Section 405(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (B); and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (C) and redesignating 
                subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C);
            (2) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ``section 31152'' and 
        inserting ``section 31136'';
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Of'' and inserting 
        ``Except as provided in paragraph (6)(B), of'';
            (4) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting after paragraph 
        (5) the following:
            ``(6) Distracted driving enforcement grants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may use up to 50 
                percent of the amounts available for grants under this 
                subsection to award grants to a State that--
                            ``(i) in fiscal year 2015--
                                    ``(I) has a basic text messaging 
                                statute, as determined by the 
                                Secretary, that is applicable to 
                                drivers of all ages;
                                    ``(II) makes violation of the 
                                statute a primary offense;
                                    ``(III) participates in the annual 
                                distracted driving law enforcement 
                                mobilization coordinated by the 
                                Secretary; and
                                    ``(IV) is otherwise ineligible for 
                                a grant under this subsection;
                            ``(ii) in fiscal year 2016--
                                    ``(I) meets the requirements of 
                                subparagraph (A)(i); and
                                    ``(II) has a statute that 
                                establishes a minimum fine for a first 
                                violation and increased fines for 
                                repeat violations of the statute; and
                            ``(iii) in fiscal year 2017--
                                    ``(I) meets the requirements of 
                                subparagraphs (A)(i) and (A)(ii); and
                                    ``(II) has a statute that prohibits 
                                a driver who is younger than 18 years 
                                of age from using a personal wireless 
                                communications device while driving.
                    ``(B) Use of grant funds; enforcement grants.--
                            ``(i) Subject to subparagraphs (B)(ii) and 
                        (B)(iii), amounts received by a State under 
                        subparagraph (A) may be used for activities 
                        related to the enforcement of distracted 
                        driving laws as follows:
                            ``(ii) In fiscal year 2016, up to 15 
                        percent for any eligible project or activity 
                        under section 402.
                            ``(iii) In fiscal year 2017, up to 25 
                        percent for any eligible project or activity 
                        under section 402.''; and
            (5) by striking paragraph (8), redesignating paragraph (7) 
        as paragraph (8), and inserting after paragraph (6), as amended 
        by this Act, the following:
            ``(7) Grant amount.--The allocation of grant funds to a 
        State under this subsection shall be in proportion to the 
        State's apportionment under section 402 for fiscal year 
        2009.''.

SEC. 4009. STREAMLINING OF NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

    Section 405(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subparagraph (H).

SEC. 4010. AMENDMENT TO HIGHWAY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting at the end the following:
    ``(i) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of any project 
or activity carried out under this section may be up to 100 percent if 
so specified in the project agreement.''.

                    Subtitle B--Motor Vehicle Safety

SEC. 4101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
appropriated out of the Highway Account of the Transportation Trust 
Fund to carry out chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, and part 
C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code:
            (1) $152,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
            (2) $159,600,000 for fiscal year 2016;
            (3) $167,580,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
            (4) $175,959,000 for fiscal year 2018.
    (b) Contract Authority.--The amounts made available under 
subsection (a) shall be available for obligation in the same manner as 
if such funds were apportioned or allocated under chapter 1 of title 
23, United States Code, except that the Federal share of the cost of 
any project or activity carried out under chapter 301 of title 49, 
United States Code, or part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States 
Code, shall be 100 percent or as otherwise provided in the project 
agreement.

SEC. 4102. RECALL OBLIGATIONS UNDER BANKRUPTCY.

    Section 30120A of title 49, United States Code is amended by 
striking ``chapter 11 of title 11,'' and inserting ``chapter 7 or 
chapter 11 of title 11''.

SEC. 4103. PROHIBITION ON RENDERING SAFETY ELEMENTS INOPERATIVE.

    Section 30122 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
revising subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Prohibition.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this 
subsection, a person may not knowingly make inoperative any part of a 
device or element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor 
vehicle equipment in compliance with an applicable motor vehicle safety 
standard prescribed under this chapter unless the person reasonably 
believes the vehicle or equipment will not be used (except for testing 
or a similar purpose during maintenance or repair) when the device or 
element is inoperative.
    ``(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply to 
modifications made by an individual to a motor vehicle or item of 
equipment owned or leased by that individual.''.

SEC. 4104. COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

    (a) Title 49 Amendment.--Section 30182(b) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) enter into cooperative agreements (in coordination 
        with the Department of State) and collaborative research and 
        development agreements with foreign governments.''.
    (b) Title 23 Amendment.--Section 403 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by inserting ``foreign 
        government (in coordination with the Department of State)'' 
        after ``institution,''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting ``foreign 
        governments,'' after ``local governments,''.

SEC. 4105. FUNCTIONAL SAFETY PROCESS.

    (a) Standards.--Section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by revising the heading of the section to read as 
        follows:

``SEC. 30111. STANDARDS AND FUNCTIONAL SAFETY PROCESS.'';

        and
            (2) by inserting the following after subsection (e):
    ``(f) Functional Safety Process.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
requirements or guidelines for the design, functional safety process, 
verification and validation, and development of safety-related 
electronics or software used in motor vehicles and motor vehicle 
equipment to ensure that they are likely to function as intended and 
contain fail safe features. The requirements shall be in the form of 
regulations or guidelines. In prescribing regulations or guidelines 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider existing relevant 
safety information and motor vehicle safety standards.''.
    (b) _____.--Section 30165(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ``30111(f),'' after ``section''.
    (c)  Rming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 301 is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 30111 and inserting the 
following:

``30111. Standards and functional safety process.''.

SEC. 4106. NOTIFICATION OF DEFECT OR NONCOMPLIANCE AND IMMINENT HAZARD 
              AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 30118 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or electronic mail'' 
        after ``certified mail''; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Imminent Hazard.--(1) If the Secretary makes an initial 
decision that a defect or noncompliance presents an immediate 
likelihood of death or serious injury to the public, the Secretary may 
determine that an imminent hazard exists. In such case, the Secretary 
shall--
            ``(A) immediately notify the manufacturer;
            ``(B) make the initial decision available for public 
        inspection; and
            ``(C) provide the opportunity for the manufacturer to 
        present, not later than 10 calendar days after the initial 
        decision under this subsection, information, views, and 
        arguments.
    ``(2) As soon as practicable after following the procedures under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make a final decision and shall, as 
appropriate, require the manufacturer to take corrective action.''.
    (b) Procedures.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall issue procedures to implement section 
30118(f) of title 49, United States Code, consistent with the 
provisions of chapter 301 of title 49 and the Administrative Procedure 
Act.

SEC. 4107. AMENDMENT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW PROVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 30161 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by revising the heading of the section to read as 
        follows:

``SEC. 30161. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ORDERS AND STANDARDS.'';

        and
            (2) by striking the first sentence of subsection (a), and 
        inserting the following: ``Except for an order to issue 
        provisional notification under section 30121 of this title, 
        which may not be reviewed, a person adversely affected by an 
        order issued under this chapter, a rule prescribing a motor 
        vehicle safety standard under this chapter, or any other final 
        agency action taken under this chapter may apply for review of 
        the order, rule, or action by filing a petition for review in 
        the Court of Appeals of the United States for the circuit in 
        which the person resides or has its principal place of business 
        or the District of Columbia Circuit''.
    (b) Recalls Enforcement.--Section 30163 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by adding the following at the end:
    ``(f) Actions To Enforce Recall Orders.--In an action brought under 
subsection (a) of this section concerning an order issued under section 
30118(b) of this title, the Attorney General need only prove that the 
Secretary provided appropriate notification to the manufacturer under 
section 30118 and need not establish the substantive validity of the 
order, which may only be challenged by the manufacturer through the 
timely filing of a petition under section 30161 of this title. If an 
action is brought under subsection (a) of this section prior to the 
expiration of the time available for the filing of a petition under 
section 30161, the manufacturer may seek a stay of the district court 
action until the resolution of any petition for review under section 
30161.
    ``(g) Actions To Collect a Civil Penalty.--The Attorney General may 
bring a civil action in a United States District Court to collect a 
civil penalty or to collect an amount agreed upon in compromise by the 
Secretary under section 30165 of this title.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 301 is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 30161 and inserting the 
following:

``30161. Judicial review of orders and standards''.

SEC. 4108. INSPECTION AUTHORITY UNDER AUTOMOBILE FUEL ECONOMY STATUTE.

    Section 32910 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), striking ``inspect and copy 
        records of any person at reasonable times'', and inserting 
        ``conduct an inspection or investigation that may be necessary 
        to enforce this chapter or a regulation prescribed or order 
        issued under this chapter''; and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c) and (d) as (c), 
        (d) and (e), respectively, and inserting after subsection (a) 
        the following:
    ``(b) Matters That Can Be Inspected and Impoundment.--In carrying 
out this chapter, an officer or employee designated by the Secretary of 
Transportation--
            ``(1) at reasonable times, may inspect and copy any record 
        related to this chapter;
            ``(2) on request, may inspect records of a manufacturer, 
        distributor, or dealer to decide whether the manufacturer, 
        distributor, or dealer has complied or is complying with this 
        chapter or a regulation prescribed or order issued under this 
        chapter; and
            ``(3) at reasonable times, in a reasonable way, and on 
        display of proper credentials and written notice to an owner, 
        operator, or agent in charge, may--
                    ``(A) enter and inspect with reasonable promptness 
                premises in which a motor vehicle or motor vehicle 
                equipment is manufactured, held for introduction in 
                interstate commerce, or held for sale after 
                introduction in interstate commerce;
                    ``(B) inspect with reasonable promptness that 
                vehicle or equipment; and
                    ``(C) impound for not more than 72 hours that 
                vehicle or equipment.''.

SEC. 4109. RECALL AUTHORITY OVER RENTAL CAR COMPANIES AND USED CAR 
              DEALERS.

    (a) Sale, Lease or Rental Restrictions.--Section 30120(i) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(i) Limitation on Sale, Lease or Rental of Vehicles or 
Equipment.--
            ``(1) After receipt of a notification of a defect or 
        noncompliance about a motor vehicle or new item of replacement 
        equipment under section 30119 of this title, a dealer may sell 
        or lease that motor vehicle or new item of replacement 
        equipment, and a rental company may rent that vehicle, only 
        if--
                    ``(A) the defect or noncompliance is remedied as 
                required by this section before delivery under the 
                sale, lease or rental agreement; or
                    ``(B) when the notification is required by an order 
                under section 30118(b) of this title, enforcement of 
                the order is restrained or the order is set aside in a 
                civil action to which section 30121(d) of this title 
                applies.
            ``(2) This subsection does not prohibit a dealer from 
        offering for sale or lease the vehicle or equipment.
            ``(3) As used in this subsection, the term `rental company' 
        means a person who is engaged in the business of renting a 
        motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 
        pounds or less, is rented without a driver for an initial term 
        of less than 4 months and is part of a motor vehicle fleet of 5 
        or more motor vehicles that are used for rental purposes.''.
    (b) Sale or Lease of Used Motor Vehicles.--Section 30120 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Limitation on Sale or Lease of Used Motor Vehicles.--(1) A 
person who sold at least 10 motor vehicles during the prior 12 months 
to purchasers that in good faith purchase the vehicles other than for 
resale, may not sell or lease a used motor vehicle until any defect or 
noncompliance determined under section 30118 of this title with respect 
to the vehicle has been remedied.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if--
            ``(A) notification of the defect or noncompliance with 
        respect to the vehicle is required under section 30118(b) but 
        enforcement of the order is set aside in a civil action to 
        which section 30121(b) applies; or
            ``(B) if at the time of sale or lease--
                    ``(i) the recall information regarding a used motor 
                vehicle was not available using the means established 
                by the Secretary under section 31301 of Public Law 112-
                141; and
                    ``(ii) notification under section 30119 was not 
                received by the seller or lessor.
    ``(3) As used in this subsection, the term `used motor vehicle' 
means a motor vehicle that has been purchased previously other than for 
resale.''.

SEC. 4110. CIVIL PENALTIES.

    Section 30165(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or causes the violation of'' 
                after ``violates'' in the first sentence;
                    (B) by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting 
                ``$25,000'';
                    (C) by striking ``$35,000,000'' and inserting 
                ``$300,000,000''; and
                    (D) by inserting at the end of the paragraph the 
                following: ``An individual is liable under this section 
                only for willfully causing or committing a violation. 
                An individual who has been instructed to commit a 
                violation by a person of greater authority in the 
                entity in which the individual is employed has not 
                acted willfully'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``$10,000'' in subparagraph (A) and 
                inserting ``$100,000''; and
                    (B) by striking ``$15,000,000'' in subparagraph (B) 
                and inserting ``$300,000,000''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting 
                ``$25,000''; and
                    (B) by striking ``$35,000,000'' and inserting 
                ``$300,000,000''.

SEC. 4111. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE AND HIGHWAY 
              SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2012.

    (a) Highway Safety Programs.--Section 402 of title 23, United 
States Code is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking ``except as 
        provided in paragraph (3),'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(E)--
                    (A) by striking ``in which a State'' and inserting 
                ``for which a State''; and
                    (B) by striking ``subsection (f)'' and inserting 
                ``subsection (k)''; and
            (3) in subsection (k)(4), by striking ``paragraph (2)(A)'' 
        and inserting ``paragraph (3)(A)''.
    (b) Highway Safety Research and Development.--Section 403(e) of 
title 23, United States Code is amended by inserting ``of title 49, 
United States Code'' after ``chapter 301''.
    (c) National Priority Safety Programs.--Section 405 of title 23, 
United States Code is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(5), by striking ``section 402(c)'' 
        and inserting ``section 402'';
            (2) by striking subsection (f)(2), and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(2) Grant amount.--The allocation of grant funds to a 
        State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be in 
        proportion to the State's apportionment under section 402 for 
        fiscal year 2009, provided that the amount of a grant awarded 
        to a State for a fiscal year may not exceed 25 percent of the 
        amount apportioned to the State under section 402 for fiscal 
        year 2009.''; and
            (3) in subsection (f)(4)(A)(iv), by striking ``under 
        subsection (g)''.
    (d) Open Container Requirements.--Section 154 of title 23, United 
States Code is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking ``transferred'' 
        and inserting ``reserved''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(5), by inserting ``or released'' 
        after ``transferred''.
    (e) Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving While 
Intoxicated or Driving Under the Influence.--Section 164 of title 23, 
United States Code is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking ``transferred'' 
        and inserting ``reserved''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting ``or released'' 
        after ``transferred''.

                 TITLE V--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM

SEC. 5001. AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a 
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be 
considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 49, 
United States Code.

              Subtitle A--Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

SEC. 5101. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.

    Section 31101(1) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) `commercial motor vehicle' means (except in section 
        31106 of this title) a self-propelled or towed vehicle used on 
        the highways in commerce to transport passengers or property, 
        if the vehicle--
                    ``(A) has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross 
                vehicle weight of at least 10,001 pounds, whichever is 
                greater;
                    ``(B) is designed or used to transport more than 8 
                passengers (including the driver) for compensation;
                    ``(C) is designed or used to transport more than 15 
                passengers, including the driver, and is not used to 
                transport passengers for compensation; or
                    ``(D) is used in transporting material found by the 
                Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous under 
                section 5103 of this title and transported in a 
                quantity requiring placarding under regulations 
                prescribed by the Secretary under section 5103 of this 
                title.''.

SEC. 5102. MOTOR CARRIER OPERATIONS AFFECTING INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

    (a) Prohibited Transportation.--Section 521(b)(5) is amended by 
inserting after paragraph (B) the following:
                    ``(C) If an employee, vehicle, or all or part of an 
                employer's commercial motor vehicle operations has been 
                ordered out of service pursuant to paragraph (5)(A), 
                the commercial motor vehicle operations of the 
                employee, vehicle or employer that affect interstate 
                commerce are also prohibited.''.
    (b) Prohibition on Operation in Interstate Commerce After 
Nonpayment of Penalties.--Section 521(b)(8) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``An owner or operator of a commercial 
        motor vehicle'' and inserting ``A person'' in subparagraph (A);
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
                    ``(B) A person prohibited from operating in 
                interstate commerce pursuant to paragraph (8)(A) may 
                not operate any commercial motor vehicle where such 
                operation affects interstate commerce.''; and
            (4) by striking ``commercial motor vehicle owners and 
        operators'' in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by paragraph 
        (2)) and inserting ``a person''.

SEC. 5103. BUS RENTALS AND DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER.

    Paragraph (3) of section 31132 is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) `employer'--
                    ``(A) means a person engaged in a business 
                affecting interstate commerce that--
                            ``(i) owns or leases a commercial motor 
                        vehicle in connection with that business, or 
                        assigns an employee to operate the commercial 
                        motor vehicle; or
                            ``(ii) offers for rent or lease a motor 
                        vehicle designed or used to transport more than 
                        8 passengers, including the driver, and from 
                        the same location or as part of the same 
                        business provides names or contact information 
                        of drivers, or holds itself out to the public 
                        as a charter bus company; but
                    ``(B) does not include the Government, a State, or 
                a political subdivision of a State.''.

SEC. 5104. HIGH-RISK CARRIER REVIEWS.

    (a) High-Risk Carrier Reviews.--Section 31104(b) (as amended by 
section 5401) is amended by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the 
following:
    ``From the funds authorized by this subsection, the Secretary shall 
ensure that a review is completed on each motor carrier that 
demonstrates through performance data that it poses the highest safety 
risk. At a minimum, a review shall be conducted whenever a motor 
carrier is among the highest risk carriers for 2 consecutive months.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 4138 of the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (49 
U.S.C. 31144 note) is repealed.

SEC. 5105. NEW ENTRANT SAFETY AUDITS.

    Section 31144(g) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``each owner and each operator'' 
                and inserting ``an owner or operator'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)(B)--
                    (A) by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``each owner and each operator'' 
                and inserting ``an owner or operator'';
            (3) by striking paragraph (3);
            (4) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
        (3) and (4), respectively; and
            (5) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by striking ``after 
        the date on which section 31148(b) is first implemented shall'' 
        and inserting ``may''.

SEC. 5106. IMMINENT HAZARD ACTIONS.

    Section 521(b)(5)(A) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``that such'' and inserting ``that a 
        request for review must be made in writing within 15 days after 
        issuance of the order, and if timely requested, the'';
            (2) by striking ``occur'' and inserting ``commence''; and
            (3) by striking ``issuance of such order'' and inserting 
        ``receipt of the request for review''.

SEC. 5107. INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE TRANSPORTED ON HIGHWAYS THROUGH THE 
              UNITED STATES.

    (a) Section 13501(1) is amended by--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), striking ``or'';
            (2) in subparagraph (E), striking ``and'' at the end and 
        inserting ``or''; and
            (3) inserting the following:
                    ``(F) a foreign county and another foreign county, 
                or between two places in the same foreign country, to 
                the extent the transportation is in the United States; 
                and''.
    (b) Section 31132(4) is amended by--
            (1) striking ``a place in a State and'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) inserting ``a place in a State and'' before ``a 
                place outside that State'';
                    (B) striking ``or''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) inserting ``a place in a State and'' before 
                ``another place'';
                    (B) striking the period and inserting ``and''; and
                    (C) inserting at the end the following:
                    ``(C) a foreign county and another foreign county, 
                or between two places in the same foreign country, to 
                the extent the trade, traffic, or transportation is in 
                the United States.''.

                  Subtitle B--Driver Safety Provisions

SEC. 5201. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Licensing Standards.--Section 31305(a)(7) is amended by 
inserting ``would not be subject to a disqualification under section 
31310(g) of this title and'' after ``taking the tests''.
    (b) Disqualifications.--Section 31310(g)(1) is amended by deleting 
``who holds a commercial driver's license and''.

SEC. 5202. DISQUALIFICATIONS BASED ON NON-COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE 
              OPERATIONS.

    (a) First Offense.--Section 31310(b)(1)(D) is amended by deleting 
``commercial'' twice, after ``revoked, suspended, or canceled based on 
the individual's operation of a'' and again after ``disqualified from 
operating a commercial motor vehicle based on the individual's 
operation of a''.
    (b) Second Offense.--Section 31310(c)(1)(D) is amended by striking 
``commercial'' twice, after ``revoked, suspended, or canceled based on 
the individual's operation of a'' and again after ``disqualified from 
operating a commercial motor vehicle based on the individual's 
operation of a''.

SEC. 5203. RECORDING OF FEDERAL DISQUALIFICATIONS ON CDLIS.

    Section 31311(a)(15) is amended by--
            (1) inserting ``(A)'' after ``(15)''; and
            (2) inserting after clause (A), as redesignated, the 
        following:
                    ``(B) Not later than 10 days after receiving notice 
                from the Secretary that an individual has been 
                disqualified by the Secretary from operating a 
                commercial motor vehicle, the State shall--
                            ``(i) disqualify the individual from 
                        operating a commercial motor vehicle for the 
                        period of the Federal disqualification; and
                            ``(ii) notify the operator of the 
                        information system under section 31309 of this 
                        title to record the disqualification and the 
                        violation that resulted in the 
                        disqualification.''.

SEC. 5204. FAILURE TO PAY CIVIL PENALTY AS A DISQUALIFYING OFFENSE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 311 is amended by inserting after section 
31151 the following:
``Sec. 31152. Disqualification for failure to pay
    ``An individual assessed a civil penalty under this chapter, or 
chapters 5, 51, or 149 of this title, or a regulation issued under any 
of those provisions, who fails to pay the penalty or fails to comply 
with the terms of a settlement with the Secretary, shall be 
disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle. The 
disqualification shall continue until the penalty has been paid, or the 
individual complies with the terms of the settlement, unless such 
nonpayment is because the individual is a debtor in a case under 
chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code.''.
    (b) Technical Amendments.--Section 31310 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (h) through (k) as 
        subsections (i) through (l), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
    ``(h) Disqualification for Failure To Pay.--The Secretary shall 
disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle any individual 
failing to pay a civil penalty within the prescribed period, or failing 
to conform to the terms of any settlement with the Secretary. The 
disqualification shall continue until the penalty has been paid, or the 
individual conforms to the terms of the settlement, unless the 
nonpayment is because the individual is a debtor in a case under 
chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code.''; and
            (3) in subsection (i) (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of 
        this subsection) by striking ``Notwithstanding subsections (b) 
        through (g)'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding subsections (b) 
        through (h)''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis of chapter 311 is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 31151 the following:

``31152. Disqualification for failure to pay.''.

SEC. 5205. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE VIOLATIONS.

    Section 31310(d) is amended by--
            (1) inserting after ``Controlled Substance Violations.--'' 
        the following:
            ``(1) An individual who receives a verified positive DOT 
        drug test is disqualified from operating a commercial motor 
        vehicle and remains disqualified until the individual completes 
        the substance abuse professional evaluation and treatment and 
        return to duty process under part 40, subpart O of title 49, 
        Code of Federal Regulations.''; and
            (2) inserting ``(2)'' before ``The Secretary''.

            Subtitle C--Medical and Registration Provisions

SEC. 5301. EFFECT OF DRIVING ON COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS.

    Section 31136(a)(4) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) the operation of commercial motor vehicles does not 
        have a significantly adverse effect on the physical condition 
        of the operators; and''.

SEC. 5302. JURISDICTION OVER BROKERS OF MOTOR CARRIERS OF PASSENGERS.

    Section 13506(a) is amended by deleting paragraph (14) and 
redesignating paragraph (15) as paragraph (14).

SEC. 5303. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION.

    Section 31134(c) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``(1) In 
        general.--The Secretary'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
        subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively;
            (3) in subparagraph (1)(B) (as redesignated), by striking 
        ``knowingly failed to comply with the requirements listed in 
        subsection (b)(1)'' and inserting ``willfully failed to comply 
        with--
                            ``(i) this part;
                            ``(ii) an applicable regulation or order of 
                        the Secretary; or
                            ``(iii) a condition of the registration.'';
            (4) in subparagraph (1)(C) (as redesignated) by striking 
        ``has not disclosed'' and inserting ``has--
                            ``(i) failed to disclose; or
                            ``(ii) operated under a new identity or as 
                        an affiliate to avoid--
                                    ``(I) an order of the Secretary;
                                    ``(II) a statutory or regulatory 
                                requirement;
                                    ``(III) a civil penalty imposed 
                                under chapter 5, 51, 149, or 311;
                                    ``(IV) an enforcement action 
                                initiated by the Secretary;
                                    ``(V) a final, proposed or 
                                potential adverse safety fitness 
                                determination; or
                                    ``(VI) a negative compliance 
                                history;'';
            (5) in subparagraph (1)(D) (as redesignated), by striking 
        the period and inserting a semicolon; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, 
                the employer or person failed--
                            ``(i) to pay a civil penalty imposed under 
                        chapter 5, 51, 149, or 311 of this title;
                            ``(ii) to arrange and abide by an 
                        acceptable payment plan for such civil penalty, 
                        not later than 90 days after the date specified 
                        by order of the Secretary for the payment of 
                        such penalty; or
                            ``(iii) to obey a subpoena issued by the 
                        Secretary; or
                    ``(F) the employer or person failed to disclose, in 
                its application for registration, a material fact 
                relevant to its willingness and ability to comply 
                with--
                            ``(i) this part;
                            ``(ii) an applicable regulation or order of 
                        the Secretary; or
                            ``(iii) a condition of its registration.
            ``(2) Safety fitness; imminent hazard.--
                    ``(A) Expedited procedure.--Notwithstanding 
                subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, and subject to 
                section 31144(c) of this title, the Secretary shall 
                revoke the registration of an employer or person if the 
                employer or person--
                            ``(i) has been prohibited from operating a 
                        commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce 
                        for failure to comply with the safety fitness 
                        requirements of section 31144 of this title; or
                            ``(ii) is or was conducting unsafe 
                        operations that are or were an imminent hazard 
                        (as defined in section 521(b)(5)(B) of this 
                        title) to public health or property.
                    ``(B) Notice of revocation.--The Secretary may 
                revoke a registration under this paragraph only after 
                giving notice of the revocation to the registrant.
            ``(3) Limitation.--Paragraph (1)(E) (i) and (ii) shall not 
        apply to a person who is unable to pay a civil penalty because 
        the person is a debtor in a case under chapter 11 of title 
        11.''.

SEC. 5304. REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND TO 
              SUBPOENA.

    Section 525 is amended by inserting ``subchapter III of chapter 311 
or'' before ``chapter 139''.

SEC. 5305. LAPSE OF REQUIRED FINANCIAL SECURITY; SUSPENSION OF 
              REGISTRATION.

    Section 13906(e) is amended by inserting ``or suspend'' after 
``revoke''.

                 Subtitle D--Grants and Authorizations

SEC. 5401. FMCSA FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Definition.--Section 31101 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) `Secretary' means the Secretary of Transportation.''.
    (b) MCSAP and High Priority Programs; FMCSA Authorizations.--
Sections 31102 through 31104 are amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 31102. Motor carrier safety assistance program
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) The Secretary shall administer a Motor Carrier Safety 
        Assistance Program funded under section 31104 of this title.
            ``(2) The goal of the program is to ensure that the 
        Secretary, States, local governments, other political 
        jurisdictions, Federally recognized Indian Tribes, and other 
        persons work in partnership to establish programs to improve 
        motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety to 
        support a safe and efficient surface transportation system by--
                    ``(A) making targeted investments to promote safe 
                commercial motor vehicle transportation, including the 
                transportation of passengers and hazardous materials;
                    ``(B) investing in activities likely to generate 
                maximum reductions in the number and severity of 
                commercial motor vehicle crashes and fatalities 
                resulting from such crashes;
                    ``(C) adopting and enforcing effective motor 
                carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety 
                regulations and practices consistent with Federal 
                requirements; and
                    ``(D) assessing and improving statewide performance 
                by setting program goals and meeting performance 
                standards, measures, and benchmarks.
    ``(b) State Plans.--The Secretary shall prescribe procedures for a 
State to submit a plan under which the State agrees to assume 
responsibility for improving motor carrier safety, adopting and 
enforcing regulations, standards, and orders of the Government on 
commercial motor vehicle and hazardous materials transportation safety, 
and adopting and enforcing compatible State regulations, standards, and 
orders. The Secretary shall approve a plan if the Secretary decides 
that the plan is adequate to promote the objectives of this section, 
and the plan--
            ``(1) implements performance-based activities, including 
        deployment of technology to enhance the efficiency and 
        effectiveness of commercial motor vehicle safety programs;
            ``(2) designates a lead State motor vehicle safety agency 
        responsible for administering the plan throughout the State;
            ``(3) contains satisfactory assurances that the lead State 
        agency has or will have the legal authority, resources, and 
        qualified personnel necessary to enforce the regulations, 
        standards, and orders;
            ``(4) contains satisfactory assurances that the State will 
        devote adequate resources to the administration of the plan and 
        enforcement of the regulations, standards, and orders;
            ``(5) provides a right of entry and inspection to carry out 
        the plan;
            ``(6) provides that all reports required under this section 
        be available to the Secretary on request;
            ``(7) provides that the lead State agency will adopt the 
        reporting requirements and use the forms for recordkeeping, 
        inspections, and investigations that the Secretary prescribes;
            ``(8) requires registrants of commercial motor vehicles to 
        demonstrate knowledge of applicable safety regulations, 
        standards, and orders of the Government and the State;
            ``(9) provides that the State will grant maximum 
        reciprocity for inspections conducted under the North American 
        Inspection Standards through the use of a nationally accepted 
        system that allows ready identification of previously inspected 
        commercial motor vehicles;
            ``(10) ensures that activities described in subsection (g) 
        of this section, if financed through grants made under this 
        section, will not diminish the effectiveness of the development 
        and implementation of commercial motor vehicle safety programs 
        described in subsection (a) of this section;
            ``(11) ensures that the lead State agency will coordinate 
        the plan, data collection, and information systems with the 
        State highway safety improvement program required under section 
        148(c) of title 23;
            ``(12) ensures participation in appropriate Federal Motor 
        Carrier Safety Administration information technology and data 
        systems and other information systems by all appropriate 
        jurisdictions receiving Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program 
        funding;
            ``(13) ensures that information is exchanged among the 
        States in a timely manner;
            ``(14) provides satisfactory assurances that the State will 
        undertake efforts that will emphasize and improve enforcement 
        of State and local traffic safety laws and regulations related 
        to commercial motor vehicle safety;
            ``(15) provides satisfactory assurances that the State will 
        promote activities in support of national priorities and 
        performance goals, including--
                    ``(A) activities aimed at removing impaired 
                commercial motor vehicle drivers from the highways of 
                the United States through adequate enforcement of 
                regulations on the use of alcohol and controlled 
                substances and by ensuring ready roadside access to 
                alcohol detection and measuring equipment;
                    ``(B) activities aimed at providing an appropriate 
                level of training to State Motor Carrier Safety 
                Assistance Program officers and employees on 
                recognizing drivers impaired by alcohol or controlled 
                substances; and
                    ``(C) when conducted with an appropriate commercial 
                motor vehicle inspection, interdiction activities, and 
                appropriate strategies for carrying out those 
                activities, including activities that affect the 
                transportation of controlled substances, as defined 
                under section 102 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse 
                Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 802) and 
                listed in part 1308 of title 21, Code of Federal 
                Regulations, as updated and republished from time to 
                time, by any occupant of a commercial motor vehicle;
            ``(16) provides that the State has established and 
        dedicated sufficient resources to a program to ensure that--
                    ``(A) the State collects and reports to the 
                Secretary accurate, complete, and timely motor carrier 
                safety data; and
                    ``(B) the State participates in a national motor 
                carrier safety data correction system prescribed by the 
                Secretary;
            ``(17) ensures that the State will cooperate in the 
        enforcement of financial responsibility requirements under 
        sections 13906, 31138, and 31139 of this title, and regulations 
        issued under these sections;
            ``(18) ensures consistent, effective, and reasonable 
        sanctions;
            ``(19) ensures that roadside inspections will be conducted 
        at locations that are adequate to protect the safety of drivers 
        and enforcement personnel;
            ``(20) provides that the State will include in the training 
        manuals for the licensing examination to drive both 
        noncommercial motor vehicles and commercial motor vehicles 
        information on best practices for driving safely in the 
        vicinity of noncommercial and commercial motor vehicles;
            ``(21) provides that the State will enforce the 
        registration requirements of sections 13902 and 31134 of this 
        title by prohibiting the operation of any vehicle discovered to 
        be operated by a motor carrier without a registration issued 
        under these sections or to be operated beyond the scope of the 
        motor carrier's registration;
            ``(22) provides that the State will conduct comprehensive 
        and highly visible traffic enforcement and commercial motor 
        vehicle safety inspection programs in high-risk locations and 
        corridors;
            ``(23) except in the case of an imminent hazard or obvious 
        safety hazard, ensures that an inspection of a vehicle 
        transporting passengers for a motor carrier of passengers is 
        conducted at a station, terminal, border crossing, maintenance 
        facility, destination, or other location where adequate food, 
        shelter, and sanitation facilities are available for 
        passengers, and reasonable accommodations are available for 
        passengers with disabilities;
            ``(24) ensures that the State will transmit to its roadside 
        inspectors the notice of each Federal exemption granted 
        pursuant to section 31315(b) of this title and 49 C.F.R. 390.23 
        and 390.25 and provided to the State by the Secretary, 
        including the name of the person granted the exemption and any 
        terms and conditions that apply to the exemption;
            ``(25) except as provided in subsection (c) of this 
        section, provides that the State will conduct safety audits of 
        new entrant motor carriers pursuant to section 31144(g) of this 
        title;
            ``(26) provides that the State agrees to fully participate 
        in the Performance and Registration Information System 
        Management under section 31106(b) of this title no later than 3 
        years from the date of enactment of this provision by complying 
        with the program participation requirements established in 
        section 31106(b)(3) of this title; and
            ``(27) for a State that shares a land border with another 
        country, provides that the State--
                    ``(A) will conduct a border commercial motor 
                vehicle safety program that includes enforcement and 
                related projects; or
                    ``(B) if it declines to include appropriate border 
                related activities in its plan, will forfeit a 
                proportionate level of funding as determined by the 
                Secretary.
    ``(c) Exclusion of U.S. Territories.--The requirement that a State 
conduct safety audits of new entrant motor carriers under subsection 
(b)(25) of this section does not apply to a territory of the United 
States unless required by the Secretary.
    ``(d) Intrastate Compatibility.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations specifying tolerance guidelines and standards for ensuring 
compatibility of intrastate commercial motor vehicle safety laws and 
regulations with Government motor carrier safety regulations to be 
enforced under subsection (a) of this section. To the extent 
practicable, the guidelines and standards shall allow for maximum 
flexibility while ensuring a degree of uniformity that will not 
diminish transportation safety.
    ``(e) Maintenance of Effort.--
            ``(1) In general.--A plan submitted by a State under 
        subsection (b) of this section shall provide that the total 
        expenditure of amounts of the lead State agency responsible for 
        administering the plan will be maintained at a level each 
        fiscal year at least equal to the average level of that 
        expenditure for fiscal years 2004 and 2005.
            ``(2) Average level of state expenditures.--In estimating 
        the average level of State expenditure under paragraph (1) of 
        this subsection, the Secretary--
                    ``(A) may allow the State to exclude State 
                expenditures for Government-sponsored demonstration and 
                pilot programs and strike forces;
                    ``(B) may allow the State to exclude expenditures 
                for activities related to border enforcement and new 
                entrant safety audits; and
                    ``(C) shall require the State to exclude State 
                matching amounts used to receive Government financing 
                under this section.
            ``(3) Waivers.--Upon the request of a State, the Secretary 
        may waive or modify the requirements of this subsection for the 
        period of the plan, if the Secretary determines that a waiver 
        is equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable 
        circumstances.
    ``(f) Use of Unified Carrier Registration Fees Agreement.--Amounts 
generated under section 14504a of this title and received by a State 
and used for motor carrier safety purposes may be included as part of 
the State's share of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program not 
provided by the Government.
    ``(g) Use of Grants To Enforce Other Laws.--A State may use amounts 
received under a grant under this section--
            ``(1) if the activities are carried out in conjunction with 
        an appropriate inspection of a commercial motor vehicle to 
        enforce Federal or State commercial motor vehicle safety 
        regulations, for the--
                    ``(A) enforcement of commercial motor vehicle size 
                and weight limitations at locations (excluding fixed 
                weight facilities) such as near steep grades or 
                mountainous terrains, where the weight of a commercial 
                motor vehicle can significantly affect the safe 
                operation of the vehicle, or at ports where intermodal 
                shipping containers enter and leave the United States; 
                and
                    ``(B) detection of and enforcement actions taken as 
                a result of criminal activity, including the 
                trafficking of human beings, in a commercial motor 
                vehicle or by any occupant, including the operator, of 
                the vehicle;
            ``(2) for documented enforcement of State traffic laws and 
        regulations designed to promote the safe operation of 
        commercial motor vehicles, including documented enforcement of 
        such laws and regulations relating to noncommercial motor 
        vehicles when necessary to promote the safe operation of 
        commercial motor vehicles, provided:
                    ``(A) the number of motor carrier safety activities 
                (including roadside safety inspections) conducted in 
                the State is maintained at a level at least equal to 
                the average level of such activities conducted in the 
                State in fiscal years 2004 and 2005; and
                    ``(B) the State does not use more than 5 percent of 
                the basic amount the State receives under a grant under 
                this section for enforcement activities relating to 
                noncommercial motor vehicles unless the Secretary 
                determines that a higher percentage will result in 
                significant increases in commercial motor vehicle 
                safety; and
            ``(3) for the enforcement of household goods regulations on 
        intrastate and interstate carriers, provided that the State has 
        adopted laws or regulations compatible with the Federal 
        household goods regulations.
    ``(h) Evaluation of Plan and Award of Grant.--
            ``(1) Award.--The Secretary may allocate the amounts 
        appropriated among the States whose plans have been approved 
        under criteria that the Secretary establishes.
            ``(2) Opportunity to cure.--If the Secretary disapproves a 
        plan under this section, the Secretary shall give the State a 
        written explanation of the reasons for disapproval and allow 
        the State to modify and resubmit the plan for approval.
    ``(i) Plan Monitoring.--
            ``(1) In general.--On the basis of reports submitted by the 
        lead State agency responsible for administering a plan approved 
        under this section and the Secretary's own investigations, the 
        Secretary shall make a continuing evaluation of the way the 
        State is carrying out the plan.
            ``(2) Withholding of funds.--If, after notice and an 
        opportunity to be heard, the Secretary finds that the State 
        plan previously approved is not being followed or has become 
        inadequate to ensure enforcement of the regulations, standards, 
        or orders, the Secretary may withdraw approval of the plan and 
        notify the State. The plan is no longer in effect once the 
        notice is received. In lieu of withdrawing approval of the 
        plan, the Secretary may withhold funding from the State to 
        which the State would otherwise be entitled under this section 
        for the period of the State's noncompliance. In exercising this 
        option, the Secretary may withhold up to 10 percent of funds 
        for the year that the Secretary notifies the State of its 
        noncompliance, up to 10 percent of funds for the first full 
        year of noncompliance, up to 25 percent of funds for the second 
        full year of noncompliance, and not less than 50 percent of 
        funds for the third and subsequent full years of noncompliance.
            ``(3) Judicial review.--A State adversely affected by the 
        Secretary's action under paragraph (2) of this subsection may 
        seek judicial review under chapter 7 of title 5. 
        Notwithstanding withdrawal of a plan approval, the State may 
        retain jurisdiction in administrative or judicial proceedings 
        begun before the withdrawal if the issues involved are not 
        related directly to the reasons for the withdrawal.
    ``(j) Allocation of MCSAP Funds.--On October 1 of each fiscal year, 
or as soon as practicable after that date, and after making a deduction 
under section 31104(a)(3) of this title, the Secretary shall allocate 
amounts made available to carry out this section for the fiscal year 
among the States with plans approved under this section. The allocation 
shall be made under criteria prescribed by the Secretary.
``Sec. 31103. High priority program
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer a High Priority 
Program funded under section 31104 of this title.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the program is to make grants to and 
cooperative agreements with States, local governments, other political 
jurisdictions, Federally recognized Indian Tribes, and any person to 
carry out high priority activities and projects, including activities 
and projects that--
            ``(1) increase public awareness and education on commercial 
        motor vehicle safety;
            ``(2) target unsafe driving of commercial motor vehicles 
        and non-commercial motor vehicles in areas identified as high 
        risk crash corridors;
            ``(3) support the enforcement of household goods 
        regulations on intrastate and interstate carriers, provided 
        that the State has adopted laws or regulations compatible with 
        the Federal household good regulations;
            ``(4) improve the safe and secure movement of hazardous 
        materials and the transportation of goods and persons in 
        foreign commerce;
            ``(5) demonstrate new technologies to improve commercial 
        motor vehicle safety;
            ``(6) otherwise improve commercial motor vehicle safety and 
        compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety regulations; or
            ``(7) support participation in the Performance and 
        Registration Information System Management under section 
        31106(b) of this title.
    ``(c) Safety Data Improvement.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to the activities and 
        projects under subsection (b) of this section and subject to 
        paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary may make a 
        grant to or cooperative agreement with a State under this 
        section to improve the accuracy, timeliness, and completeness 
        of commercial motor vehicle safety data reported to the 
        Secretary.
            ``(2) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible for funding 
        under this subsection in a fiscal year if the Secretary 
        determines that the State has--
                    ``(A) conducted a comprehensive audit of its 
                commercial motor vehicle safety data system within the 
                preceding 2 years;
                    ``(B) developed a plan that identifies and 
                prioritizes its commercial motor vehicle safety data 
                needs and goals; and
                    ``(C) identified performance-based measures to 
                determine progress toward those goals.
``Sec. 31104. Availability of amounts
    ``(a) Financial Assistance Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--The following sums are authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Highway Account of the Transportation 
        Trust Fund for the following Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
        Administration programs:
                    ``(A) Grant program for the motor carrier safety 
                assistance program.--Subject to paragraph 3 of this 
                subsection, to carry out sections 31102 and 31103 of 
                this title--
                            ``(i) $288,173,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                            ``(ii) $309,081,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                            ``(iii) $330,638,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
                        and
                            ``(iv) $352,863,000 for fiscal year 2018.
                    ``(B) Financial assistance program for high 
                priority activities.--To make grants and cooperative 
                agreements under section 31103 of this title, the 
                Secretary may set aside from amounts made available 
                under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph up to--
                            ``(i) $21,178,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                            ``(ii) $23,526,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                            ``(iii) $25,947,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
                        and
                            ``(iv) $28,443,000 for fiscal year 2018.
                    ``(C) Grant program for innovative technology.--To 
                carry out section 31109 of this title--
                            ``(i) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                            ``(ii) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                            ``(iii) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
                        and
                            ``(iv) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
                    ``(D) Financial assistance program for commercial 
                driver's license program implementation.--To carry out 
                section 31313 of this title--
                            ``(i) $38,580,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                            ``(ii) $39,776,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                            ``(iii) $41,009,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
                        and
                            ``(iv) $42,280,000 for fiscal year 2018.
                    ``(E) Grant program for commercial motor vehicle 
                operators.--To carry out section 31110 of this title, 
                $1,000,000 for each fiscal year, 2015 through 2018.
            ``(2) Reimbursement for government's share of costs.--
        Amounts made available under this section shall be used to 
        reimburse financial assistance recipients proportionally for 
        the United States Government's share of the costs incurred.
            ``(3) Deduction for partner training and program support.--
        On October 1 of each fiscal year or as soon after that date as 
        practicable, the Secretary may deduct, from amounts made 
        available under subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of paragraph 1 
        of this subsection for that fiscal year, not more than 1.50 
        percent of those amounts for partner training and program 
        support in that fiscal year. The Secretary shall use at least 
        75 percent of those deducted amounts to train non-Government 
        employees and to develop related training materials in carrying 
        out these programs.
            ``(4) Grants and cooperative agreements as contractual 
        obligations.--The approval of a grant or cooperative agreement 
        by the Secretary under section 31102, 31103, 31109, 31110, or 
        31313 of this title is a contractual obligation of the 
        Government for payment of the Government's share of costs in 
        carrying out the provisions of the grant or cooperative 
        agreement.
            ``(5) Eligible activities.--The Secretary shall establish 
        criteria for eligible activities to be funded with grants or 
        cooperative agreements under this section and publish those 
        criteria in a notice of funding availability before the program 
        application period.
            ``(6) Reimbursement.--The Secretary shall reimburse a 
        recipient, from a grant or cooperative agreement made under 
        section 31102, 31103, 31109, 31110, or 31313 of this title, an 
        amount that is at least 85 percent of the costs incurred by the 
        recipient in a fiscal year in developing and implementing 
        programs under these sections.
            ``(7) Payment to recipients for costs.--Each recipient 
        shall submit vouchers at least quarterly for costs the 
        recipient incurs in developing and implementing programs under 
        section 31102, 31103, 31109, 31110, or 31313 of this title. The 
        Secretary shall pay the recipient an amount not more than the 
        Government share of the costs incurred as of the date of the 
        vouchers. The Secretary shall include a recipient's in-kind 
        contributions in determining the reimbursement.
            ``(8) Availability of allocations.--Grants or cooperative 
        agreements to carry out section 31102, 31103, 31109, 31110, or 
        31313 of this title remain available for expenditure by the 
        recipient for the fiscal year in which they are allocated and 
        for the next two fiscal years. Amounts not expended during the 
        time permitted are released to the Secretary for reallocation.
    ``(b) Administrative Expenses.--
            ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--The following sums 
        are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Account of 
        the Transportation Trust Fund for the Secretary of 
        Transportation to pay administrative expenses of the Federal 
        Motor Carrier Safety Administration--
                    ``(A) $315,770,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    ``(B) $372,743,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                    ``(C) $398,953,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
                    ``(D) $378,106,000 for fiscal year 2018.
            ``(2) Use of funds.--The funds authorized by this 
        subsection shall be used for personnel costs; administrative 
        infrastructure; rent; information technology; programs for 
        research and technology, information management, regulatory 
        development, the administration of the performance and 
        registration information system management, and outreach and 
        education; to fund the facilities working capital fund; other 
        operating expenses; and such other expenses as may from time to 
        time become necessary to implement statutory mandates of the 
        Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration not funded from 
        other sources.
            ``(3) Outreach and education.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct, 
                through any combination of grants, contracts, or 
                cooperative agreements, an outreach and education 
                program to be administered by the Federal Motor Carrier 
                Safety Administration.
                    ``(B) Program elements.--The program shall include, 
                at a minimum--
                            ``(i) a program to promote a more 
                        comprehensive and national effort to educate 
                        commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger 
                        vehicle drivers about how commercial motor 
                        vehicle drivers and passenger vehicle drivers 
                        can more safely share the road with each other;
                            ``(ii) a program to promote enhanced 
                        traffic enforcement efforts aimed at reducing 
                        the incidence of the most common unsafe driving 
                        behaviors that cause or contribute to crashes 
                        involving commercial motor vehicles and 
                        passenger vehicles; and
                            ``(iii) a program to establish a public-
                        private partnership to provide resources and 
                        expertise for the development and dissemination 
                        of information relating to sharing the road 
                        referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of this 
                        subparagraph to each partner's constituents and 
                        to the general public through the use of 
                        brochures, videos, paid and public 
                        advertisements, the Internet, and other media.
                    ``(C) Funding.--From amounts made available in 
                paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
                make available in support of the office of Outreach and 
                Education--
                            ``(i) $4,905,988 for fiscal year 2015;
                            ``(ii) $5,031,988 for fiscal year 2016;
                            ``(iii) $5,294,988 for fiscal year 2017; 
                        and
                            ``(iv) $5,294,988 for fiscal year 2018.
                    ``(D) Federal share.--The Federal share of a 
                program or activity for which a grant or cooperative 
                agreement is made under this paragraph shall be at 
                least 85 percent of the cost of such program or 
                activity.
            ``(4) Motor carrier safety facility working capital fund.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may establish a 
                motor carrier safety facility working capital fund.
                    ``(B) Purpose.--Amounts in the fund shall be 
                available for modernization, construction, leases and 
                expenses related to vacating, occupying, maintaining 
                and expanding motor carrier safety facilities.
                    ``(C) Availability.--Amounts in the fund shall be 
                available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
                    ``(D) Funding.--Amounts may be appropriated to the 
                fund from the amounts made available paragraph (1) of 
                this subsection.
                    ``(E) Fund transfers.--The Agency may transfer 
                funds to the working capital fund from the amounts made 
                available in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
    ``(c) Contract Authority; Initial Date of Availability.--Amounts 
authorized from the Highway Account of the Transportation Trust Fund by 
this section shall be available for obligation on the date of their 
apportionment or allocation or on October 1 of the fiscal year for 
which they are authorized, whichever occurs first.
    ``(d) Funding Availability.--Amounts made available under this 
section remain available until expended.''.
    (c) Innovative Technology Deployment Grants.--Section 31109 is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 31109. Innovative technology deployment grants
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Program.--The Secretary shall administer an 
        innovative technology program funded under section 31104 of 
        this title.
            ``(2) Goal.--The goal of the program is to support and 
        maintain a commercial motor vehicle information systems and 
        networks program to--
                    ``(A) link Federal motor carrier safety information 
                systems with State commercial motor vehicle systems;
                    ``(B) improve the safety and productivity of 
                commercial motor vehicles and drivers; and
                    ``(C) reduce costs associated with commercial motor 
                vehicle operations and Federal and State commercial 
                vehicle regulatory requirements.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The program shall advance the technological 
capability and promote the deployment of intelligent transportation 
system applications for commercial motor vehicle operations, including 
commercial motor vehicle, commercial driver, and carrier-specific 
information systems and networks.
    ``(c) Deployment Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
        eligible States for the deployment of commercial motor vehicle 
        information systems and networks.
            ``(2) Use of funds.--Funds from a grant under this section 
        may be used for deployment activities and activities to develop 
        new and innovative advanced technology solutions that support 
        commercial motor vehicle information systems and networks.
    ``(d) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under this section, 
a State--
            ``(1) shall have a commercial motor vehicle information 
        systems and networks program plan approved by the Secretary 
        that describes the various systems and networks at the State 
        level that need to be refined, revised, upgraded, or built to 
        accomplish deployment of commercial motor vehicle information 
        systems and networks capabilities;
            ``(2) shall certify to the Secretary that its commercial 
        motor vehicle information systems and networks deployment 
        activities, including hardware procurement, software and system 
        development, and infrastructure modifications--
                    ``(A) are consistent with the national intelligent 
                transportation systems and commercial motor vehicle 
                information systems and networks architectures and 
                available standards; and
                    ``(B) promote interoperability and efficiency to 
                the extent practicable; and
            ``(3) shall agree to execute interoperability tests 
        developed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to 
        verify that its systems conform with the national intelligent 
        transportation systems architecture, applicable standards, and 
        protocols for commercial motor vehicle information systems and 
        networks.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) `Commercial motor vehicle information systems and 
        networks' means the information systems and communications 
        networks that provide the capability to--
                    ``(A) improve the safety of commercial motor 
                vehicle operations;
                    ``(B) increase the efficiency of regulatory 
                inspection processes to reduce administrative burdens 
                by advancing technology to facilitate inspections and 
                increase the effectiveness of enforcement efforts;
                    ``(C) advance electronic processing of registration 
                information, driver licensing information, fuel tax 
                information, inspection and crash data, and other 
                safety information;
                    ``(D) enhance the safe passage of commercial motor 
                vehicles across the United States and across 
                international borders; and
                    ``(E) promote the communication of information 
                among the States and encourage multistate cooperation 
                and corridor development.
            ``(2) `Commercial motor vehicle operations'--
                    ``(A) means motor carrier operations and commercial 
                motor vehicle regulatory activities associated with the 
                commercial motor vehicle movement of goods, including 
                property, hazardous materials, and passengers; and
                    ``(B) with respect to the public sector, includes 
                the issuance of operating credentials, the 
                administration of commercial motor vehicle and fuel 
                taxes, and roadside safety and border crossing 
                inspection and regulatory compliance operations.
            ``(3) `Deployment' means, at a minimum, the implementation 
        of systems in a State necessary to provide the State with the 
        following capabilities:
                    ``(A) A safety information exchange to--
                            ``(i) electronically collect and transmit 
                        commercial motor vehicle and driver inspection 
                        data at a majority of inspection sites in the 
                        State;
                            ``(ii) connect to the safety and fitness 
                        electronic records system for access to 
                        interstate carrier and commercial motor vehicle 
                        data, summaries of past safety performance, and 
                        commercial motor vehicle credentials 
                        information; and
                            ``(iii) exchange carrier data and 
                        commercial motor vehicle safety and credentials 
                        information within the State and connect to 
                        such system for access to interstate carrier, 
                        commercial motor vehicle, and commercial driver 
                        data.
                    ``(B) Interstate credentials administration to--
                            ``(i) perform end-to-end processing, 
                        including carrier application, jurisdiction 
                        application processing, and credential 
                        issuance, of at least the international 
                        registration plan and international fuel tax 
                        agreement credentials and extend this 
                        processing to other credentials, including 
                        intrastate registration, vehicle titling, 
                        oversize vehicle permits, overweight vehicle 
                        permits, carrier registration, and hazardous 
                        materials permits; and
                            ``(ii) connect to such plan and agreement 
                        clearinghouses.
                    ``(C) Roadside electronic screening to 
                electronically screen commercial vehicles at a minimum 
                of one fixed or mobile inspection site in the State.''.
    (d) Driver Training Grant Program.--Chapter 311 is amended by 
inserting after section 31109 (as amended by subsection (c) of this 
section) the following:
``Sec. 31110. Commercial motor vehicle operators grant program
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer a Commercial 
Motor Vehicle Operators Grant Program funded under section 31104 of 
this title.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the program is to train individuals 
in the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles as defined under 
section 31301 of this title.''.
    (e) Section 31313 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 31313. Financial assistance program for commercial driver's 
              license program implementation
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Purpose.--The Secretary of Transportation may make a 
        grant to a State agency in a fiscal year--
                    ``(A) to comply with the requirements of section 
                31311 of this title;
                    ``(B) in the case of a State that is making a good 
                faith effort toward substantial compliance with the 
                requirements of section 31311 of this title, to improve 
                its implementation of its commercial driver's license 
                program, including expenses:
                            ``(i) for computer hardware and software;
                            ``(ii) for publications, testing, 
                        personnel, training, and quality control;
                            ``(iii) for commercial driver's license 
                        program coordinators;
                            ``(iv) to implement or maintain a system to 
                        notify an employer of an operator of a 
                        commercial motor vehicle of the suspension or 
                        revocation of the operator's commercial 
                        driver's license consistent with the standards 
                        developed under section 32303(b) of the 
                        Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act 
                        of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 31304 note).
            ``(2) Priority activities.--The Secretary may make a grant 
        or cooperative agreement in a fiscal year to a State agency, 
        local government, or any person for research, development or 
        testing, demonstration projects, public education, or other 
        special activities and projects relating to commercial driver's 
        licensing and motor vehicle safety that--
                    ``(A) are of benefit to all jurisdictions of the 
                United States;
                    ``(B) are designed to address national safety 
                concerns and circumstances;
                    ``(C) are designed to address emerging issues 
                relating to commercial driver's license improvements; 
                or
                    ``(D) support innovative ideas and solutions to 
                commercial driver's license program issues.
    ``(b) Prohibitions.--A recipient may not use financial assistance 
funds awarded under this section to rent, lease, or buy land or 
buildings.
    ``(c) Apportionment.--All amounts made available to carry out this 
section for a fiscal year shall be apportioned according to criteria 
prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation.''.
    (f) Miscellaneous Repeals.--
            (1) Subsection (b) of section 31106 is amended by striking 
        paragraph (4).
            (2) Section 31107 is repealed.
            (3) Subsection (g) of section 31144 is amended by striking 
        paragraph (4), as redesignated by section 5105 of this Act.
    (g) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--
            (1) The analysis for chapter 311 is amended by--
                    (A) striking the item relating to section 31102 and 
                inserting ``31102. Motor Carrier Safety Assistance 
                Program.'';
                    (B) striking the item relating to section 31103 and 
                inserting ``31103. High Priority Grant Program.'';
                    (C) striking the item relating to section 31107;
                    (D) striking the item relating to section 31109 and 
                inserting ``Innovative Technology Deployment Grants.''; 
                and
                    (E) by adding at the end of Subchapter I the 
                following: ``31110. Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators 
                Grant Program.''
            (2) The subsection heading for section 31106(b) is amended 
        by striking ``program'' and inserting ``system management''.
            (3) Section 31161 is amended by striking ``31104(i)'' and 
        inserting ``31104(b)''.
            (4) The analysis for chapter 313 is amended by striking the 
        item relating to section 31313 and inserting the following: 
        ``31313. Financial assistance program for commercial driver's 
        license program implementation.''.

                       Subtitle E--Miscellaneous

SEC. 5501. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee.--Subchapter III of 
chapter 311 is amended by inserting after section 31152 (as added by 
section 5204) the following:
``Sec. 31153. Motor carrier safety advisory committee
    ``(a) Establishment and Duties.--The Secretary shall maintain for 
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration a motor carrier safety 
advisory committee. The committee shall--
            ``(1) provide advice and recommendations to the 
        Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
        Administration about needs, objectives, plans, approaches, 
        content, and accomplishments of the motor carrier safety 
        programs carried out by the Administration; and
            ``(2) provide advice and recommendations to the 
        Administrator on motor carrier safety regulations.
    ``(b) Members, Chairman, Pay, and Expenses.--
            ``(1) In general.--The committee shall be composed of not 
        more than 20 members appointed by the Administrator from among 
        individuals who are not employees of the Administration and who 
        are specially qualified to serve on the committee because of 
        their education, training, or experience. The members shall 
        consist of representatives of the motor carrier industry, 
        nonprofit employee labor organizations representing commercial 
        vehicle drivers, safety advocates, and safety enforcement 
        officials. Representatives of a single enumerated interest 
        group may not constitute a majority of the members of the 
        advisory committee. A person appointed under this section shall 
        not be considered an employee of the Federal Government by 
        reason of the appointment.
            ``(2) Chairman.--The Administrator shall designate the 
        chairman of the committee.
            ``(3) Pay.--A member of the committee shall serve without 
        pay; except that the Administrator may allow a member, when 
        attending meetings of the committee or a subcommittee of the 
        committee, expenses authorized under section 5703 of title 5, 
        relating to per diem, travel, and transportation expenses.
    ``(c) Support Staff, Information, and Services.--The Administrator 
shall provide staff for the committee. On request of the committee, and 
subject to the availability of funding, the Administrator shall provide 
information, administrative services, and supplies that the 
Administrator considers necessary for the committee to carry out its 
duties and powers.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) The analysis for chapter 311 is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to 31152 (as added by section 5204 of 
        this Act) the following:

``31153. Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee.''.
            (2) Section 4144 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
        Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (49 
        U.S.C. 31100 note) is repealed.

SEC. 5502. UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN.

    Section 14504a is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(5)(A)(ii)(II), by striking 
        ``subsection (d)(4)(C)'' and inserting ``subsection 
        (d)(5)(C)'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking ``appointed by the 
        Secretary as follows'' and inserting ``. In making appointments 
        of directors, the Secretary should seek to achieve the 
        following distribution'';
            (3) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(iii), by striking ``Five'' and 
        inserting ``Six'' and inserting the following before the last 
        sentence: ``At least one of the appointees under this clause 
        shall be a representative of the passenger motorcoach 
        industry.'';
            (4) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking clause (iv);
            (5) in subsection (d)(1)(C), by striking ``Secretary'' and 
        inserting ``board of directors'';
            (6) in subsection (d)(1)(D)--
                    (A) by striking clause (i) and redesignating 
                clauses (ii) through (iv) as clauses (i) through (iii), 
                respectively; and
                    (B) by amending clause (i), (as so redesignated) to 
                read as follows:
                            ``(i) Terms.--All directors shall be 
                        appointed for terms of 3 years.'';
            (7) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking ``and'';
            (8) in subsection (d)(2)(D), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and'' at the end;
            (9) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting after subparagraph 
        (D) the following:
                    ``(E) require the board to conduct an audit of the 
                UCR plan's use of administrative fees no less 
                frequently than once every two years.'';
            (10) in subsection (d)(3)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``Except for the representative of 
                the Department appointed under paragraph (1)(B)(iv), 
                no''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``No'' before ``director shall 
                receive'';
            (11) in subsection (d)(4)(A), by striking ``of the board,'' 
        and inserting ``of the board or'' and striking ``, or the 
        Secretary'';
            (12) in subsection (d)(6), by inserting ``or the United 
        States Government'' after ``agency of a State'';
            (13) by redesignating section 14504a(d)(7)(A) as section 
        14504a(d)(7) and amending paragraph (7) (as so redesignated) to 
        read as follows:
            ``(7) Setting fees.--The board shall set the initial annual 
        fees to be assessed carriers, leasing companies, brokers, and 
        freight forwarders under the unified carrier registration 
        agreement. In setting the level of fees to be assessed in any 
        agreement year, and in setting the fee level, the board shall 
        consider--
                    ``(A) the administrative costs associated with the 
                unified carrier registration plan and the agreement;
                    ``(B) whether the revenues generated in the 
                previous year and any surplus or shortage from that 
                year or prior years enable the participating States to 
                achieve the revenue levels set by the board; and
                    ``(C) the provisions governing fees under 
                subsection (f)(1).'';
            (14) by striking subsection (d)(7)(B);
            (15) by amending subsection (d)(9) to read as follows:
            ``(9) Inapplicability.--Neither the Federal Advisory 
        Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) nor the Administrative Procedure 
        Act (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.) shall apply to the unified carrier 
        registration plan, the board, or its committees.'';
            (16) by redesignating subsections (d)(1) through (10) as 
        (d)(2) through (11), respectively;
            (17) by inserting a new subsection (d)(1) before subsection 
        (d)(2) (as redesignated in paragraph) to read as follows:
            ``(1) Status.--The unified carrier registration plan--
                    ``(A) is an interstate agreement established under 
                this section;
                    ``(B) shall be operated as a not-for-profit 
                corporation; and
                    ``(C) is not a department, agency or 
                instrumentality of the United States Government.'';
            (18) in subsection (e), by striking subparagraph (5);
            (19) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``the Secretary 
        and'';
            (20) in subsection (e)(3)--
                    (A) by striking ``Secretary'' the first place it 
                appears;
                    (B) by inserting ``chairperson of the board of 
                directors''; and
                    (C) by striking the last sentence;
            (21) in subsection (e)(4), by striking ``Secretary'' and 
        inserting ``chairperson of the board of directors'';
            (22) in subsection (f)(1)(E), by striking ``ask the 
        Secretary to'';
            (23) by striking subsection (f)(1)(B) and redesignating 
        subsections (f)(1)(C) through (f)(1)(E) as subsections 
        (f)(1)(B) through (f)(1)(D), respectively;
            (24) in subsection (h)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``participating''; and
                    (B) by striking ``subsection (d)(2)(D)'' and 
                inserting ``subsection (d)(3)(D)'', as redesignated;
            (25) by amending subsection (h)(3)(B) to read as follows:
                    ``(B) To pay the administrative costs of the UCR 
                plan and the UCR agreement. Payments for administrative 
                costs may be made prior to making distributions under 
                subparagraph (A).'';
            (26) in subsection (h)(4), by striking ``Secretary'' and 
        inserting ``board''; and
            (27) by amending subsection (i) to read as follows:
    ``(i) Enforcement.--Nothing in this section--
            ``(1) prohibits a participating State from issuing 
        citations and imposing reasonable fines and penalties pursuant 
        to the applicable laws and regulations of the State on any 
        motor carrier, motor private carrier, freight forwarder, 
        broker, or leasing company for failure to--
                    ``(A) submit information documents as required 
                under subsection (d)(3); or
                    ``(B) pay the fees required under subsection (f); 
                or
            ``(2) authorizes a State to require a motor carrier, motor 
        private carrier, or freight forwarder to display as evidence of 
        compliance any form of identification in excess of those 
        permitted under section 14506 of this title on or in a 
        commercial motor vehicle.''.

SEC. 5503. SELF-INSURANCE FOR MOTOR CARRIERS REPEALED.

    Section 13906(d) is amended by striking the second, third and last 
sentences.

SEC. 5504. ELECTRONIC LOGGING DEVICE RECALL AUTHORITY.

    Section 31137 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
        (h) and (i), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting before subsection (h), as redesignated, 
        the following:
    ``(f) Notice and Record Requirements.--The Secretary may require an 
electronic logging device provider to--
            ``(1) provide the purchaser or lessee of an electronic 
        logging device, in a manner the Secretary considers 
        appropriate, any information or notice that the Secretary 
        considers necessary; and
            ``(2) maintain records of electronic logging device 
        purchasers and lessees in order to provide any information or 
        notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
    ``(g) Noncompliant Devices.--
            ``(1) The Secretary shall notify an electronic logging 
        device provider after making a preliminary decision that an 
        electronic logging device does not comply with the standards 
        established through the regulations prescribed under subsection 
        (a) in effect at the time of certification.
            ``(2) The Secretary shall publish notice of each 
        preliminary decision in the Federal Register.
            ``(3) The Secretary may make a final decision that an 
        electronic logging device does not comply with the standards 
        only after--
                    ``(A) giving the electronic logging device provider 
                an opportunity to--
                            ``(i) correct the deficiency in order that 
                        the electronic logging device complies with the 
                        standards; or
                            ``(ii) present information to show that the 
                        electronic logging device complies with the 
                        standards; and
                    ``(B) giving any other interested person an 
                opportunity to present information as to the electronic 
                logging device's noncompliance.
            ``(4) If the Secretary makes a final decision that an 
        electronic logging device does not comply with the standards in 
        effect at the time of certification, the Secretary shall order 
        the electronic logging device provider to give notice under 
        subsection (f) of this section to each purchaser or lessee of 
        the electronic logging device that the electronic logging 
        device provider has been required to--
                    ``(A) recall the electronic logging device; and
                    ``(B) remedy the defect so that the purchaser or 
                lessee of the electronic logging device obtains a 
                compliant electronic logging device within a reasonable 
                time and in accordance with the terms prescribed by the 
                Secretary.''.

SEC. 5505. REPEAL OF MOTOR CARRIER FINANCIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    Section 14123 and the item relating to that section in the analysis 
for chapter 141 are repealed.

SEC. 5506. CONTRACTORS EXERCISING OPERATIONAL CONTROL OVER MOTOR 
              CARRIER OPERATIONS.

    (a) Contractors Exercising Operational Control Over Motor Carrier 
Operations.--Chapter 311 is amended by inserting after section 31139 
the following:
``Sec. 31139a. Contractors exercising operational control over motor 
              carrier operations
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation may issue 
regulations governing contractors that exercise control over motor 
carrier operations.
    ``(b) Contents.--The regulations issued under this section shall 
include, at a minimum--
            ``(1) a requirement that contractors register with the 
        Secretary under this chapter;
            ``(2) a requirement that contractors create and maintain 
        records applicable to regulatory provisions over which they 
        exercise control or which they conduct directly;
            ``(3) a program for the evaluation and audit of compliance 
        by contractors with applicable Federal motor carrier safety 
        regulations;
            ``(4) a civil penalty structure consistent with section 
        521(b) of this title, for contractors that fail to comply with 
        applicable Federal motor carrier safety regulations;
            ``(5) a prohibition on contractors from placing commercial 
        motor vehicles or drivers in service on the public highways to 
        the extent that such drivers or their equipment are found to 
        pose an imminent hazard;
            ``(6) a process by which motor carriers and agents of motor 
        carriers shall be able to request the Federal Motor Carrier 
        Safety Administration to undertake an investigation of a 
        contractor identified that is alleged to be not in compliance 
        with the regulations under this section; and
            ``(7) a procedure under which motor carriers, drivers, and 
        contractors may seek correction of their safety records through 
        the deletion from those records of violations of safety 
        regulations attributable to deficiencies in operation or driver 
        performance for which they should not have been held 
        responsible.
    ``(c) Inspections.--The Secretary or an employee of the Department 
of Transportation designated by the Secretary or a contractor or an 
employee of the recipient of a grant issued under section 31102 of this 
title may inspect records for operations controlled by or drivers 
provided by the contractor, upon demand and display of proper 
credentials in person or in writing.
    ``(d) Out-of-Service.--Any contractor that is determined under this 
section to fail to comply with applicable Federal safety regulations 
may be placed out of service by the Secretary or a Federal, State, or 
government official designated by the Secretary and may not exercise 
operational control over a motor carrier's drivers and commercial motor 
vehicles and may not provide drivers or commercial motor vehicles to a 
motor carrier until the contractor takes actions necessary to come into 
compliance.
    ``(e) Definition of Contractor.--For purposes of this section, 
exclusive of the first use of term in subsection (c), the term 
`contractor' means a person, other than a motor carrier, that does one 
or more of the following:
            ``(1) Enters into a contract with a motor carrier under 
        which the motor carrier provides commercial motor vehicles and 
        drivers dedicated to transporting property or passengers for 
        the person over multiple trips where the person exercises 
        direct operational control, such as setting schedules, routes, 
        pick-up and delivery points, and dispatching drivers and 
        commercial motor vehicles.
            ``(2) Enters into a contract with a motor carrier to 
        provide drivers to the carrier and represents that it is 
        responsible for ensuring that the drivers meet the 
        qualifications required by this part and regulations 
        promulgated under this part.
            ``(3) Enters into a contract with a motor carrier to 
        provide commercial motor vehicles to the motor carrier (other 
        than for purchase or lease to purchase) and represents that it 
        is responsible under the contract for ensuring that the 
        vehicles meet the requirements of this part and regulations 
        promulgated under it.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 311 is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 31139 the following:

``31139a. Contractors exercising operational control over motor carrier 
                            operations''.

SEC. 5507. DRIVER COMPENSATION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 311 is amended by inserting after section 
31139a (as added by section 5506 of this Act) the following:
``Sec. 31140. Driver compensation
    ``(a) On-Duty, Not-Driving Time.--The Secretary of Transportation 
may by regulation require that a motor carrier employer--
            ``(1) track the on-duty (not driving) time of an employee 
        whose base compensation is calculated in a manner other than an 
        hourly wage and who is required to keep a record of duty status 
        under the hours of service regulations prescribed by the 
        Secretary; and
            ``(2) separately compensate the employee for any on-duty, 
        not-driving period at an hourly rate not less than the Federal 
        minimum wage rate under section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards 
        Act (29 U.S.C. 206).
    ``(b) Scope.--This section does not apply to an employee whose 
employment is governed by a collective bargaining agreement, negotiated 
by employee representatives certified as bona fide by the National 
Labor Relations Board, if the agreement governs compensation of the 
employee for on-duty, not-driving time.
    ``(c) Other Law.--Nothing in this section or regulations adopted 
under this section shall alter an employer's obligations under the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). Compensation of 
employees under this section and regulations adopted under this section 
shall be in addition to other compensation calculated for purposes of 
determining compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis of chapter 311 is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 31139a (as added by 
section 5506 of this Act) the following:

``31140. Driver compensation''.

SEC. 5508. CIVIL ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.

    Section 507 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, subchapter III of chapter 311, 
                chapter 313, or chapter 315'' after the first ``this 
                chapter'';
                    (B) by striking the second ``this chapter'' and 
                inserting ``these provisions''; and
                    (C) by striking ``violating this chapter or a 
                regulation or order of the Secretary'' and inserting 
                ``for a violation''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``, at the request of the 
                Secretary, may'' and inserting "may, and at the request 
                of the Secretary, shall; and
                    (B) by striking ``(except sections 31138 and 31139) 
                or section 31502'' and inserting ``, chapter 313, and 
                chapter 315''.

SEC. 5509. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

    Section 521(b)(6)(A) is amended by--
            (1) striking ``and willfully'';
            (2) striking the second ``or'';
            (3) inserting ``or order'' after ``regulation'';
            (4) inserting ``, or an imminent hazard out-of-service 
        order issued under this section'' after ``those provisions'';
            (5) striking ``to a fine not to exceed $25,000'' and 
        inserting ``to a fine as set forth in section 3571 of title 
        18'';
            (6) striking ``, except that, if'' and inserting ``. If''; 
        and
            (7) striking ``to a fine not to exceed $2,500'' and 
        inserting ``to a fine as set forth in section 3571 of title 18 
        or imprisonment for a term not to exceed one year, or both''.

SEC. 5510. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF OUT-OF-SERVICE ORDERS.

    Section 521(b)(2)(F) is amended by inserting the end the following: 
``Each day of operation after the effective date of the out-of-service 
order is a separate offense.''

SEC. 5511. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Fleetwide Out-of-Service Order for Operating Without Required 
Registration.--Section 13902(e)(1) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``motor vehicle or'' before ``motor 
        carrier providing''; and
            (2) by inserting ``motor vehicle or'' before ``motor 
        carrier operations''.
    (b) Settlement of General Civil Penalties.--Section 14901(h) is 
amended by striking ``Household Goods'' in the subsection heading.
    (c) Hours of Service Study and Electronic Logging Devices.--Section 
30165(a)(1) is amended by striking ``30141 through 30147, or 31137'' 
and inserting ``or 30141 through 30147''.
    (d) Medical Standards and Requirements.--Section 31149(c)(1)(E) is 
amended by striking ``on a monthly basis''.
    (e) National Clearinghouse for Controlled Substance and Alcohol 
Test Results.--
            (1) Section 521 is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``, section 31306(b),'' before 
                ``or section 31502'' in subparagraph (b)(2)(A);
                    (B) by amending the subparagraph headings for 
                subparagraphs (b)(2)(C) and (b)(6)(B), by inserting 
                after ``CDLS'', each place it appears, ``and alcohol 
                and controlled substance testing''; and
                    (C) by inserting in subparagraph (b)(2)(C) and 
                clause (b)(6)(B)(i), after ``31305(b),'' each place it 
                appears, ``31306, 31306a,''.
            (2) Section 31306a(f) is amended by inserting ``and Service 
        Agent'' before ``Requirements.'' in the subsection heading.
    (f) Exemptions From Requirements for Covered Farm Vehicles.--
Subsection 32934(c)(1)(B) of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 
Century Act (Public Law 112-141) is amended by striking ``26,001 
pounds'' in both places it occurs and inserting ``26,000 pounds''.
    (g) Correcting Reference to FMCSA in Statute.--Section 30305(b)(1) 
is amended by striking ``Federal Highway Administration'' and inserting 
``Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration''.

SEC. 5512. AUDITS AND COMPLIANCE INVESTIGATIONS OF MEXICO-DOMICILED 
              MOTOR CARRIERS.

    Section 130 of division L of Public Law 113-76 is amended by 
inserting after ``110-28'' the following: ``, except to the extent that 
a term or condition in either section 350 or section 6901 requires that 
safety examinations of Mexico-domiciled motor carriers be conducted on-
site; nothing in section 350 or section 6901 shall be construed as 
limiting the ability of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
to conduct any compliance review, new entrant safety audit, or other 
inspection or investigation of a Mexico-domiciled motor carrier at any 
location prescribed by the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration''.

SEC. 5513. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION OF VIOLATIONS OF COMMERCIAL 
              REGULATIONS AND STATUTES.

    Section 14702 is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Administrative Adjudications.--In addition to civil actions 
under subsection (a) of this section, the authority of the Secretary 
includes authority to maintain by regulation procedures for the 
administrative adjudication of violations of this part.''.

SEC. 5514. ACCESS TO NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.

    Section 30305(b) is amended by inserting at the end the following:
            ``(13) The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier 
        Safety Administration may request the chief driver licensing 
        official of a State to provide information under subsection (a) 
        of this section about an individual in connection with a safety 
        investigation under the Administrator's jurisdiction.''.

SEC. 5515. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN FMCSA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Motor Carrier Efficiency Study Annual Report.--Section 5503 of 
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users (Public Law 109-59) is amended by--
            (1) by striking subsection (d); and
            (2) redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
    (b) Safety Data Improvement Program Report.--Section 4128 of the 
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users (Public Law 109-59) is amended by striking subsection 
(d).

           TITLE VI--HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

SEC. 6001. AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a 
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be 
considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 49, 
United States Code.

SEC. 6002. EMERGENCY OPERATIONAL CONTROLS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 51 is amended by inserting after section 
5128 the following:
``Sec. 5129. Emergency operational controls
    ``(a) Ordering Operational Controls, Restrictions, and 
Prohibitions.--
            ``(1) In general.--If, upon inspection, investigation, 
        testing, or research carried out under this chapter, the 
        Secretary determines that an unsafe condition or practice, or a 
        combination of unsafe conditions and practices, or an activity 
        existing within a regulated entity or industry, related to the 
        transportation of hazardous materials in commerce, causes an 
        emergency situation involving a hazard of death, personal 
        injury, or significant harm to property or the environment, the 
        Secretary immediately may order such operational controls, 
        restrictions, and prohibitions, without prior notice or an 
        opportunity for a hearing, as may be necessary to abate the 
        situation.
            ``(2) Written orders.--The order shall be in writing, and 
        describe--
                    ``(A) the condition, practice, or activity that 
                causes the emergency situation;
                    ``(B) the operational controls, restrictions, and 
                prohibitions issued or imposed; and
                    ``(C) the standards and procedures for obtaining 
                relief from the order. This paragraph does not affect 
                the Secretary's discretion under this section to 
                maintain the order in effect for as long as the 
                emergency situation exists.
            ``(3) Emergency variance.--Notwithstanding section 5117(e) 
        of this title, such orders may provide for an emergency 
        variance from this chapter or a regulation prescribed 
        thereunder.
    ``(b) Review of Orders.--After issuing an order under this section, 
the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for review of the order 
under section 554 of title 5. If a petition for review is filed and the 
review is not completed by the end of the 30-day period beginning on 
the date the order was issued, the order stops being effective at the 
end of that period unless the Secretary decides in writing that the 
emergency situation still exists.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 51 is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 5128 the following:

``5129. Emergency operational controls''.

SEC. 6003. ENHANCED REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 5108 is amended by--
            (1) inserting the following after subsection (a)(2)(B):
                    ``(C) a person who performs, or is responsible for 
                performing, a function specified by regulation 
                prescribed under this chapter that is required to 
                assure the safe transportation of hazardous material, 
                in commerce, and is subject to the training 
                requirements of section 5107.'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(3), inserting after ``material,'' the 
        following: ``or perform or be responsible for performing a 
        function specified by regulation prescribed under this chapter 
        that is required to assure the safe transportation of hazardous 
        material, in commerce, and is subject to the training 
        requirements of section 5107,'';
            (3) in subparagraph (g)(2)(A), by striking ``and impose by 
        regulation''; and
            (4) in subparagraphs (g)(2)(B) and (g)(2)(C), replacing 
        ``(i)'' with ``(h)''.

SEC. 6004. USER FEES FOR SPECIAL PERMITS.

    Section 5117 is amended by inserting the following at the end:
    ``(g) Fees.--
            ``(1) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to 
        collect a reasonable fee, to the extent and in such amounts as 
        provided in advance in appropriations acts, for the 
        administration of the special permits and approvals programs. 
        The fees shall be deposited into a Hazardous Materials 
        Approvals and Permits Fund, which shall remain available until 
        expended.
            ``(2) Establishment and use of fees.--There is established 
        a Hazardous Materials Approvals and Permits Fund in the 
        Department of the Treasury of the United States. Amounts 
        collected from fees under paragraph (1) shall be available for 
        administration of the special permits and approvals programs.
            ``(3) Fees credited as offsetting receipts.--
        Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, any fee authorized to 
        be collected under this subsection shall be credited as 
        offsetting receipts, and remain available until expended.
            ``(4) Regulations.--The Secretary, after providing notice 
        and an opportunity for public comment, shall issue regulations 
        to implement this subsection.''.

SEC. 6005. NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND DISASTER RESPONSE.

    (a) Purpose.--Section 5101 is amended by inserting ``and to 
facilitate the safe movement of hazardous materials during national 
emergencies'' after ``commerce''.
    (b) Standards.--Section 5103 is amended by redesignating 
subsections (c) and (d) as (d) and (e) and inserting new subsection (c) 
to read as follows:
    ``(c) Federally Declared Disaster and Emergency Areas.--The 
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, may 
prescribe standards to facilitate the movement of hazardous materials 
into, from and within federally declared disaster and emergency 
areas.''.

SEC. 6006. ENHANCED REPORTING.

    Section 5121(h) is amended by--
            (1) striking ``transmit to the Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
        Senate''; and
            (2) inserting ``make public'' after ``and''.

SEC. 6007. IMPROVING PUBLICATION OF SPECIAL PERMITS.

    Section 5117 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``publish in the Federal 
        Register'' and inserting ``make public through'' after 
        ``shall''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``publish'' and ``in the 
        Federal Register'' and inserting ``make public'' after 
        ``shall''.

SEC. 6008. HAZARD ABATEMENT AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 51 is amended by inserting after section 
5129 the following:
``Sec. 5130. Hazard abatement authority
    ``(a) Ordering Removal, Remediation, or Disposal.--If, upon 
inspection, investigation, testing, or research, the Secretary 
determines that an unsafe condition, practice, or activity, related to 
the transportation of hazardous materials in commerce or other items 
subject to this chapter, causes unreasonable risk of death, personal 
injury, or significant harm to the property or the environment, the 
Secretary may order removal, remediation, or disposal of such hazardous 
materials or other items subject to this chapter, as may be necessary 
to abate the unreasonable risk.
    ``(b) Written Orders.--The order shall be in writing, and 
describe--
            ``(1) the condition, practice, or activity that causes the 
        unreasonable risk;
            ``(2) the actions that must be taken to abate the 
        unreasonable risk; and
            ``(3) the standards and procedures for obtaining relief 
        from the order.
    ``(c) Duration of Order.--Subsection (b) does not affect the 
Secretary's discretion under this section to maintain the order in 
effect for as long as the emergency situation exists.
    ``(d) Failure To Comply.--If the Secretary determines that a person 
has failed to comply with an order for removal, remediation, or 
disposal, the Secretary may take such action to arrange for the 
removal, remediation, or disposal of such hazardous materials as 
necessary to abate the unreasonable risk.
    ``(e) Liability for Noncompliance.--Upon a determination by the 
Secretary that a person has failed to comply with an order for removal, 
remediation, or disposal of a hazardous material, such person shall be 
liable for all costs incurred by the United States Government in 
removing, remediating, or disposing of such hazardous materials.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 51 is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 5129 the following:

``5130. Hazard abatement authority''.

SEC. 6009. INSPECTION OF NON-DOMESTIC ENTITIES.

    Section 5121 is amended by inserting the following after subsection 
(c)(3):
            ``(4) Inspection of non-domestic entities.--In instances 
        when a person seeks to manufacture, requalify, or inspect a DOT 
        specification packaging or special permit cylinders or certify 
        compliance with title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
        outside the United States, that person must seek an approval 
        from the Secretary to perform that function outside the United 
        States. Upon the request of the Secretary, the applicant must 
        allow the Secretary or the Secretary's designee to inspect the 
        applicant's process and procedures. The applicant must bear the 
        cost of the initial and subsequent inspections.''.

SEC. 6010. IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HMEP GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Planning and Training Grants.--Section 5116 is amended to read 
as follows:
``Sec. 5116. Planning and training grants, monitoring, and review
    ``(a) Planning and Training Grants.--(1) The Secretary shall make 
grants to States and Indian tribes--
            ``(A) to develop, improve, and carry out emergency plans 
        under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 
        1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq.), including ascertaining flow 
        patterns of hazardous material on lands under the jurisdiction 
        of a State or Indian tribe, and between lands under the 
        jurisdiction of a State or Indian tribe and lands of another 
        State or Indian tribe;
            ``(B) to decide on the need for a regional hazardous 
        material emergency response team; and
            ``(C) to train public sector employees to respond to 
        accidents and incidents involving hazardous material. To the 
        extent that a grant is used to train emergency responders, the 
        State or Indian tribe shall provide written certification to 
        the Secretary that the emergency responders who receive 
        training under the grant will have the ability to protect 
        nearby persons, property, and the environment from the effects 
        of accidents or incidents involving the transportation of 
        hazardous material in accordance with existing regulations or 
        National Fire Protection Association standards for competence 
        of responders to accidents and incidents involving hazardous 
        materials.
    ``(2) The Secretary may make a grant to a State or Indian tribe 
under paragraph (1) of this subsection only if--
            ``(A) the State or Indian tribe certifies that the total 
        amount the State or Indian tribe expends (except amounts of the 
        United States Government) for the purpose of the grant will at 
        least equal the average level of expenditure for the last 5 
        years; and
            ``(B) any emergency response training provided under the 
        grant shall consist of:
                    ``(i) a course developed or identified under 
                section 5115 of this title; or
                    ``(ii) another course the Secretary decides is 
                consistent with the objectives of this section.
    ``(3) A State or Indian tribe receiving a grant under this 
subsection shall ensure that planning and emergency response training 
under the grant is coordinated with adjacent States and Indian tribes.
    ``(4) A training grant under this subsection may be used--
            ``(A) to pay--
                    ``(i) the tuition costs of public sector employees 
                being trained;
                    ``(ii) travel expenses of those employees to and 
                from the training facility;
                    ``(iii) room and board of those employees when at 
                the training facility; and
                    ``(iv) travel expenses of individuals providing the 
                training;
            ``(B) by the State, political subdivision, or Indian tribe 
        to provide the training; and
            ``(C) to make an agreement with a person (including an 
        authority of a State, a political subdivision of a State or 
        Indian tribe, or a local jurisdiction), subject to approval by 
        the Secretary, to provide the training--
                    ``(i) if the agreement allows the Secretary and the 
                State or Indian tribe to conduct random examinations, 
                inspections, and audits of the training without prior 
                notice;
                    ``(ii) the person agrees to have an auditable 
                accounting system; and
                    ``(iii) if the State or Indian tribe conducts at 
                least one on-site observation of the training each 
                year.
    ``(5) The Secretary shall allocate amounts made available for 
grants under this subsection among eligible States and Indian tribes 
based on the needs of the States and Indian tribes for emergency 
response training. In making a decision about those needs, the 
Secretary shall consider--
            ``(A) the number of hazardous material facilities in the 
        State or on land under the jurisdiction of the Indian tribe;
            ``(B) the types and amounts of hazardous material 
        transported in the State or on such land;
            ``(C) whether the State or Indian tribe imposes and 
        collects a fee on transporting hazardous material;
            ``(D) whether such fee is used only to carry out a purpose 
        related to transporting hazardous material;
            ``(E) the past record of the State or Indian tribe in 
        effectively managing planning and training grants; and
            ``(F) other factors the Secretary decides are appropriate 
        to carry out this subsection.
    ``(b) Compliance With Certain Law.--The Secretary may make a grant 
to a State under this section only if the State certifies that the 
State complies with sections 301 and 303 of the Emergency Planning and 
Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001, 11003).
    ``(c) Applications.--A State or Indian tribe interested in 
receiving a grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary. The application must be submitted at the time, and contain 
information, the Secretary requires by regulation to carry out the 
objectives of this section.
    ``(d) Government's Share of Costs.--A grant under this section is 
for 80 percent of the cost the State or Indian tribe incurs to carry 
out the activity for which the grant is made. Amounts of the State or 
tribe under subsections (a)(2)(A) and (b)(2)(A) of this section are not 
part of the non-Government share under this subsection.
    ``(e) Monitoring and Technical Assistance.--In coordination with 
the Secretaries of Transportation and Energy, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and the Director of the National 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall monitor public sector 
emergency response planning and training for an accident or incident 
involving hazardous material. Considering the results of the 
monitoring, the Secretaries, Administrator, and Directors each shall 
provide technical assistance to a State, political subdivision of a 
State, or Indian tribe for carrying out emergency response training and 
planning for an accident or incident involving hazardous material and 
shall coordinate the assistance using the existing coordinating 
mechanisms of the National Response Team and, for radioactive material, 
the Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee.
    ``(f) Delegation of Authority.--To minimize administrative costs 
and to coordinate Federal financial assistance for emergency response 
training and planning, the Secretary may delegate to the Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Director of the National 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Chairman of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, and Secretaries of Labor and Energy any of the following:
            ``(1) Authority to receive applications for grants under 
        this section.
            ``(2) Authority to review applications for technical 
        compliance with this section.
            ``(3) Authority to review applications to recommend 
        approval or disapproval.
            ``(4) Any other ministerial duty associated with grants 
        under this section.
    ``(g) Minimizing Duplication of Effort and Expenses.--The 
Secretaries of Transportation, Labor, and Energy, the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Director of the National 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Chairman of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, and the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency shall review periodically, with the head of each 
department, agency, or instrumentality of the Government, all emergency 
response and preparedness training programs of that department, agency, 
or instrumentality to minimize duplication of effort and expense of the 
department, agency, or instrumentality in carrying out the programs and 
shall take necessary action to minimize duplication.
    ``(h) Annual Registration Fee Account and Its Uses.--The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall establish an account in the Treasury (to be known 
as the `Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund') into which 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit amounts the Secretary of 
Transportation transfers to the Secretary of the Treasury under section 
5108(g)(2)(C) of this title. Without further appropriation, amounts in 
the account are available--
            ``(1) to make grants under this section;
            ``(2) to monitor and provide technical assistance under 
        subsection (e) of this section;
            ``(3) to publish and distribute an emergency response 
        guide; and
            ``(4) to pay administrative costs of carrying out this 
        section and sections 5108(g)(2) and 5115 of this title, except 
        that up to 4 percent of the amounts made available from the 
        account in a fiscal year may be used to pay those costs.
    ``(i) Instructor Training Grants for Emergency Responders and 
Hazardous Materials Employees.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants under 
        this subsection--
                    ``(A) for training instructors to conduct hazardous 
                materials response training programs for individuals 
                with statutory responsibility to respond to hazardous 
                materials accidents and incidents;
                    ``(B) for training instructors to train hazmat 
                employees; and
                    ``(C) to the extent determined appropriate by the 
                Secretary, for such instructors to train hazmat 
                employees.
            ``(2) Eligibility for emergency responder training 
        grants.--A grant under (1)(A) of this subsection shall be made 
        through a competitive process to a nonprofit organization 
        that--
                    ``(A) demonstrates expertise in conducting a 
                training program for hazmat emergency responders;
                    ``(B) has the ability to reach and involve in a 
                training program a target population of hazmat 
                emergency responders;
                    ``(C) agrees to use a course or courses developed 
                or identified under section 5115 of this title or 
                otherwise approved by the Secretary;
                    ``(D) provides training courses that comply with 
                Federal regulations and national consensus standards 
                for hazardous materials response and are offered on a 
                nondiscriminatory basis; and
                    ``(E) ensures that emergency responders who receive 
                training under the grant will have the ability to 
                protect nearby persons, property, and the environment 
                from the effects of accidents or incidents involving 
                the transportation of hazardous material in accordance 
                with existing regulations or National Fire Protection 
                Association standards for competence of responders to 
                accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials.
            ``(3) Eligibility for hazardous materials employee training 
        grants.--A grant under (1)(B) and (1)(C) of this subsection 
        shall be made on a competitive basis to a nonprofit 
        organization that demonstrates expertise in providing training, 
        research, technological development, or a similar service 
        intended to enhance the capabilities of hazardous materials 
        employees.
            ``(4) Training of certain employees.--The Secretary shall 
        ensure that maintenance-of-way employees and railroad signalmen 
        receive general awareness and familiarization training and 
        safety training pursuant to section 172.704 of title 49, Code 
        of Federal Regulations.
            ``(5) Existing effort.--No grant under this subsection 
        shall supplant or replace existing employer-provided hazardous 
        materials training efforts or obligations.
            ``(6) Use of funds.--Funds granted to an organization under 
        this subsection shall only be used--
                    ``(A) to provide training, including portable 
                training, for instructors to conduct hazardous 
                materials and hazardous materials response training 
                programs;
                    ``(B) to purchase training equipment used 
                exclusively to train instructors to conduct such 
                training programs; and
                    ``(C) to disseminate such information and materials 
                as are necessary for the conduct of such training 
                programs.
            ``(7) Portable training.--In this subsection, the term 
        `portable training' means live, instructor-led training 
        provided by certified instructors that can be offered in any 
        suitable setting, rather than specific designated facilities. 
        Under this training delivery model, instructors travel to 
        locations convenient to students and utilize local facilities 
        and resources.
            ``(8) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary may impose such 
        additional terms and conditions on grants to be made under this 
        subsection as the Secretary determines are necessary to protect 
        the interests of the United States and to carry out the 
        objectives of this subsection.
    ``(j) Reports.--The Secretary shall make an annual report available 
to the public (in an electronically-accessible format). The report 
submitted under this subsection shall include information on the 
allocation and uses of the planning and training grants allocated under 
subsection (a), and grants under subsection (i) of this section. The 
report submitted under this subsection shall identify the ultimate 
recipients of such grants and include--
            ``(1) a detailed accounting and description of each grant 
        expenditure by each grant recipient, including the amount of, 
        and purpose for, each expenditure;
            ``(2) the number of persons trained under the grant 
        program, by training level;
            ``(3) an evaluation of the efficacy of such planning and 
        training programs; and
            ``(4) any recommendations the Secretary may have for 
        improving such grant programs.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 51 is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 5116 and inserting the 
following:

``5116. Planning and training grants, monitoring, and review''.
    (c) Training Requirements.--Section 5107 is amended by--
            (1) striking ``and grants'' from the section heading;
            (2) deleting subsections (e), (f), and (h); and
            (3) redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (e).
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 51 is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 5107 and inserting the 
following:

``5107. HAZMAT employee training requirements.''.

SEC. 6011. CIVIL PENALTY.

    Section 5123 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``$75,000'' and 
        inserting ``$250,000''; and
            (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``$175,000'' and 
        inserting ``$500,000'';

SEC. 6012. GENERAL DUTY.

    Section 5103, as amended by this Act, is amended by--
            (1) redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as (e) and (f), 
        respectively; and
            (2) inserting the following after subsection (c):
    ``(d) Duty for Safe Transportation.--A person shall--
            ``(1) take all reasonable measures and precautions to 
        properly classify, describe, package, mark and label, and 
        ensure proper condition for transportation of a hazardous 
        material; and
            ``(2) comply with this chapter, or a regulation prescribed, 
        or an order, special permit or approval issued under this 
        chapter.''.

SEC. 6013. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    The text of section 5128 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary to carry out this chapter (except sections 5108(g)(2), 5113, 
5115, 5116, and 5119 of this title), $52,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2016, 2017, and 
2018.
    ``(b) Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund.--From the 
Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund established under 
section 5116(h) of this title, the Secretary may expend, for each of 
fiscal years 2015 through 2018--
            ``(1) $188,000 to carry out section 5115;
            ``(2) $21,800,000 to carry out subsection (a) of section 
        5116;
            ``(3) $150,000 to carry out section 5116(e);
            ``(4) $625,000 to publish and distribute the Emergency 
        Response Guidebook under section 5116(h)(3); and
            ``(5) $5,000,000 to carry out section 5116(i).
    ``(c) Credits to Appropriations.--
            ``(1) Expenses.--In addition to amounts otherwise made 
        available to carry out this chapter, the Secretary may credit 
        amounts received from a State, Indian tribe, or other public 
        authority or private entity for expenses the Secretary incurs 
        in providing training to the State, authority, or entity.
            ``(2) Availability of amounts.--Amounts made available 
        under this section shall remain available until expended.''.

SEC. 6014. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN PHMSA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 6 of the Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs 
Improvement Act (49 U.S.C. 108 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (b)(1); and
            (2) by striking the heading for subsection (b) and 
        redesignating subsection (b)(2) as subsection (b).

           TITLE VII--AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

SEC. 7001. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986.

SEC. 7002. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY-RELATED TAXES.

    (a) Extension of Taxes.--
            (1) In general.--The following provisions are each amended 
        by striking ``2016'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``2020'':
                    (A) Section 4041(a)(1)(C)(iii)(I) (relating to rate 
                of tax on certain buses).
                    (B) Section 4041(m)(1) (relating to certain alcohol 
                fuels).
                    (C) Section 4051(c) (relating to termination of tax 
                on heavy trucks and trailers).
                    (D) Section 4071(d) (relating to termination of tax 
                on tires).
                    (E) Section 4081(d)(1) (relating to termination of 
                tax on gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene).
                    (F) Section 4081(d)(3) (relating to the Leaking 
                Underground Storage Tank Financing rate).
            (2) Extension of tax, etc., on use of certain heavy 
        vehicles.--The following provisions are each amended by 
        striking ``2017'' each place it appears and inserting ``2020'':
                    (A) Section 4481(f) (relating to period tax in 
                effect).
                    (B) Section 4482(c)(4) (relating to taxable 
                period).
                    (C) Section 4482(d) (relating to special rule for 
                taxable period in which termination date occurs).
            (3) Floor stocks refunds.--Section 6412(a)(1) (relating to 
        floor stocks refunds) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``2016'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``2020''; and
                    (B) by striking ``2017'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``2021''.
    (b) Extension of Certain Exemptions.--
            (1) Certain tax-free sales.--Section 4221(a) (relating to 
        certain tax-free sales) is amended by striking ``2016'' and 
        inserting ``2020''.
            (2) Termination of exemptions for highway use tax.--Section 
        4483(i) (relating to termination of exemptions for highway use 
        tax) is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2021''.

SEC. 7003. EXTENSION OF PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SPORT FISH 
              RESTORATION AND BOATING TRUST FUND.

    (a) Extension of Expenditures From the Trust Fund.--Subparagraphs 
(A) through (C) of paragraph (2) of section 9504(b) of such Code are 
amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) to carry out the purposes of the Dingell-
                Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (as in effect on the 
                date of the enactment of the GROW AMERICA Act),
                    ``(B) to carry out the purposes of section 7404(d) 
                of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
                (as in effect on the date of the enactment of the GROW 
                AMERICA Act), and
                    ``(C) to carry out the purposes of the Coastal 
                Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (as 
                in effect on the date of the enactment of the GROW 
                AMERICA Act).''.
    (b) Exception to Limitation on Transfers.--Paragraph (2) of section 
9504(d) is amended by striking ``October 1, 2014,'' and inserting 
``October 1, 2018,''.

SEC. 7004. TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND.

    (a) Creation of Transportation Trust Fund.--Section 9503 is amended 
to read as follows:
``Sec. 9503. Transportation Trust Fund
    ``(a) Creation of Trust Fund.--There is established in the Treasury 
of the United States a trust fund to be known as the `Transportation 
Trust Fund', consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or 
credited to the Transportation Trust Fund as provided in this section 
or section 9602(b). The Transportation Trust Fund is a successor to the 
Highway Trust Fund established under this section as in effect prior to 
the enactment of the Transportation Jobs Act for the 21st Century. All 
references to the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund are 
deemed to be references to the Mass Transit Account of the 
Transportation Trust Fund under subsection (e). All references to the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) or to the 
Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund are deemed to be references 
to the Highway Account of the Transportation Trust Fund under 
subsection (f).
    ``(b) Appropriation to the Transportation Trust Fund of Amounts 
Equivalent to Certain Taxes and Penalties.--
            ``(1) Certain taxes.--There are hereby appropriated to the 
        Transportation Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the taxes 
        received in the Treasury before October 1, 2020, under the 
        following provisions--
                    ``(A) section 4041 (relating to taxes on diesel 
                fuels and special motor fuels),
                    ``(B) section 4051 (relating to retail tax on heavy 
                trucks and trailers),
                    ``(C) section 4071 (relating to tax on tires),
                    ``(D) section 4081 (relating to tax on gasoline, 
                diesel fuel, and kerosene), and
                    ``(E) section 4481 (relating to tax on use of 
                certain vehicles).
        For purposes of this paragraph, taxes received under sections 
        4041 and 4081 shall be determined without reduction for credits 
        under section 6426.
            ``(2) Liabilities incurred before october 1, 2020.--There 
        are hereby appropriated to the Transportation Trust Fund 
        amounts equivalent to the taxes which are received in the 
        Treasury after September 30, 2020, and before July 1, 2021, and 
        which are attributable to liability for tax incurred before 
        October 1, 2020, under the provisions described in paragraph 
        (1).
            ``(3) Certain taxes not transferred to transportation trust 
        fund.--For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), there shall not 
        be taken into account the taxes imposed by--
                    ``(A) section 4041(d),
                    ``(B) section 4081 to the extent attributable to 
                the rate specified in section 4081(a)(2)(B),
                    ``(C) section 4041 or 4081 to the extent 
                attributable to fuel used in a train, or
                    ``(D) in the case of gasoline and special motor 
                fuels used as described in paragraph (3)(D) or (4)(B) 
                of subsection (c), section 4041 or 4081 with respect to 
                so much of the rate of tax as exceeds--
                            ``(i) 11.5 cents per gallon with respect to 
                        taxes imposed before October 1, 2001,
                            ``(ii) 13 cents per gallon with respect to 
                        taxes imposed after September 30, 2001, and 
                        before October 1, 2003, and
                            ``(iii) 13.5 cents per gallon with respect 
                        to taxes imposed after September 30, 2003, and 
                        before October 1, 2005.
            ``(4) Certain penalties.--There are hereby appropriated to 
        the Transportation Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the 
        penalties paid under sections 6715, 6715A, 6717, 6718, 6719, 
        6720A, 6725, 7232, and 7272 (but only with regard to penalties 
        under each such section related to failure to register under 
        section 4101).
    ``(c) Floor Stocks Refunds.--The Secretary shall pay from time to 
time from the Transportation Trust Fund into the general fund of the 
Treasury amounts equivalent to the floor stocks refunds made before 
July 1, 2021, under section 6412(a). The amounts payable from the each 
account in the Transportation Trust Fund under the preceding sentence 
shall be determined by taking into account only the portion of the 
taxes which are deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund and into 
each account of such Fund.
    ``(d) Transfers From the Trust Fund for Taxes on Certain Uses of 
Fuel.--
            ``(1) Motorboat fuel taxes.--
                    ``(A) Transfer to land and water conservation 
                fund.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall pay 
                        from time to time from the Transportation Trust 
                        Fund into the land and water conservation fund 
                        provided for in title I of the Land and Water 
                        Conservation Fund Act of 1965 amounts (as 
                        determined by the Secretary) equivalent to the 
                        motorboat fuel taxes received on or after 
                        October 1, 2005, and before October 1, 2020.
                            ``(ii) Limitation.--The aggregate amount 
                        transferred under this subparagraph during any 
                        fiscal year shall not exceed $1,000,000.
            ``(2) Excess funds transferred to sport fish restoration 
        and boating trust fund.--Any amounts in the Transportation 
        Trust Fund--
                    ``(A) which are attributable to motorboat fuel 
                taxes, and
                    ``(B) which are not transferred from the 
                Transportation Trust Fund under paragraph (1)(A),
        shall be transferred by the Secretary from the Transportation 
        Trust Fund into the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust 
        Fund.
            ``(3) Motorboat fuel taxes.--For purposes of this 
        paragraph, the term `motorboat fuel taxes' means the taxes 
        under section 4041(a)(2) with respect to special motor fuels 
        used as fuel in motorboats and under section 4081 with respect 
        to gasoline used as fuel in motorboats, but only to the extent 
        such taxes are deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund.
            ``(4) Determination.--The amount of transfers made under 
        this paragraph after October 1, 1986 shall be determined by the 
        Secretary in accordance with the methodology described in the 
        Treasury Department's Report to Congress of June 1986 entitled 
        `Gasoline Excise Tax Revenues Attributable to Fuel Used in 
        Recreational Motorboats'.
            ``(5) Transfers from the trust fund for small-engine fuel 
        taxes.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall pay from 
                time to time from the Transportation Trust Fund into 
                the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund 
                amounts (as determined by him) equivalent to the small-
                engine fuel taxes received on or after December 1, 
                1990, and before October 1, 2020.
                    ``(B) Small-engine fuel taxes.--For purposes of 
                this paragraph, the term `small-engine fuel taxes' 
                means the taxes under section 4081 with respect to 
                gasoline used as a fuel in the nonbusiness use of 
                small-engine outdoor power equipment, but only to the 
                extent such taxes are deposited into the Transportation 
                Trust Fund and into each account of such Fund.
            ``(6) Transfers from the trust fund for certain aviation 
        fuel taxes.--The Secretary shall pay at least monthly from the 
        Transportation Trust Fund into the Airport and Airway Trust 
        Fund amounts (as determined by the Secretary) equivalent to the 
        taxes received on or after October 1, 2005, and before October 
        1, 2020, under section 4081 with respect to so much of the rate 
        of tax as does not exceed.
                    ``(A) 4.3 cents per gallon of kerosene subject to 
                section 6427(l)(4)(A) with respect to which a payment 
                has been made by the Secretary under section 6427(l), 
                and
                    ``(B) 21.8 cents per gallon of kerosene subject to 
                section 6427(l)(4)(B) with respect to which a payment 
                has been made by the Secretary under section 6427(l).
        Transfers under the preceding sentence shall be made on the 
        basis of estimates by the Secretary, and proper adjustments 
        shall be made in the amounts subsequently transferred to the 
        extent prior estimates were in excess of or less than the 
        amounts required to be transferred. Any amount allowed as a 
        credit under section 34 by reason of paragraph (4) of section 
        6427(l) shall be treated for purposes of subparagraphs (A) and 
        (B) as a payment made by the Secretary under such paragraph.
    ``(e) Establishment of Mass Transit Account.--
            ``(1) Creation of account.--There is established in the 
        Transportation Trust Fund a separate account to be known as the 
        `Mass Transit Account' consisting of such amounts as may be 
        transferred or credited to the Mass Transit Account as provided 
        in this section or section 9602(b).
            ``(2) Transfers to mass transit account.--The Secretary of 
        the Treasury shall transfer to the Mass Transit Account--
                    ``(A) the mass transit portion of the amounts 
                appropriated to the Transportation Trust Fund under 
                subsection (b) which are attributable to taxes under 
                sections 4041 and 4081 imposed after March 31, 1983. 
                For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `mass 
                transit portion' means, for any fuel with respect to 
                which tax was imposed under section 4041 or 4081 and 
                otherwise deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund, 
                the amount determined at the rate of--
                            ``(i) except as otherwise provided in this 
                        sentence, 2.86 cents per gallon,
                            ``(ii) 1.43 cents per gallon in the case of 
                        any partially exempt methanol or ethanol fuel 
                        (as defined in section 4041(m)) none of the 
                        alcohol in which consists of ethanol,
                            ``(iii) 1.86 cents per gallon in the case 
                        of liquefied natural gas,
                            ``(iv) 2.13 cents per gallon in the case of 
                        liquefied petroleum gas,
                            ``(v) 1.23 cents per energy equivalent of a 
                        gallon of gasoline in the case of compressed 
                        natural gas, and
                    ``(B) additional amounts appropriated to the Mass 
                Transit Account by subsection (h)(1)(B).
            ``(3) Expenditures from account.--Amounts in the Mass 
        Transit Account shall be available, as provided by 
        appropriation Acts, for making capital or capital related 
        expenditures (including capital expenditures for new projects) 
        before October 1, 2018, in accordance with the GROW AMERICA Act 
        or any other provision of law which was referred to in this 
        paragraph before the date of the enactment of such Act (as such 
        Act and provisions of law are in effect on the date of the 
        enactment of such Act).
            ``(4) Limitation on transfers to the account.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), no amount may be transferred to the 
                Mass Transit Account on and after the date of any 
                expenditure from the Mass Transit Account which is not 
                permitted by this subsection. The determination of 
                whether an expenditure is so permitted shall be made 
                without regard to--
                            ``(i) any provision of law which is not 
                        contained or referenced in this title or in a 
                        revenue Act, and
                            ``(ii) whether such provision of law is a 
                        subsequently enacted provision or directly or 
                        indirectly seeks to waive the application of 
                        this paragraph.
                    ``(B) Exception for prior obligations.--
                Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any expenditure to 
                liquidate any contract entered into (or for any amount 
                otherwise obligated) before October 1, 2018, in 
                accordance with the provisions of this section.
    ``(f) Establishment of Highway Account.--
            ``(1) Creation of account.--There is established in the 
        Transportation Trust Fund a separate account to be known as the 
        `Highway Account' consisting of such amounts as may be 
        transferred or credited to the Highway Account as provided in 
        this section or section 9602(b).
            ``(2) Transfers to the highway account.--The Secretary of 
        the Treasury shall transfer to the Highway Account--
                    ``(A) the portion of the taxes appropriated to the 
                Transportation Trust Fund by--
                            ``(i) subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E) of 
                        subsection (b)(1), and
                            ``(ii) subparagraphs (A) and (D) of 
                        subsection (b)(1), but only to the extent that 
                        such taxes are not required to be transferred 
                        to the Mass Transit Account under subsection 
                        (e),
                    ``(B) additional amounts appropriated to the 
                Highway Account by subsection (h)(1)(A); and
                    ``(C) fines and penalties appropriated to the 
                Transportation Trust Fund by subsection (b)(4) and by 
                section 521(b)(10) of title 49, United States Code.
            ``(3) Limitation on transfers to the account.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), no amount may be transferred to the 
                Highway Account on and after the date of any 
                expenditure from the Highway Account which is not 
                permitted by this subsection. The determination of 
                whether an expenditure is so permitted shall be made 
                without regard to--
                            ``(i) any provision of law which is not 
                        contained or referenced in this title or in a 
                        revenue Act, and
                            ``(ii) whether such provision of law is a 
                        subsequently enacted provision or directly or 
                        indirectly seeks to waive the application of 
                        this paragraph.
                    ``(B) Exception for prior obligations.--
                Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any expenditure to 
                liquidate any contract entered into (or for any amount 
                otherwise obligated) before October 1, 2018, in 
                accordance with the provisions of this section.
            ``(4) Expenditures from account.--Amounts in the Highway 
        Account of the Transportation Trust Fund shall be available, as 
        provided by appropriation acts, for making expenditures before 
        October 1, 2018, to meet those obligations of the United States 
        heretofore or hereafter incurred which are authorized to be 
        paid out of the Highway Account under the GROW AMERICA Act or 
        any other provision of law which was referred to in paragraph 
        (c)(1) (as in effect on the day before enactment of such Act) 
        before the date of the enactment of such Act (as such Act and 
        provisions of law are in effect on the date of the enactment of 
        such Act).
    ``(g) Establishment of Rail Account.--
            ``(1) Creation of account.--There is established in the 
        Transportation Trust Fund a separate account to be known as the 
        `Rail Account' consisting of such amounts as may be transferred 
        or credited to the Rail Account as provided in this section or 
        section 9602(b).
            ``(2) Transfers to the rail account.--The Secretary of the 
        Treasury shall transfer to the Rail Account amounts 
        appropriated to the Rail Account by subsection (h)(1)(C).
            ``(3) Limitation on transfers to the account.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), no amount may be transferred to the 
                Rail Account on and after the date of any expenditure 
                from the Rail Account which is not permitted by this 
                subsection. The determination of whether an expenditure 
                is so permitted shall be made without regard to--
                            ``(i) any provision of law which is not 
                        contained or referenced in this title or in a 
                        revenue Act, and
                            ``(ii) whether such provision of law is a 
                        subsequently enacted provision or directly or 
                        indirectly seeks to waive the application of 
                        this paragraph.
                    ``(B) Exception for prior obligations.--
                Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any expenditure to 
                liquidate any contract entered into (or for any amount 
                otherwise obligated) before October 1, 2018, in 
                accordance with the provisions of this section.
            ``(4) Expenditures from account.--Amounts in the Rail 
        Account of the Transportation Trust Fund shall be available, as 
        provided by appropriation acts, for making expenditures before 
        October 1, 2018, to meet those obligations of the United States 
        heretofore or hereafter incurred which are authorized to be 
        paid out of the Rail Account under the GROW AMERICA Act.
    ``(h) Additional Appropriations.--
            ``(1) Additional appropriations to trust fund.--Out of 
        money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is 
        hereby appropriated to--
                    ``(A) the Highway Account in the Transportation 
                Trust Fund--
                            ``(i) for fiscal year 2015, 
                        $25,000,000,000,
                            ``(ii) for fiscal year 2016, 
                        $24,000,000,000,
                            ``(iii) for fiscal year 2017, 
                        $16,700,000,000, and
                            ``(iv) for fiscal year 2018, 
                        $8,700,000,000, and
                    ``(B) the Mass Transit Account in the 
                Transportation Trust Fund--
                            ``(i) for fiscal year 2015, $9,000,000,000,
                            ``(ii) for fiscal year 2016, 
                        $10,000,000,000,
                            ``(iii) for fiscal year 2017, 
                        $10,000,000,000, and
                            ``(iv) for fiscal year 2018, 
                        $22,550,000,000,
                    ``(C) the Rail Account in the Transportation Trust 
                Fund--
                            ``(i) for fiscal year 2015, $3,000,000,000,
                            ``(ii) for fiscal year 2016, 
                        $3,000,000,000,
                            ``(iii) for fiscal year 2017, 
                        $8,000,000,000, and
                            ``(iv) for fiscal year 2018, 
                        $5,050,000,000; and
                    ``(D) the Multimodal Account in the Transportation 
                Trust Fund--
                            ``(i) for fiscal year 2015, $500,000,000,
                            ``(ii) for fiscal year 2016, $500,000,000,
                            ``(iii) for fiscal year 2017, 
                        $2,800,000,000, and
                            ``(iv) for fiscal year 2018, 
                        $1,200,000,000.
            ``(2) Treatment of appropriated amounts.--Any amount 
        appropriated under this subsection shall remain available 
        without fiscal year limitation.
    ``(i) Adjustments of Apportionments for Highway and Mass Transit 
Account Programs.--The Secretary of the Treasury and where so 
indicated, the Secretary of Transportation, shall take the following 
actions for the Highway Account and separately for the Mass Transit 
Account--
            ``(1) Estimates of unfunded authorizations and net receipts 
        for account.--The Secretary of the Treasury, not less 
        frequently than once in each calendar quarter, after 
        consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall 
        estimate for the Account--
                    ``(A) the amount which would (but for this 
                subsection) be the unfunded authorizations at the close 
                of the next fiscal year, and
                    ``(B) the net receipts for the 48-month period 
                beginning at the close of such fiscal year.
            ``(2) Procedure where there are excess unfunded 
        authorizations.--If the Secretary of the Treasury determines 
        for any fiscal year that the amount described in paragraph 
        (1)(A) for the Account exceeds the amount described in 
        paragraph (1)(B) for such Account--
                    ``(A) the Secretary shall so advise the Secretary 
                of Transportation, and
                    ``(B) the Secretary shall further advise the 
                Secretary of Transportation as to the amount of such 
                excess.
            ``(3) Adjustment of apportionments where unfunded 
        authorizations exceed 4 years' receipts.--
                    ``(A) Determination of percentage.--If, before any 
                apportionment to the States is made of funds authorized 
                to be appropriated from the Account in the most recent 
                estimate made by the Secretary of the Treasury there is 
                an excess referred to in paragraph (2)(B) for the 
                Account, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
                determine the percentage which--
                            ``(i) the excess referred to in paragraph 
                        (2)(B) for the Account, is of
                            ``(ii) the amount authorized to be 
                        appropriated from that Account of the Trust 
                        Fund for the fiscal year for apportionment to 
                        the States.
                If, but for this sentence, the most recent estimate 
                would be one which was made on a date which will be 
                more than 3 months before the date of the 
                apportionment, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make 
                a new estimate under paragraph (1) for the appropriate 
                fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Adjustment of apportionments.--If the 
                Secretary of Transportation determines a percentage for 
                the Account under subparagraph (A) for purposes of any 
                apportionment, notwithstanding any other provision of 
                law, the Secretary of Transportation shall apportion to 
                the States (in lieu of the amount which, but for the 
                provisions of this subsection, would be so apportioned) 
                the amount obtained by reducing the amount authorized 
                to be so apportioned by such percentage.
            ``(4) Apportionment of amounts previously withheld from 
        apportionment.--If, after funds have been withheld from 
        apportionment under paragraph (3)(B), the Secretary of the 
        Treasury determines that the amount described in paragraph 
        (1)(A) does not exceed the amount described in paragraph (1)(B) 
        or that the excess described in paragraph (1)(B) is less than 
        the amount previously determined, he shall so advise the 
        Secretary of Transportation. The Secretary of Transportation 
        shall apportion to the States such portion of the funds so 
        withheld from apportionment as the Secretary of the Treasury 
        has advised him may be so apportioned without causing the 
        amount described in paragraph (1)(A) to exceed the amount 
        described in paragraph (1)(B). Any funds apportioned pursuant 
        to the preceding sentence shall remain available for the period 
        for which they would be available if such apportionment took 
        effect with the fiscal year in which they are apportioned 
        pursuant to the preceding sentence.
            ``(5) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) Unfunded authorizations.--The term `unfunded 
                authorizations' means, at any time, the excess (if any) 
                of--
                            ``(i) the total potential unpaid 
                        commitments at such time as a result of the 
                        apportionment to the States of the amounts 
                        authorized to be appropriated from the Account, 
                        over
                            ``(ii) the amount available in the that 
                        Account at such time to defray such commitments 
                        (after all other unpaid commitments at such 
                        time which are payable from that Account have 
                        been defrayed).
                    ``(B) Net receipts.--The term `net receipts' means, 
                with respect to any period, the excess of--
                            ``(i) the receipts (including interest) of 
                        the Account during such period, over
                            ``(ii) the amounts to be transferred during 
                        such period from such Account under subsection 
                        (d).
            ``(6) Measurement of net receipts.--For purposes of making 
        any estimate under paragraph (1) of net receipts for periods 
        ending after the date specified in subsection (b)(1), the 
        Secretary of the Treasury shall treat--
                    ``(A) each expiring provision of subsection (b) 
                which is related to appropriations or transfers to the 
                Highway Account or the Mass Transit Account of the 
                Transportation Trust Fund to have been extended through 
                the end of the 48-month period referred to in paragraph 
                (1)(B), and
                    ``(B) with respect to each tax imposed under the 
                sections referred to in subsection (b)(1), the rate of 
                such tax during the 48-month period referred to in 
                paragraph (1)(B) to be the same as the rate of such tax 
                as in effect on the date of such estimate.
            ``(7) Reports.--Any estimate under paragraph (1) and any 
        determination under paragraph (2) shall be reported by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury to the Committee on Ways and Means of 
        the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the 
        Senate, the Committees on the Budget of both Houses, the 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation, the Committee on Banking, and the Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
    ``(j) Establishment of Multimodal Account.--
            ``(1) Creation of account.--There is established in the 
        Transportation Trust Fund a separate account to be known as the 
        `Multimodal Account' consisting of such amounts as may be 
        transferred or credited to the Multimodal Account as provided 
        in this section or section 9602(b).
            ``(2) Transfers to the multimodal account.--The Secretary 
        of the Treasury shall transfer to the Multimodal Account 
        amounts appropriated to the Multimodal Account by subsection 
        (h)(1)(D).
            ``(3) Limitation on transfers to the account.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), no amount may be transferred to the 
                Multimodal Account on and after the date of any 
                expenditure from the Multimodal Account which is not 
                permitted by this subsection. The determination of 
                whether an expenditure is so permitted shall be made 
                without regard to--
                            ``(i) any provision of law which is not 
                        contained or referenced in this title or in a 
                        revenue Act, and
                            ``(ii) whether such provision of law is a 
                        subsequently enacted provision or directly or 
                        indirectly seeks to waive the application of 
                        this paragraph.
                    ``(B) Exception for prior obligations.--
                Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any expenditure to 
                liquidate any contract entered into (or for any amount 
                otherwise obligated) before October 1, 2018, in 
                accordance with the provisions of this section.
            ``(4) Expenditures from account.--Amounts in the Multimodal 
        Account of the Transportation Trust Fund shall be available, as 
        provided by appropriation acts, for making expenditures before 
        October 1, 2018, to meet those obligations of the United States 
        heretofore or hereafter incurred which are authorized to be 
        paid out of the Multimodal Account under the GROW AMERICA 
        Act.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) The item relating to section 9503 in the analysis of 
        chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
        striking ``Highway'' and inserting ``Transportation''.
            (2) Section 201(b) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-11(b) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2020'', 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``2016'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``2021''.
            (3) Section 521(b)(10) of title 49, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
        Transit Account)'' and inserting ``Highway Account of the 
        Transportation Trust Fund''.

SEC. 7005. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

                          TITLE VIII--RESEARCH

                          Subtitle A--Funding

SEC. 8001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The following amounts are authorized to be 
appropriated out of the Highway Account of the Transportation Trust 
Fund:
            (1) Highway research and development program.--To carry out 
        section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code--
                    (A) $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    (B) $132,594,234 for fiscal year 2016;
                    (C) $135,188,470 for fiscal year 2017; and
                    (D) $138,070,953 for fiscal year 2018.
            (2) Technology and innovation deployment program.--To carry 
        out section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code--
                    (A) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    (B) $71,396,896 for fiscal year 2016;
                    (C) $72,793,792 for fiscal year 2017; and
                    (D) $74,345,898 for fiscal year 2018.
            (3) Training and education.--To carry out section 504 of 
        title 23, United States Code--
                    (A) $27,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    (B) $27,538,803 for fiscal year 2016;
                    (C) $28,077,605 for fiscal year 2017; and
                    (D) $28,676,275 for fiscal year 2018.
            (4) Intelligent transportation systems program.--To carry 
        out sections 512 through 519 of title 23, United States Code--
                    (A) $113,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    (B) $115,254,989 for fiscal year 2016;
                    (C) $117,509,978 for fiscal year 2017; and
                    (D) $120,015,521 for fiscal year 2018.
            (5) University transportation centers program.--To carry 
        out section 5505 of title 49, United States Code--
                    (A) $82,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    (B) $83,636,364 for fiscal year 2016;
                    (C) $85,272,727 for fiscal year 2017; and
                    (D) $87,090,909 for fiscal year 2018.
            (6) Bureau of transportation statistics.--To carry out 
        chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code--
                    (A) $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    (B) $29,578,714 for fiscal year 2016;
                    (C) $30,157,428 for fiscal year 2017; and
                    (D) $30,800,444 for fiscal year 2018.
    (b) Applicability of Title 23, United States Code.--Funds 
authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) shall--
            (1) be available for obligation in the same manner as if 
        those funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code, except that the Federal share of the cost 
        of a project or activity carried out using those funds shall be 
        80 percent, unless otherwise expressly provided by this Act 
        (including the amendments by this Act) or otherwise determined 
        by the Secretary; and
            (2) remain available until expended and not be 
        transferable.

            Subtitle B--Research, Technology, and Education

SEC. 8101. NATIONAL COOPERATIVE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting the following at the end:

``SEC. 550. NATIONAL COOPERATIVE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH 
              PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and support a 
National Cooperative Freight Transportation Research Program.
    ``(b) Agreement.--The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with 
the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council of 
the National Academies to support and carry out administrative and 
management activities relating to the governance of the National 
Cooperative Freight Transportation Research Program.
    ``(c) Advisory Committee.--The National Academies shall select an 
advisory committee consisting of a representative cross section of 
freight stakeholders, including the Department of Transportation, other 
Federal agencies, State transportation departments, local governments, 
nonprofit entities, academia, private sector carriers and shippers, and 
other interested parties.
    ``(d) Governance.--The National Cooperative Freight Transportation 
Research Program established under this section shall include the 
following administrative and management elements:
            ``(1) National research agenda.--The advisory committee, in 
        consultation with interested parties, shall recommend a 
        national research agenda for the program. The agenda shall--
                    ``(A) include an emphasis on the safe and efficient 
                transportation and handling of hazardous materials by 
                all modes of transportation;
                    ``(B) include a multiyear strategic plan;
                    ``(C) be fully coordinated with the activities, 
                plans, and reports required by sections 5304 and 5305 
                of title 49; and
                    ``(D) be fully coordinated with the activities, 
                plans, and reports required by section 508 of title 23, 
                United States Code.
            ``(2) Involvement.--Interested parties may--
                    ``(A) submit research proposals to the advisory 
                committee;
                    ``(B) participate in merit reviews of research 
                proposals and peer reviews of research products; and
                    ``(C) receive research results.
            ``(3) Open competition and peer review of research 
        proposals.--The National Academies may award research contracts 
        and grants under the program through open competition and merit 
        review conducted on a regular basis.
            ``(4) Research coordination.--The National Academies shall 
        ensure that research contracts and grants awarded under this 
        section are not duplicative with research conducted under other 
        cooperative transportation research programs governed by the 
        National Academies; nor with research conducted by the 
        Department of Transportation or any other Federal, State, or 
        local agency.
            ``(5) Evaluation of research.--
                    ``(A) Peer review.--Research contracts and grants 
                under the program may allow peer review of the research 
                results.
                    ``(B) Programmatic evaluations.--The National 
                Academies may conduct periodic programmatic evaluations 
                on a regular basis of research contracts and grants.
            ``(6) Dissemination of research findings.--The National 
        Academies shall disseminate research findings to researchers, 
        practitioners, and decisionmakers, through conferences and 
        seminars, field demonstrations, workshops, training programs, 
        presentations, testimony to government officials, the World 
        Wide Web, publications for the general public, collaboration 
        with the National Transportation Library, and other appropriate 
        means.
    ``(e) Contents.--The national research agenda required under 
subsection (d)(1) shall at a minimum include research in the following 
areas:
            ``(1) Techniques for estimating and quantifying public 
        benefits derived from freight transportation projects.
            ``(2) Alternative approaches to calculating the 
        contribution of truck and rail traffic to congestion on 
        specific highway segments.
            ``(3) The feasibility of consolidating origins and 
        destinations for freight movement.
            ``(4) Methods for incorporating estimates of domestic and 
        international trade into landside transportation planning.
            ``(5) Means of synchronizing infrastructure improvements 
        with freight transportation demand.
            ``(6) The effect of changing patterns of freight movement 
        on transportation planning decisions.
            ``(7) Other research areas to identify and address emerging 
        and future research needs related to freight transportation by 
        all modes.
    ``(f) Funding.--
            ``(1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
        activity carried out under this section shall be up to 100 
        percent.
            ``(2) Use of non-federal funds.--In addition to using funds 
        authorized for this section, the National Academies may seek 
        and accept additional funding sources from public and private 
        entities capable of accepting funding from the Department of 
        Transportation, States, local governments, nonprofit 
        foundations, and the private sector.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out section 550 of such title.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 501 of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by adding the following at the end:

``550. National cooperative freight transportation research program.''.

SEC. 8102. COMPETITIVE UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS CONSORTIA 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended as follows:
            (1) Subsection (a)(2)(A) is amended to read:
                    ``(A) to advance multimodal and cross-modal 
                transportation expertise and technology in the varied 
                disciplines that comprise the field of transportation 
                through education, research, and technology transfer 
                activities;''.
            (2) Subsection (a)(2)(C) of title 49 is amended to read:
                    ``(C) to address critical workforce needs and 
                educate the next generation of transportation leaders 
                in a multidisciplinary fashion.''.
            (3) Subsection (b) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Competitive Selection Process.--
            ``(1) Applications.--To receive a grant under this section, 
        a consortium of nonprofit institutions of higher education 
        shall submit to the Secretary an application that is in such 
        form and contains such information as the Secretary may 
        require.
            ``(2) Restriction.--The lead institution of a consortium of 
        nonprofit institutions of higher education that receives a 
        direct grant award under this section for a national 
        transportation center or a regional transportation center in a 
        fiscal year shall not be eligible to receive funding, direct or 
        indirectly, from an additional grant in that fiscal year as the 
        lead institution or member of a consortium, for a national 
        transportation center or a regional transportation center.
            ``(3) Coordination.--The Secretary shall solicit grant 
        applications for national transportation centers, regional 
        transportation centers, and Tier 1 university transportation 
        centers with identical advertisement schedules and deadlines.
            ``(4) General selection criteria.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided by 
                this section, the Secretary shall award grants under 
                this section in nonexclusive candidate topic areas 
                established by the Secretary that address the research 
                priorities identified in the plans developed under 
                section 508 of title 23.
                    ``(B) Criteria.--The Secretary, in consultation 
                with the Assistant Secretary for Research and 
                Technology and the Administrators of the Federal 
                Highway Administration and Federal Railroad 
                Administration, shall select each recipient of a grant 
                under this section through a competitive process based 
                on the assessment of the Secretary relating to--
                            ``(i) the demonstrated ability of the 
                        recipient to address each specific topic area 
                        described in the research and strategic plans 
                        of the recipient;
                            ``(ii) the demonstrated research, 
                        technology transfer, and education resources 
                        available to the recipient to carry out this 
                        section;
                            ``(iii) the ability of the recipient to 
                        provide leadership in solving immediate and 
                        long-range national and regional transportation 
                        problems;
                            ``(iv) the ability of the recipient to 
                        carry out research, education, and technology 
                        transfer activities that are multimodal and 
                        multidisciplinary in scope;
                            ``(v) the demonstrated commitment of the 
                        recipient to carry out transportation workforce 
                        development programs through--
                                    ``(I) degree-granting programs or 
                                programs that provide other industry-
                                recognized credentials; and
                                    ``(II) outreach activities to 
                                attract new entrants into the 
                                transportation field, including 
                                minorities, women, individuals with 
                                disabilities, veterans, low-income 
                                populations, and others who may not 
                                have considered pursuing careers in 
                                transportation previously;
                            ``(vi) the demonstrated ability of the 
                        recipient to disseminate results and spur the 
                        implementation of transportation research and 
                        education programs through national or 
                        statewide continuing education programs;
                            ``(vii) the demonstrated commitment of the 
                        recipient to the use of peer review principles 
                        and other research best practices in the 
                        selection, management, and dissemination of 
                        research projects;
                            ``(viii) the strategic plan submitted by 
                        the recipient describing the proposed research 
                        to be carried out by the recipient and the 
                        performance metrics to be used in assessing the 
                        performance of the recipient in meeting the 
                        stated research, technology transfer, 
                        education, and outreach goals; and
                            ``(ix) the ability of the recipient to 
                        implement the proposed program in a cost-
                        efficient manner, such as through cost sharing 
                        and overall reduced overhead, facilities, and 
                        administrative costs.
            ``(5) Transparency.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide to 
                each applicant, upon request, any materials, including 
                copies of reviews (with any information that would 
                identify a reviewer redacted), used in the evaluation 
                process of the proposal of the applicant.
                    ``(B) Reports.--The Secretary shall make available 
                to the public on a Department of Transportation Web 
                site a report describing the overall review process 
                under [paragraph (3)] that includes--
                            ``(i) specific criteria of evaluation used 
                        in the review;
                            ``(ii) descriptions of the review process; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) explanations of the selected 
                        awards.
            ``(6) Outside stakeholders.--The Secretary shall, to the 
        maximum extent practicable, consult external stakeholders such 
        as the Transportation Research Board of the National Research 
        Council of the National Academies to evaluate and competitively 
        review all proposals.''.
            (4) Subsection (c) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of the GROW AMERICA Act, the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Research and 
        Technology and the Administrators of the Federal Highway 
        Administration and Federal Railroad Administration, shall 
        select grant recipients under subsection (b) and make grant 
        amounts available to the selected recipients.
            ``(2) Focused research.--In awarding grants under this 
        paragraph, consideration shall be given to minority 
        institutions, as defined by section 365 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067k), or consortia that include such 
        institutions that have demonstrated an ability in 
        transportation-related research and education.
            ``(3) National transportation centers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Secretary shall provide grants to 5 consortia that the 
                Secretary determines best meet the criteria described 
                in subsection (b)(4).
                    ``(B) Restriction.--For each fiscal year, a grant 
                made available under this paragraph shall be $3,200,000 
                per recipient.
                    ``(C) Matching requirement.--
                            ``(i) In general.--As a condition of 
                        receiving a grant under this paragraph, a grant 
                        recipient shall match 100 percent of the 
                        amounts made available under the grant.
                            ``(ii) Sources.--The matching amounts 
                        referred to in clause (i) may include--
                                    ``(I) amounts made available to the 
                                recipient under title I of this Act;
                                    ``(II) amounts made available to 
                                the recipient by the several 
                                administrations of the Department of 
                                Transportation; and
                                    ``(III) amounts made available to 
                                the recipient by other Federal 
                                departments, agencies, independent 
                                agencies, boards, and other Federal 
                                elements with interests in 
                                transportation.
            ``(4) Regional university transportation centers.--
                    ``(A) Location of regional centers.--One regional 
                university transportation center shall be located in 
                each of the 10 Federal regions that comprise the 
                Standard Federal Regions established by the Office of 
                Management and Budget in the document entitled 
                `Standard Federal Regions' and dated April 1974 
                (circular A-105).
                    ``(B) Selection criteria.--In conducting a 
                competition under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
                provide grants to 10 consortia on the basis of--
                            ``(i) the criteria described in [subsection 
                        (b)(3)];
                            ``(ii) the location of the center within 
                        the Federal region to be served; and
                            ``(iii) whether the consortium of 
                        institutions demonstrates that the consortium 
                        has well-established, nationally recognized 
                        multimodal and multidisciplinary programs in 
                        transportation research and education, as 
                        evidenced by--
                                    ``(I) recent expenditures by the 
                                institution in surface transportation 
                                research;
                                    ``(II) a historical track record of 
                                awarding graduate degrees in 
                                professional fields closely related to 
                                surface transportation; and
                                    ``(III) an experienced faculty who 
                                specialize in professional fields 
                                closely related to surface 
                                transportation.
                    ``(C) Restrictions.--For each fiscal year, a grant 
                made available under this paragraph shall be $3,000,000 
                for each recipient.
                    ``(D) Matching requirement.--
                            ``(i) In general.--As a condition of 
                        receiving a grant under this paragraph, a grant 
                        recipient shall match 100 percent of the 
                        amounts made available under the grant.
                            ``(ii) Sources.--The matching amounts 
                        referred to in clause (i) may include--
                                    ``(I) amounts made available to the 
                                recipient under title I of this Act;
                                    ``(II) amounts made available to 
                                the recipient by the several 
                                administrations of the Department of 
                                Transportation; and
                                    ``(III) amounts made available to 
                                the recipient by other Federal 
                                departments, agencies, independent 
                                agencies, boards, and other elements 
                                with interests in transportation.
            ``(5) Tier 1 university transportation centers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
                grants of $1,800,000 each to not more than 20 
                recipients to carry out this paragraph.
                    ``(B) Restriction.--The lead institution of a 
                consortium of nonprofit institutions of higher 
                education that receives a direct grant award under 
                paragraph (3) or (4) shall not be eligible to receive a 
                direct grant award under this paragraph.
                    ``(C) Matching requirement.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to [clause 
                        (iii)], as a condition of receiving a grant 
                        under this paragraph, a grant recipient shall 
                        match 50 percent of the amounts made available 
                        under the grant.
                            ``(ii) Sources.--The matching amounts 
                        referred to in clause (i) may include--
                                    ``(I) amounts made available to the 
                                recipient under title I of this Act;
                                    ``(II) amounts made available to 
                                the recipient by the several 
                                administrations of the Department of 
                                Transportation; and
                                    ``(III) amounts made available to 
                                the recipient by other Federal 
                                departments, agencies, independent 
                                agencies, boards and other elements 
                                with interests in transportation.''.
    (b) Research Efficiency.--Section 5505 of title 49, United States 
Code, is further amended by inserting after subsection (f) the 
following:
    ``(g) Research Efficiency.--
            ``(1) Additional sponsored grants.--To enable access more 
        broadly to the specialized skills and multidisciplinary 
        research capabilities of the transportation university research 
        community by the several administrations of the Department of 
        Transportation, and by other Federal departments, agencies, 
        independent agencies, boards, and other elements with interests 
        in transportation, these organizations may sponsor competitive 
        grants to consortia on specific research topics.
            ``(2) Grants.--
                    ``(A) The grants shall conform to the selection 
                criteria and requirements of either national 
                transportation centers or Tier 1 university 
                transportation centers; and be of an equivalent grant 
                value of the type of Center selected.
                    ``(B) The grants shall conform to all other 
                requirements and restrictions under this section.
                    ``(C) The grants shall be competed, selected, and 
                awarded on the same schedule as all grants competed 
                under this section.
            ``(3) Matching requirement.--Such grants shall require 
        identical matching requirements of the type of center selected; 
        except that sources of matching funds may not be the same 
        funding source as the Federal entity funding the specialized 
        grant.''.

SEC. 8103. PRIORITY MULTIMODAL RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 5506 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 5506. PRIORITY MULTIMODAL RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and support a 
Priority Multimodal Research Program.
    ``(b) Focused Research.--The Secretary shall enter into research 
agreements to carry out priority multimodal research in the following 
topics:
            ``(1) Conduct research and standards/guideline development 
        for surface transportation infrastructure owners and services 
        providers on systems resilience and recovery.
            ``(2) Enable advanced research towards a Zero Emissions 
        Transportation System, to--
                    ``(A) accelerate the goal of 80 percent greenhouse 
                gas emission reduction by 2050, to a goal of 100 
                percent greenhouse gas emission reduction by the same 
                date; and
                    ``(B) conduct advanced or long-term research on 
                emissions in the transportation sector, both in vehicle 
                emissions and in infrastructure construction and 
                maintenance.
            ``(3) Conduct a coordinated, multimodal STEM Education and 
        Workforce Development program to support the transportation 
        sector's needs over the next decade for a new workforce trained 
        in the latest technologies.
    ``(c) Funding.--
            ``(1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
        activity carried out under this section shall be up to 100 
        percent.
            ``(2) Use of non-federal funds.--In addition to using funds 
        authorized for this section, the Secretary may seek and accept 
        additional funding sources from public and private entities 
        capable of accepting funding from the Department of 
        Transportation, States, local governments, nonprofit 
        foundations, and the private sector.
            ``(3) Period of availability.--Amounts made available to 
        carry out this section shall remain available until 
        expended.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out section 5506 of title 49, United States Code.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 55 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting the following at the end:

``5506. Priority Multimodal Research Program.''.

SEC. 8104. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.

    (a) Section 6302 Amendments.--Section 6302 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) Subsection 6302(b)(3)(B)(vi)(III) of title 49, United 
        States Code, is amended by striking ``section 6310'' and 
        inserting ``section 6309''.
            (2) Clauses (vii), (viii), (ix), and (x) of subsection 
        6302(b)(3)(B) of title 49, United States Code, are redesignated 
        as clauses (viii), (ix), (x), and (xi), respectively.
            (3) The following is inserted after subsection 
        6302(b)(3)(B)(vi):
                            ``(vii) develop and improve transportation 
                        economic accounts, to meet demand for methods 
                        for estimating the economic value of 
                        transportation infrastructure, investment, and 
                        services;''.
    (b) Intermodal Transportation Data Program.--Section 6303 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by adding after subsection (c) the 
following:
    ``(d) Intermodal Transportation Data Collection.--To provide 
content for the database described in this section, the Director shall 
create and maintain datasets and data analysis tools. Activities may 
include--
            ``(1) conducting national surveys of goods movement, 
        intercity passenger flows, household and business logistics, 
        the domestic transportation of international trade, and vehicle 
        inventory and use;
            ``(2) collecting household travel behavior data and 
        business logistics data crossing local jurisdictional 
        boundaries to accommodate external and through travel;
            ``(3) collecting and analyzing administrative records to 
        identify travel patterns, goods movement, and the economic 
        value of transportation infrastructure serving travel and 
        freight;
            ``(4) developing methods for establishing the economic 
        value of transportation capital stocks and services;
            ``(5) enhancing and deploying analysis tools to integrate 
        data collected under this section into the National Commodity 
        Origin Destination Accounts, National Passenger Travel Origin 
        Destination Accounts, and Transportation Economic Accounts of 
        the Intermodal Transportation Database; and
            ``(6) developing tools to enhance public access to the 
        Intermodal Transportation Database in conjunction with 
        development, application, and reporting of performance 
        measures.''.
    (c) National Transportation Atlas Database.--Section 6311(5) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by replacing ``section 6310'' 
with ``section 6309''.
    (d) Intermodal Transportation Data Program.--Section 6303(c)(1) is 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) information on the items referred to in subsection 
        6302(b)(3)(B)(vi).''.
    (e) Mandatory Response Authority for Freight Data Collection.--
Section 6313(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by--
            (1) striking paragraph (2);
            (2) striking the designation and heading of paragraph (1);
            (3) redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs 
        (1) and (2), respectively; and
            (4) striking ``described in paragraph (2)'' and inserting 
        ``of any nature whatsoever''.
    (f) National Transportation Library.--Section 6304 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 6304. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LIBRARY.

    ``(a) Purpose and Establishment.--To support the information 
management and decisionmaking needs of transportation officials at the 
Federal, State, and local levels, there shall be in the Bureau a 
National Transportation Library, which shall--
            ``(1) be headed by an individual who is highly qualified in 
        library and information science;
            ``(2) acquire, preserve, and manage transportation 
        information and information products and services for use by 
        the Department, other Federal agencies, and the general public;
            ``(3) provide reference and research assistance;
            ``(4) serve as a central depository for research results 
        and technical publications of the Department;
            ``(5) provide a central clearinghouse for transportation 
        data and information of the Federal Government;
            ``(6) plan for, coordinate, and evaluate information 
        sciences and library needs related to transportation research, 
        education, and training;
            ``(7) serve as coordinator and policy lead for 
        transportation information access;
            ``(8) provide transportation information and information 
        products and services to--
                    ``(A) the Department;
                    ``(B) other Federal agencies;
                    ``(C) public and private organizations; and
                    ``(D) individuals, within the United States and 
                internationally;
            ``(9) coordinate efforts among, and cooperate with, 
        transportation libraries, information providers, and technical 
        assistance centers, in conjunction with private industry and 
        other transportation library and information centers, with the 
        goal of developing a comprehensive transportation information 
        and knowledge network that supports the activities described in 
        section 6302(b)(3)(B)(vi); and
            ``(10) engage in other activities the Director determines 
        to be necessary and as the resources of the Library permit.
    ``(b) Access.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director shall publicize, 
        facilitate, and promote access to the information products and 
        services described in subsection (a), to improve the ability of 
        the transportation community to share information and the 
        ability of the Director to make statistics and other 
        information readily accessible as required under section 
        6302(b)(3)(B)(x) of this title.
            ``(2) Availability of publications, materials, facilities, 
        or services; prescription of rules.--The Director shall--
                    ``(A) make available publications or materials 
                according to library and information science best 
                practices;
                    ``(B) make available its facilities for research; 
                and
                    ``(C) make available its bibliographic, basic 
                reference, or other services to public and private 
                entities and individuals.
            ``(3) Rules.--Rules described in section 6304(b)(1) of this 
        title may provide for making available such publications, 
        materials, facilities, or services--
                    ``(A) without charge as a public service;
                    ``(B) upon a loan, exchange, or charge basis; or
                    ``(C) in appropriate circumstances, under contract 
                arrangements made with [a/?] public or other nonprofit 
                entity.
    ``(c) Agreements.--
            ``(1) In general.--To carry out this section, the Director 
        may enter into agreements with, award grants to, and receive 
        amounts from, any--
                    ``(A) State or local government;
                    ``(B) organization;
                    ``(C) business; or
                    ``(D) individual.
            ``(2) Contracts, grants, and agreements.--The Library may 
        initiate and support specific information and data management, 
        access, and exchange activities in connection with matters 
        relating to the Department's strategic goals, knowledge 
        networking, and national and international cooperation, by 
        entering into contracts or other agreements or awarding grants 
        for the conduct of such activities.
            ``(3) Amounts.--Any amounts received by the Library as 
        payment for library products and services or other activities 
        shall be made available to the Director to carry out this 
        section, deposited in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
        Research and Technology's general fund account, and remain 
        available until expended.''.
    (g) Port Performance Statistics Program.--Chapter 63 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding after section 6313 the 
following:

``SEC. 6314. PORT PERFORMANCE STATISTICS PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director may establish a Port Performance 
Statistics Program to provide nationally consistent measures of 
performance of the Nation's maritime ports.
    ``(b) Annual Reports.--The Director is authorized to require annual 
reports from all ports that receive Federal assistance or are subject 
to Federal regulation, including statistics on capacity, throughput, 
and other measures of performance required for implementation of the 
National Freight Policy required by section 167 of title 23.
    ``(c) Recommendations.--The Director shall obtain recommendations 
for specifications for port performance measures from the United States 
Army Corps of Engineers, the Maritime Administration, the Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, the United States Coast Guard, 
the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council, and the 
Department of Commerce Advisory Council on Supply Chain Competitiveness 
to identify standard data elements for measuring port performance.''.
    (h) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 63 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting the following at the end:

``[Sec. ] 6314. Port Performance Statistics Program.''.

SEC. 8105. ITS GOALS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Technical Correction.--Section 514(a)(5) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(5) improvement of the ability of the United States to 
        respond to security-related or other manmade emergencies and 
        natural disasters; and''.
    (b) Freight Goals.--Section 514(a) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting the following at the end:
            ``(6) enhancement of the Nation's freight system and 
        support to freight policy goals by conducting heavy-duty 
        vehicle demonstration activities, and accelerating adoption of 
        ITS applications in freight operations.''.

SEC. 8106. ITS GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 515(h)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``February 1 of each year after the date of 
        enactment of the Transportation Research and Innovative 
        Technology Act of 2012'' and inserting ``May 1 each year''; and
            (2) by striking ``submit to Congress'' and inserting ``make 
        available to the public on a Department of Transportation Web 
        site''.

SEC. 8107. ITS NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AND STANDARDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 517(a)(3) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Use of standards development organizations.--In 
        carrying out this section, the Secretary shall support the 
        development and maintenance of standards and protocols using 
        the services of such standards development organizations as the 
        Secretary determines to be necessary and whose memberships 
        represent, but are not limited to, the surface transportation 
        and intelligent transportation systems industries.''.
    (b) Technical Correction.--Section 517(b) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Standards for National Policy Implementation.--If the 
Secretary finds that a standard is necessary for implementation of a 
nationwide policy or other capability requiring nationwide uniformity, 
the Secretary, after consultation with stakeholders and in accordance 
with the requirements of section 553 of title 5, may establish and 
require the use of that standard.''.

SEC. 8108. VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE AND VEHICLE-TO-INFRASTRUCTURE 
              COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS DEPLOYMENT.

    Section 518(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking all of the text that follows the heading and precedes ``that--
'' and inserting the following:
    ``Not later than July 6, 2015, the Secretary shall make available 
to the public on a Department of Transportation Web site a report''.

SEC. 8109. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding after section 518 the following:

``SEC. 519. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.

    ``Funds made available to carry out this subtitle for operational 
tests--
            ``(1) shall be used primarily for the development of 
        intelligent transportation system infrastructure, equipment, 
        and systems; and
            ``(2) to the maximum extent practicable, shall not be used 
        for the construction of physical surface transportation 
        infrastructure unless the construction is incidental and 
        critically necessary to the implementation of an intelligent 
        transportation system project.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding after section 518 the 
following:

``519. Infrastructure development.''.

SEC. 8110. DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS; CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Title 49 Amendments.--Title 49, United States Code, is amended 
as follows:
            (1) Section 102(e) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``5'' and 
                inserting ``6''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``an Assistant 
                Secretary for Research and Technology,'' before ``and 
                an Assistant Secretary''.
            (2) Chapter 1 is amended by striking section 112, and the 
        analysis of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating 
        to the ``Research and Innovative Technology Administration''.
            (3) Section 330 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``contracts'' in the section 
                heading and inserting ``activities''; and
                    (B) by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(d) Duties.--The Secretary shall provide for the following:
            ``(1) Coordination, facilitation, and review of the 
        Department's research and development programs and activities.
            ``(2) Advancement, and research and development, of 
        innovative technologies, including intelligent transportation 
        systems.
            ``(3) Comprehensive transportation statistics research, 
        analysis, and reporting.
            ``(4) Education and training in transportation and 
        transportation-related fields.
            ``(5) Activities of the Volpe National Transportation 
        Systems Center.
    ``(e) Additional Authorities.--The Secretary may--
            ``(1) enter into grants and cooperative agreements with 
        Federal agencies, State and local government agencies, other 
        public entities, private organizations, and other persons to 
        conduct research into transportation service and infrastructure 
        assurance; and to carry out other research activities of the 
        Department;
            ``(2) carry out, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative 
        research and development to encourage innovative solutions to 
        multimodal transportation problems and stimulate the deployment 
        of new technology with--
                    ``(A) non-Federal entities, including State and 
                local governments, foreign governments, institutions of 
                higher education, corporations, institutions, 
                partnerships, sole proprietorships, and trade 
                associations that are incorporated or established under 
                the laws of any State;
                    ``(B) Federal laboratories; and
                    ``(C) other Federal agencies; and
            ``(3) directly initiate contracts, grants, cooperative 
        research and development agreements (as defined in section 12 
        of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
        U.S.C. 3710a)), and other agreements to fund, and accept funds 
        from, the Transportation Research Board of the National 
        Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, State 
        departments of transportation, cities, counties, institutions 
        of higher education, associations, and the agents of those 
        entities to carry out joint transportation research and 
        technology efforts.
    ``(f) Federal Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Federal 
        share of the cost of an activity carried out under subsection 
        (e)(3) shall not exceed 50 percent.
            ``(2) Exception.--If the Secretary determines that the 
        activity is of substantial public interest or benefit, the 
        Secretary may approve a greater Federal share.
            ``(3) Non-federal share.--All costs directly incurred by 
        the non-Federal partners, including personnel, travel, 
        facility, and hardware development costs, shall be credited 
        toward the non-Federal share of the cost of an activity 
        described in paragraph (1).
    ``(g) Program Evaluation and Oversight.--For fiscal years 2013 
through 2018, the Secretary is authorized to expend not more than 1 and 
a half percent of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for 
necessary expenses for administration and operations of the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology for the 
coordination, evaluation, and oversight of the programs administered by 
the Office.
    ``(h) Use of Technology.--The research, development, or use of a 
technology under a contract, grant, cooperative research and 
development agreement, or other agreement entered into under this 
subsection, including the terms under which the technology may be 
licensed and the resulting royalties may be distributed, shall be 
subject to the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).
    ``(i) Waiver of Advertising Requirements.--Section 6101 of title 41 
shall not apply to a contract, grant, or other agreement entered into 
under this section.''.
            (4) The item relating to section 330 in the analysis of 
        chapter 3 is amended by striking ``Contracts'' and inserting 
        ``Activities''.
            (5) Section 6302(a) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--There shall be within the Department the Bureau 
of Transportation Statistics.''.
    (b) Title 5 Amendments.--Title 5, United States Code, is amended as 
follows:
            (1) Section 5313 is amended by deleting ``The Under 
        Secretary of Transportation for Security.''.
            (2) Section 5314 is amended by deleting ``Administrator, 
        Research and Innovative Technology Administration.''.
            (3) Section 5315 is amended by striking ``(4)'' in the 
        undesignated item relating to Assistant Secretaries of 
        Transportation and inserting ``(5)''.
            (4) Section 5316 is amended by deleting ``Associate Deputy 
        Secretary, Department of Transportation.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 3 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by revising the entry relating to 
section 330 to read as follows:

``330. Research activities.''.

SEC. 8111. OFFICE OF INTERMODALISM.

    (a) In General.--Section 5503 of title 49, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 55 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 
5503.

SEC. 8112. COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES AND FOREIGN 
              COUNTRIES.

    (a) Authorized Activities.--
            (1) Section 308 amendment.--Section 308(a) of title 23, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting ``cooperating 
        international entities,'' after ``countries''.
            (2) Section 502 amendment.--Section 502(b)(3)(C) of title 
        23, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``international 
        entities,'' after ``country,''.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Section 502(b)(5)(B) is amended to read as 
follows:
                    ``(B) Use of funds.--The Secretary shall use funds 
                made available to carry out this chapter to--
                            ``(i) develop, administer, communicate, and 
                        promote the use of products of research, 
                        development, and technology transfer programs 
                        under this chapter;
                            ``(ii) promote United States highway 
                        transportation expertise, goods, and services 
                        in foreign countries; or
                            ``(iii) conduct studies to assess the need 
                        for or feasibility of highway transportation 
                        improvements in foreign countries.''.

           TITLE IX--RAIL SAFETY, RELIABILITY, AND EFFICIENCY

SEC. 9001. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Rail for America 
Act''.
    (b) Amendment of Title 49.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 
an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
provision of title 49, United States Code.

           Subtitle A--National High-Performance Rail System

SEC. 9101. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this subtitle is to promote and 
facilitate the development of the National High-Performance Rail 
System, a comprehensive national network of integrated passenger and 
freight rail services, and to authorize funds for the planning, 
development, construction, and implementation of rail corridors and 
related infrastructure improvements.
    (b) Objectives.--
            (1) Safety.--The National High-Performance Rail System 
        shall contribute to reducing fatalities, injuries, and 
        incidents on the nation's transportation system.
            (2) Mobility.--The National High-Performance Rail System 
        shall increase the efficient and reliable movement of both 
        goods and people through targeted market-based investments and 
        policies.
            (3) Environmental sustainability.--The National High-
        Performance Rail System shall strive to advance environmentally 
        sustainable policies and projects that reduce emissions of 
        criteria air pollutants, air toxins, and greenhouse gases from 
        transportation sources while protecting communities and natural 
        resources.
            (4) Energy efficiency.--The National High-Performance Rail 
        System shall enhance energy efficient transportation options 
        and expand use of renewable and clean energy sources.
            (5) Quality of life.--The National High-Performance Rail 
        System shall promote quality of life and communities, including 
        enhanced safety in areas adjacent to transportation facilities 
        and safety at highway-rail grade crossing and efficient land-
        use development, and protecting public health.
            (6) Infrastructure condition.--The National High-
        Performance Rail System shall ensure that the current passenger 
        rail network achieves and maintains a state of good repair and 
        is resilient and reliable in the face of extreme events and 
        changing climatic conditions.
            (7) Optimization of freight rail network.--The National 
        High-Performance Rail System shall ensure that America's world-
        class freight rail system is preserved and improved while 
        balancing and protecting both private and public interests, 
        strengthening the ability of rural communities to access 
        national and international trade markets, and supporting 
        regional economic development.

SEC. 9102. GRANT PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Part C of subtitle V is amended by inserting the 
following after chapter 244:

          ``CHAPTER 246--NATIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE RAIL SYSTEM

``Sec.
``24601. Definitions.
``24602. Authorization of appropriations.
``24603. National high-performance passenger rail system.
``24604. Current passenger rail service program.
``24605. Rail service improvement program.
``24606. Oversight.
``24607. Financial assistance conditions.
``Sec. 24601. Definitions
    ``In this chapter:
            ``(1) Three types of passenger rail corridors are defined 
        as follows:
                    ``(A) Core express corridor.--The term `Core 
                Express Corridor' means a passenger rail corridor with 
                trains operating primarily on dedicated passenger track 
                at peak speeds of 125 to 250 miles per hour or greater, 
                and that primarily connects major metropolitan centers 
                in the United States that are generally up to 500 miles 
                apart.
                    ``(B) Regional corridor.--The term `Regional 
                Corridor' means a passenger rail corridor with trains 
                operating on either dedicated and shared use track at 
                peak speeds of 90 to 124 miles per hour, and that 
                primarily connects mid-size urban areas to larger and 
                smaller communities that are generally up to 500 miles 
                apart.
                    ``(C) Feeder corridor.--The term `Feeder Corridor' 
                means a State- or regionally-designated passenger rail 
                corridor with trains operating on shared use track at 
                peak speeds of up to 90 miles per hour and that 
                connects large, mid-sized, and small urban areas 
                generally less than 750 miles apart.
            ``(2) Capital project.--The term `capital project' means a 
        project or program for use in or for the primary benefit of 
        intercity passenger rail service or freight rail service, 
        including--
                    ``(A) acquiring, constructing, improving, or 
                inspecting equipment, track and track structures, or a 
                facility;
                    ``(B) expenses incidental to the activities 
                described in subsection 24601(2)(A) (including 
                designing, engineering, location surveying, mapping, 
                environmental studies, utility relocation or 
                improvement, acquiring rights-of-way, and joint 
                development activities as defined in subsection 
                5302(3)(G)), and the maintenance of operations during 
                construction;
                    ``(C) preserving and acquiring rights-of-way;
                    ``(D) payments for the capital portions of rail 
                trackage rights agreements;
                    ``(E) highway-rail grade crossing improvements;
                    ``(F) mitigating environmental impacts;
                    ``(G) communication and signalization improvements;
                    ``(H) relocation assistance, including acquiring 
                replacement housing sites, and acquiring, constructing, 
                relocating, and rehabilitating replacement housing;
                    ``(I) interest and other financing costs to 
                efficiently carry out a part of the project within a 
                reasonable time; and
                    ``(J) evaluation and assessment of project 
                implementation and outcomes.
            ``(3) High-performance rail.--The term `high-performance 
        rail' means a passenger and freight rail network that is 
        designed to meet the current and future market demands for 
        transportation of people and goods, in terms of capacity, 
        travel times, reliability, and efficiency.
            ``(4) Intercity passenger rail service.--The term 
        `intercity passenger rail service' has the same meaning as 
        `intercity rail passenger transportation', as defined in 
        section 24102 of this title.
            ``(5) Interstate compact.--The term `interstate compact' 
        means two or more States that have entered into compacts, 
        agreements, or organizations, not in conflict with any law of 
        the United States, for cooperative efforts and mutual 
        assistance in support of activities authorized under this 
        chapter.
            ``(6) Long-distance route.--The term `long-distance route' 
        has the same meaning as under section 24102(5)(C) of this 
        title.
            ``(7) Northeast corridor.--The term `Northeast Corridor' 
        has the same meaning as under section 24102(5)(A) of this 
        title.
            ``(8) Rail hub plan.--The term `rail hub plan' means a plan 
        that addresses the needs and opportunities for the dense, 
        complex networks of shared or interconnected freight, intercity 
        passenger, and commuter rail lines that tend to be found in and 
        around major urban areas.
            ``(9) State.--The term `State' means a State of the United 
        States or the District of Columbia.
            ``(10) State corridor.--The term `State corridor' has the 
        same meaning as under section 24102(5)(D) of this title.
            ``(11) State of good repair.--The term `state of good 
        repair' means a condition in which the existing physical 
        assets, both individually and as a system, are functioning as 
        designed within their useful lives and are sustained through 
        regular maintenance and replacement programs.
``Sec. 24602. Authorization of appropriations
    ``(a) Current Passenger Rail Services Program.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated from the Rail Account of the 
Transportation Trust Fund to carry out section 24604 of this title--
            ``(1) $2,450,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
            ``(2) $2,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
            ``(3) $2,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
            ``(4) $2,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
    ``(b) Rail Service Improvement Program.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated from the Rail Account of the Transportation Trust Fund to 
carry out section 24605 of this title--
            ``(1) $2,325,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
            ``(2) $2,405,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
            ``(3) $2,370,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
            ``(4) $2,450,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
    ``(c) Availability of Contract Authority.--
            ``(1) Period of availability.--The amounts made available 
        under this section shall remain available for obligation until 
        expended.
            ``(2) Contract authority.--Authorizations from the 
        Transportation Trust Fund made by this section shall be 
        available for obligation on October 1 of the fiscal year for 
        which they are authorized.
``Sec. 24603. National high-performance passenger rail system
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall facilitate 
the establishment of a national high-performance rail system in 
accordance with this chapter.
    ``(b) Contents.--The national high-performance rail system includes 
the following:
            ``(1) Current passenger rail service program.
            ``(2) Rail service improvement program.
            ``(3) Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing 
        program.
    ``(c) Rulemaking Authority.--The Secretary shall prescribe the 
regulations necessary to implement this chapter.
``Sec. 24604. Current passenger rail service program
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish 
a Current Passenger Rail Service Program under this section. The 
program shall ensure that existing passenger rail assets and services 
are maintained in reliable working condition. The Current Passenger 
Rail Service Program consists of programs for the following:
            ``(1) Northeast Corridor.
            ``(2) State Corridors.
            ``(3) Long-Distance Routes.
            ``(4) National Assets, Legacy Debt, and Amtrak Positive 
        Train Control.
            ``(5) Stations--Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance.
    ``(b) Northeast Corridor.--
            ``(1) Objective.--The objective of the Northeast Corridor 
        program is to bring Northeast Corridor infrastructure and 
        equipment into a state-of-good repair, and to ensure that those 
        assets are then maintained in a state-of-good repair, so that 
        the Northeast Corridor can continue providing travelers with a 
        safe, reliable, and efficient travel option in the congested 
        Northeast region.
            ``(2) Authority.--The Secretary may provide grants under 
        this subsection to reduce the state-of-good repair backlog on 
        the Northeast Corridor; to replace legacy passenger rail 
        equipment used for Northeast Corridor service; and to fund the 
        portion of ongoing capital replacement and renewal needs on the 
        Northeast Corridor not covered by Northeast Corridor operating 
        surpluses.
            ``(3) Eligible recipients.--The Secretary may provide 
        grants to the following entities for eligible projects under 
        this subsection:
                    ``(A) Amtrak.
                    ``(B) States and other public-sector entities as 
                identified in the Northeast Corridor Capital Asset Plan 
                required by section 24317 of this title.
            ``(4) Eligible projects.--The Secretary may provide grants 
        under this subsection for the following activities, as 
        identified in the Five-Year Capital Asset Plans described in 
        section 24317 of this title:
                    ``(A) State of good repair backlog.--To replace or 
                rehabilitate railroad assets that are not currently in 
                a state of good repair.
                    ``(B) Legacy equipment replacement.--To replace 
                legacy passenger rolling stock and locomotives used for 
                Northeast Corridor service.
                    ``(C) Ongoing replacement and renewal.--To fund the 
                balance needed to maintain the existing Northeast 
                Corridor infrastructure and equipment in an ongoing 
                state of good repair, after the following revenues are 
                first dedicated to these activities:
                            ``(i) All operating surpluses generated 
                        from Northeast Corridor intercity passenger 
                        rail services.
                            ``(ii) All access fees from other users of 
                        the Northeast Corridor.
                            ``(iii) All revenues generated from 
                        ancillary businesses directly associated with 
                        Northeast Corridor services or infrastructure.
            ``(5) Federal share of total project costs.--The Federal 
        share of total project costs under this subsection may be up to 
        100 percent.
    ``(c) State Corridors.--
            ``(1) Objective.--To enable the successful implementation 
        of section 209 of Division B of Public Law 110-432 for existing 
        State-supported passenger rail operations through transitional 
        financial assistance to States.
            ``(2) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
        grants, consistent with the maximum time period under which 
        temporary financial assistance may be received as developed in 
        subsection (c)(3) of this section, to eligible recipients under 
        this subsection to support the implementation of section 209 of 
        Division B of Public Law 110-432; and replacement of legacy 
        passenger rolling stock and locomotives used on State 
        corridors.
            ``(3) Transition assistance framework.--The Secretary shall 
        develop a transition assistance framework within six months of 
        the enactment of this Act. As part of this framework, the 
        Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) develop criteria for phasing out activities 
                under subsection (c)(5)(A) of this section by not later 
                than October 1, 2017; and
                    ``(B) develop policies governing financial terms, 
                repayment conditions, and other terms of financial 
                assistance.
            ``(4) Eligible recipients.--
                    ``(A) States are eligible to receive grants for 
                activities described in subsections (c)(5)(A) and 
                (c)(5)(B) of this section.
                    ``(B) States may enter into contractual agreements 
                to allow for Amtrak to receive grants for activities 
                described in subsection (c)(5)(B) of this section.
            ``(5) Eligible activities.--Grants provided under this 
        paragraph may be used to:
                    ``(A) Provide temporary financial support to 
                eligible recipients in conformance with the operating 
                and capital cost methodologies developed pursuant to 
                section 209 of Division B of Public Law 110-432, until 
                not later than September 30, 2017.
                    ``(B) Replace legacy passenger rolling stock and 
                locomotives used for State corridor service as 
                identified in the Five-Year Capital Asset Plans 
                described in section 24317 of this title.
            ``(6) Federal share.--The Federal share of expenditures for 
        activities described in subsections (c)(5)(B) may be up to 80 
        percent of the total cost.
    ``(d) Long-Distance Routes.--
            ``(1) Objective.--The objective of the long-distance routes 
        program is to provide grants to Amtrak for the continuation of 
        services on long-distance routes.
            ``(2) Authority.--The Secretary may provide grants to 
        Amtrak under this subsection, in accordance with the relevant 
        provisions contained in part C, subtitle V of this title.
            ``(3) Eligible recipients.--Amtrak is eligible to receive 
        grants for long-distance route activities.
            ``(4) Eligible activities.--Grants provided for long-
        distance routes may be expended for the operating and capital 
        costs associated with providing reliable national long-distance 
        passenger rail services to the extent that such expenses cannot 
        be fully supported by the passenger and non-passenger revenues 
        generated by long-distance passenger services, as identified in 
        the Five-Year Business Line Plan described in section 24317 of 
        this title.
            ``(5) Federal share.--The Federal share of expenditures for 
        eligible activities under this subsection may be up to 100 
        percent of the total cost.
    ``(e) National Assets, Legacy Debt, and Amtrak Positive Train 
Control.--
            ``(1) Objective.--The objective of the national assets 
        program is to provide grants to Amtrak for the operating and 
        capital needs associated with the Nation's core rail assets; 
        for servicing Amtrak's legacy debt; and for implementing 
        positive train control on Amtrak routes where Amtrak is fully 
        or partially responsible for compliance with section 20157 of 
        this title.
            ``(2) Authority.--The Secretary may provide grants to 
        Amtrak under this subsection.
            ``(3) Eligible recipients.--Amtrak is eligible to receive 
        grants for national asset activities.
            ``(4) Eligible activities.--Grants provided for national 
        assets may be expended for--
                    ``(A) operating and capital costs associated with 
                operating and maintaining national reservations, 
                security, mechanical facilities, training centers and 
                other assets associated with Amtrak's national 
                passenger rail transportation system;
                    ``(B) implementing positive train control on Amtrak 
                routes where Amtrak is fully or partially responsible 
                for compliance with section 20157 of this title; and
                    ``(C) making payments for principal and interest 
                payments related to debt incurred prior to fiscal year 
                2005.
            ``(5) Evaluation of national assets operating costs.--
                    ``(A) The Secretary shall evaluate the cost and 
                scope of all operating activities defined in paragraph 
                (4)(A) of this subsection, and shall identify which 
                activities are--
                            ``(i) required in order to ensure the 
                        efficient operations of a national passenger 
                        rail system;
                            ``(ii) appropriate for allocation to one of 
                        the other Amtrak business lines; and
                            ``(iii) extraneous to providing an 
                        efficient national passenger rail system or are 
                        too costly relative to the benefits or 
                        performance outcomes they provide.
                    ``(B) Within 1 year after the completion of the 
                review in subparagraph (A), the Federal Railroad 
                Administration, in consultation with the Amtrak Board 
                of Directors, the governors of each relevant State, and 
                the Mayor of the District of Columbia, or entities 
                representing those officials, shall restructure and/or 
                reallocate national assets operating costs according to 
                the findings of the review in that subparagraph.
            ``(6) Federal share.--The Federal share of expenditures for 
        eligible activities under this subsection may be up to 100 
        percent of the total cost as identified in the Five-Year 
        Business Line Plan described in section 24317 of this title.
    ``(f) Stations--Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance.--
            ``(1) Objective.--The objective of the program is to bring 
        all stations served by Amtrak into compliance with the 
        Americans with Disabilities Act.
            ``(2) Authority.--The Secretary may provide grants to 
        Amtrak under this subsection.
            ``(3) Eligible recipients.--Amtrak is eligible to receive 
        grants for eligible activities under this subsection.
            ``(4) Eligible activities.--Grants provided under this 
        subsection may be expended for upgrading existing intercity 
        passenger rail stations to comply with the Americans with 
        Disabilities Act.
            ``(5) Federal share.--The Federal share of expenditures for 
        eligible activities under this subsection may be up to 100 
        percent of the total cost.
``Sec. 24605. Rail service improvement program
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish 
a Rail Service Improvement Program under this section. The program 
shall promote and facilitate development of new passenger rail 
corridors and improvements to existing passenger and freight rail 
corridors. The Rail Service Improvement Program consists of programs 
covering the following:
            ``(1) Passenger Corridors.
            ``(2) Commuter Railroads--Positive Train Control 
        Compliance.
            ``(3) Local Rail Facilities and Safety.
            ``(4) Planning.
    ``(b) Passenger Corridors.--
            ``(1) Objective.--The objective of the passenger corridors 
        program under this subsection is to build regional networks of 
        passenger rail corridors through construction of new corridors 
        or substantial improvements to existing corridors, including 
        Core Express Corridors, Regional Corridors, and Feeder 
        Corridors, as defined in section 24601 of this title, and to 
        mitigate passenger train congestion at critical rail 
        chokepoints.
            ``(2) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
        grants under this subsection to eligible recipients (as 
        specified in paragraph (3)) for eligible corridor development 
        and positive train control projects (as specified in paragraph 
        (4)).
            ``(3) Eligible recipients.--Entities eligible for funding 
        for eligible projects identified in paragraph (4) are the 
        following:
                    ``(A) A State.
                    ``(B) A group of States.
                    ``(C) An Interstate Compact.
                    ``(D) A Regional Rail Development Authority as 
                defined in chapter 289 of this title.
                    ``(E) A public agency or publicly-chartered 
                authority established by one or more States and having 
                responsibility for providing high-speed or intercity 
                passenger rail service.
                    ``(F) Amtrak.
                    ``(G) Any institution for procuring, managing, or 
                maintaining passenger rail rolling stock and 
                locomotives that may be established pursuant to the 
                outcomes of the review described in section 305 of 
                division B of Public Law 110-432, as amended.
            ``(4) Eligible projects.--The following projects are 
        eligible to receive funding under this subsection:
                    ``(A) A capital project that is for the primary 
                benefit of or use in high-performance rail service is 
                eligible to receive passenger corridors grants under 
                this subsection, provided that--
                            ``(i) the project proposal is consistent 
                        with an adopted service development plan or 
                        rail hub plan at the time of application; and
                            ``(ii) the project sponsor has completed, 
                        prior to the time of application, the 
                        appropriate level of environmental reviews, in 
                        compliance with the applicable environmental 
                        protection requirements, including the National 
                        Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
                        4321 et seq.), its implementing regulations, 
                        and applicable procedures.
                    ``(B) A capital project identified by the Surface 
                Transportation Board as to improve the on-time 
                performance and reliability of intercity rail passenger 
                transportation under section 24308(f) of this title.
                    ``(C) A capital project designated by the Secretary 
                as being necessary to address congestion challenges 
                affecting passenger rail.
            ``(5) Project selection criteria.--In selecting the 
        recipients of grants for eligible projects under paragraph (4), 
        the Secretary shall:
                    ``(A) Give preference to proposed projects that are 
                consistent with the investment goals, objectives, 
                policies, and methodologies defined in the following:
                            ``(i) Any national rail planning guidance 
                        or parameters set forth by the Secretary.
                            ``(ii) Any Regional Rail Development Plans 
                        described in section 22602 of this title that 
                        are applicable to a project proposal, once 
                        available.
                            ``(iii) Any State Rail Plans, as described 
                        in chapter 227 of this title that are 
                        applicable to a project proposal.
                    ``(B) Also consider the following:
                            ``(i) The project's system and service 
                        performance as experienced by the passenger, 
                        including measures such as improved 
                        reliability, reduced trip time, additional 
                        service frequency to meet anticipated or 
                        existing demand, or other significant system 
                        and service enhancements.
                            ``(ii) Cost-benefit analysis of the 
                        project, which shall include such factors as 
                        the project's estimated ridership and 
                        anticipated user and public benefits, relative 
                        to the proposed Federal investment, and 
                        consideration of enhanced mobility, 
                        environmental, and economic benefits (both for 
                        the specific project proposal and in terms of 
                        the costs and benefits generated by the 
                        specific project within a network context).
                            ``(iii) Cross-modal benefits generated by 
                        the project, including anticipated impacts on 
                        air, transit, or highway traffic congestion, 
                        capacity, or safety; and cost avoidance or 
                        deferral of planned investments in aviation, 
                        transit, and highway systems.
                            ``(iv) Opportunities for operational 
                        integration with commuter rail or other rail 
                        operations, as well as with regional public 
                        transportation providers, including the degree 
                        to which the project could allow for 
                        coordinated schedules, seamless connections 
                        between trains, integrated sales and ticketing 
                        systems, and other mechanisms that will benefit 
                        passengers and encourage cost containment among 
                        rail operators.
                            ``(v) Equitable financial participation by 
                        other beneficiaries of the project, including 
                        the degree to which the project's business plan 
                        considers potential private sector 
                        participation in the financing, construction, 
                        and/or operation of the project.
                            ``(vi) The recipient's past performance in 
                        developing and delivering similar passenger 
                        rail projects.
                            ``(vii) The recipient's previous financial 
                        contributions to developing high-performance 
                        rail services, including any non-Federal 
                        contributions in excess of minimum requirements 
                        that the sponsor may have provided as a match 
                        for previous Federal grants.
                            ``(viii) The likelihood that new service or 
                        expanded service projects, once brought into 
                        service, will be able to cover on-going 
                        operating costs without the support of grants, 
                        within a reasonable time frame.
                            ``(ix) Whether the recipient has or will 
                        have the legal, financial, and technical 
                        capacity to carry out the project, satisfactory 
                        continuing control over the use of the 
                        equipment or facilities, and the capability and 
                        willingness to maintain the equipment or 
                        facilities.
                            ``(x) The likelihood that the proposed 
                        project is feasible and will result in the 
                        anticipated benefits, including the recipient's 
                        means for ensuring the realization of the 
                        anticipated benefits.
                            ``(xi) Any other relevant factors as 
                        determined by the Secretary.
            ``(6) Planning requirements.--To be eligible for a Federal 
        grant under this subsection, a project must be specifically 
        identified on a State Rail Plan, as described in section 22702.
            ``(7) Federal share of total project costs.--
                    ``(A) Total project cost.--The Secretary shall 
                estimate the total cost of a project under this 
                subsection based on engineering studies, studies of 
                economic feasibility, environmental analyses, and 
                information on the expected use of equipment or 
                facilities.
                    ``(B) Federal share.--The Federal share of total 
                project costs under this subsection shall not exceed 80 
                percent, except where the proposed project was 
                identified through and is consistent with a Regional 
                Rail Development Plan described in chapter 289 of this 
                title, in which case the Federal share of total project 
                costs under this subsection shall not exceed 85 
                percent.
    ``(c) Commuter Railroads; Positive Train Control Compliance.--
            ``(1) Objective.--The objective of this program is to 
        promote rail safety by assisting in funding the implementation 
        of positive train control on commuter railroad-owned 
        infrastructure, equipment, and back office systems.
            ``(2) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
        grants under this subsection to eligible recipients (as 
        described in paragraph (3)) for eligible positive train control 
        projects (as described in paragraph (4)).
            ``(3) Eligible recipients.--Entities eligible for funding 
        under this subsection include the following:
                    ``(A) A State.
                    ``(B) A group of States.
                    ``(C) A provider of commuter rail passenger 
                transportation, as defined in section 24102 of this 
                title.
            ``(4) Eligible projects.--Projects eligible to receive 
        grants under this subsection include the following:
                    ``(A) A project for analyzing, designing, 
                developing, procuring, installing, modifying, 
                validating, configuring, and testing of positive train 
                control systems hardware or software system elements on 
                commuter railroad-owned infrastructure, equipment, or 
                back office systems, including the following 
                activities:
                            ``(i) Dedicated passenger service motive 
                        power equipment.
                            ``(ii) Wayside interface of track-side 
                        devices on track owned by eligible recipients.
                            ``(iii) Back office and dispatch system 
                        infrastructure owned and operated by passenger 
                        railroads.
                            ``(iv) Roadway worker terminal devices.
                            ``(v) Communications system design and 
                        components, such as quality of service 
                        determinations, physical communications 
                        infrastructure, and message integrity, 
                        authentication, and non-repudiation mechanisms 
                        to protect positive train control system 
                        communications.
                            ``(vi) Track databases for track segments 
                        owned by eligible recipients, including the 
                        population of such databases with mapping data.
                            ``(vii) Project management services for 
                        oversight and systems engineering of passenger 
                        railroad positive train control system design, 
                        procurement, implementation, and testing 
                        efforts.
                            ``(viii) Positive train control system 
                        training programs for eligible recipients 
                        compliant with title 49 of the Code of Federal 
                        Regulations, part 236 subpart I.
                            ``(ix) Engineering support to prepare all 
                        necessary documentation required for regulatory 
                        compliance and system certification of positive 
                        train control systems for eligible recipients.
                    ``(B) An eligible entity specified in paragraph 
                (4)(A) may not receive funding under this subsection 
                for the following activities:
                            ``(i) The procurement of radio frequency 
                        spectrum.
                            ``(ii) Positive train control-related costs 
                        of any entity not listed in paragraph (3), such 
                        as wayside positive train control system 
                        components on track segments owned by a Class I 
                        freight railroad and over which commuter rail 
                        passenger transportation is regularly provided.
            ``(5) Project selection criteria.--The Secretary, in 
        selecting the recipients of grants for eligible projects under 
        paragraph (4), shall consider the following:
                    ``(A) The scope of positive train control system 
                components necessary to comply with section 20157 of 
                this title, including the number of locomotives owned 
                by the eligible recipient, the number of wayside miles 
                owned by the eligible recipient, the number of positive 
                train control systems with which the eligible 
                recipient's positive train control system must be 
                interoperable; the scale of the communications 
                infrastructure the eligible recipient requires to 
                support positive train control system operations; and 
                the number of modifications to dispatching and back 
                office systems required to support positive train 
                control system operations.
                    ``(B) The extent to which the applicant has 
                demonstrated a clear need for Federal financial 
                assistance.
                    ``(C) The overall completeness and quality of the 
                application, including the comprehensiveness of its 
                supporting documentation.
                    ``(D) The extent of prior positive train control 
                implementation activities.
                    ``(E) Any other relevant factors as determined by 
                the Secretary.
            ``(6) Federal share of project costs.--
                    ``(A) Total project cost.--The Secretary shall 
                estimate the total cost of a project under this 
                subsection based on engineering studies, studies of 
                economic feasibility, environmental analyses, and 
                information on the expected use of equipment or 
                facilities.
                    ``(B) Federal share.--The Federal share of total 
                project costs for grants provided under this subsection 
                shall not exceed 80 percent of the total project cost.
                    ``(C) Match credit.--The non-Federal share 
                requirement may be met in whole or in part by eligible 
                expenditures by the railroad carrier made subsequent to 
                October 16, 2008, excluding costs related to the lease 
                or acquisition of radio frequency spectrum.
    ``(d) Local Rail Facilities and Safety.--
            ``(1) Objective.--The objective of the local rail 
        facilities and safety program under this subsection is to 
        mitigate the impacts of railroad operations in local 
        communities, through improvements to highway-rail grade 
        crossings, upgrades to short-line railroad infrastructure, rail 
        line relocation and improvement projects, and training and 
        technical assistance to local governments.
            ``(2) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
        grants under this subsection to eligible recipients (as 
        described in paragraph (3)) for eligible freight capacity 
        projects (as described in paragraph (4)). A grant may be used 
        to pay all or a portion of the subsidy and administrative costs 
        of projects eligible for Federal credit assistance under the 
        Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 
        (Public Law 94-210) (45 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) for a capital 
        project to improve short-line railroad infrastructure.
            ``(3) Eligible recipients.--Entities eligible for funding 
        under this subsection include the following:
                    ``(A) A State.
                    ``(B) A group of States.
                    ``(C) An Interstate Compact.
                    ``(D) A Regional Rail Development Authority, as 
                defined in chapter 289 of this title.
                    ``(E) A local government.
                    ``(F) A metropolitan planning organization.
                    ``(G) A group of metropolitan planning 
                organizations.
            ``(4) Eligible projects.--Projects eligible to receive 
        grants under this subsection include the following:
                    ``(A) A capital project to mitigate the impacts of 
                rail infrastructure and operations on a local 
                community, including rail line relocation and 
                improvement and improving the safety of, or eliminating 
                hazards at, a highway-rail grade crossing.
                    ``(B) A capital project to improve short-line 
                railroad infrastructure.
                    ``(C) Training and technical assistance to help 
                local governments better understand how to coordinate 
                with railroads on operations and safety issues, and how 
                to integrate railroad issues into land use and 
                transportation planning processes.
            ``(5) Project selection criteria.--In selecting the 
        recipients of grants for freight capacity projects under this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall consider--
                    ``(A) the extent to which a proposed project--
                            ``(i) alleviates the impacts of rail 
                        operations on local neighborhoods or urbanized 
                        areas;
                            ``(ii) will result in clearly-defined 
                        public benefits;
                            ``(iii) contributes to increasing the 
                        competitiveness and state of good repair of 
                        short line railroads;
                            ``(iv) enhances safety at critical highway-
                        rail grade crossings;
                            ``(v) is compatible with local land use, 
                        economic development, and transportation plans 
                        and objectives;
                            ``(vi) includes equitable participation 
                        from other beneficiaries in the project's 
                        financing, including the extent to which the 
                        project will leverage private or local 
                        government investments; and
                            ``(vii) will increase the reliability and 
                        resilience of the nation's rail system;
                    ``(B) the past performance of the recipient and 
                other beneficiaries of the project in developing and 
                delivering rail projects; and
                    ``(C) any other relevant factors as determined by 
                the Secretary.
            ``(6) Planning requirements.--To be eligible for a Federal 
        grant under this subsection, a project must be specifically 
        identified on a State Rail Plan, as described in section 227 of 
        this title.
            ``(7) Federal share of project costs.--
                    ``(A) Total project cost.--The Secretary shall 
                estimate the total cost of a project under this 
                subsection based on engineering studies, studies of 
                economic feasibility, environmental analyses, and 
                information on the expected use of equipment or 
                facilities.
                    ``(B) Federal share.--The Federal share of total 
                project costs for grants provided under this subsection 
                shall not exceed 80 percent of the total project cost.
    ``(e) Planning.--
            ``(1) Objective.--The objective of the planning program 
        under this subsection is to facilitate the development of 
        comprehensive plans to guide future investments in the nation's 
        rail systems and to develop the workforce necessary to advance 
        America's rail industry.
            ``(2) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
        grants under this subsection to eligible recipients (as 
        described in paragraph (3)) for eligible planning projects (as 
        described in paragraph (4)).
            ``(3) Eligible recipients.--Entities eligible for funding 
        under this subsection include the following:
                    ``(A) A State.
                    ``(B) A group of States.
                    ``(C) An Interstate Compact.
                    ``(D) A Regional Rail Development Authority as 
                defined in chapter 289 of this title.
                    ``(E) A public agency or publicly-chartered 
                authority established by one or more States and having 
                responsibility for providing high-speed or intercity 
                passenger rail service.
                    ``(F) A local government.
                    ``(G) A metropolitan planning organization.
                    ``(H) A group of metropolitan planning 
                organizations.
                    ``(I) National Academy of Sciences Transportation 
                Research Board, for eligible projects described in 
                paragraph (4)(C).
                    ``(J) Federal Railroad Administration.
            ``(4) Eligible projects.--Projects eligible to receive 
        grants under this subsection include the following:
                    ``(A) The preparation of new rail planning 
                documents or any updates to existing rail planning 
                documents including the following:
                            ``(i) A corridor or rail hub investment 
                        plan that consists of both--
                                    ``(I) a corridor service 
                                development plan or rail hub plan; and
                                    ``(II) corresponding environmental 
                                analyses.
                            ``(ii) A regional rail development plan, as 
                        defined in section 22602 of this title.
                            ``(iii) A State rail plan, as defined in 
                        section 22702 of this title.
                            ``(iv) Any other national, multi-State, 
                        mega-regional, or State planning activity 
                        determined by the Secretary to be necessary to 
                        advance the development of passenger and 
                        freight rail systems.
                    ``(B) Capital upgrades to the Transportation 
                Technology Center for the purposes of conducting 
                research, development, testing, evaluation, and 
                training for the purpose of enhancing technologies 
                related to the design and deployment of high-
                performance rail systems.
                    ``(C) Research conducted by the National 
                Cooperative Rail Research Program, as established by 
                section 24910 of this title.
                    ``(D) Workforce development activities, coordinated 
                to the extent practical with the existing local 
                training programs supported by the U.S. Department of 
                Transportation, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the 
                U.S. Department of Education, including--
                            ``(i) interagency agreements with the 
                        Manufacturing Extension Partnership at the 
                        National Institute of Standards and Technology;
                            ``(ii) developing and deploying training 
                        and technical assistance opportunities for rail 
                        stakeholders; and
                            ``(iii) rail-based University 
                        Transportation Centers established by section 
                        5505 of this title.
            ``(5) Project selection criteria.--In selecting the 
        recipients of grants for planning projects under paragraph 
        (4)(A), the Secretary shall consider--
                    ``(A) the extent to which a proposed planning 
                project--
                            ``(i) comprehensively addresses both 
                        freight and passenger rail issues and needs;
                            ``(ii) considers high-performance rail's 
                        role within a multimodal context;
                            ``(iii) follows a planning process that 
                        allows for meaningful incorporation of input 
                        from affected communities, local governments, 
                        regional councils and planning organizations, 
                        railroads, transportation modal partners, 
                        environmental interests, workforce investment 
                        boards, economic development agencies, the 
                        public, and other stakeholders, early and 
                        throughout the process;
                            ``(iv) is integrated with other 
                        transportation planning efforts;
                            ``(v) will result in the appropriate 
                        documentation and institutional support to 
                        proceed with project implementation; and
                            ``(vi) examines and evaluates non-
                        transportation issues that could be affected by 
                        future capital projects, including but not 
                        limited to land use, economic development, and 
                        social equity; and
                    ``(B) Any other relevant factors as determined by 
                the Secretary.
            ``(6) Federal share of project costs.--
                    ``(A) The Federal share of total project costs for 
                a grant provided under paragraph (4)(A) shall not 
                exceed 80 percent of the total project cost.
                    ``(B) The Federal share of total project costs for 
                a grant or contract provided under this paragraph 
                (4)(B)-(D) may be up to 100 percent of the total 
                project cost.
            ``(7) Federally-led rail planning.--The Secretary may 
        retain up to two percent of the funds made available under 
        section 24602(b) of this title to facilitate the preparation of 
        national planning tools and analyses, multi-State regional rail 
        plans, and service development plans and related environmental 
        reviews for corridors located in multiple States.
``Sec. 24606. Oversight
    ``(a) Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Current passenger rail service program.--The 
                Secretary of Transportation may expend up to one-half 
                percent of the funds made available each fiscal year 
                under section 24602(a) of this title to conduct 
                oversight of and to provide training and technical 
                assistance for the current passenger rail service 
                program.
                    ``(B) Rail service improvement program.--The 
                Secretary of Transportation may expend up to 1 percent 
                of the funds made available each fiscal year under 
                section 24602(b) of this title to conduct oversight, 
                training and technical assistance, and project 
                evaluations and assessments for the rail service 
                improvement program.
            ``(2) Payment.--The Federal share of a contract under this 
        subsection shall be 100 percent.
    ``(b) Project Management Oversight.--
            ``(1) Procedures.--The Secretary shall develop and 
        implement oversight procedures to monitor the effective and 
        efficient use of funds appropriated under this chapter. These 
        procedures shall include such measures as the Secretary deems 
        necessary to identify, mitigate, and monitor risks to 
        successful delivery of projects. These procedures may include--
                    ``(A) entering into contracts for safety, 
                procurement, management, and financial compliance 
                reviews, audits, and reports of a recipient of funds 
                appropriated under this chapter;
                    ``(B) conducting site visits to review the progress 
                and implementation of projects under this chapter; and
                    ``(C) establishing field offices to oversee 
                projects and to provide project delivery assistance to 
                the recipients of financial assistance under this 
                chapter.
            ``(2) Access.--Each recipient of financial assistance under 
        this chapter shall provide the Secretary or the Secretary's 
        designee, including a contractor the Secretary chooses under 
        paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, with access to the 
        construction sites and records of the recipient when reasonably 
        necessary.
    ``(c) Project Evaluation and Assessment.--The Secretary shall 
develop and implement procedures for evaluating the implementation of 
projects receiving funds made available under sections 24602(b) of this 
title and assessing the extent to which these projects achieved 
intended outcomes and public benefits. These procedures may include--
            ``(1) establishing criteria to guide the selection of 
        grants under section 24602(b) for individual assessments;
            ``(2) identifying, collecting, and analyzing standardized 
        data and metrics related to grant applications under section 
        24602 (b) and (c), and to the implementation, outcomes, and 
        public benefits of projects receiving grants under section 
        24602(b);
            ``(3) performing a national evaluation of overall program 
        results and outcomes under section 24602(b);
            ``(4) undertaking statistical and cost-benefit analyses to 
        identify strategies for maximizing return on investment of 
        Federal funding in rail research, planning, and construction; 
        and
            ``(5) entering into grants or contracts for the purpose of 
        carrying out the procedures established under this paragraph.
    ``(d) Training and Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall 
develop and implement procedures to provide training and technical 
assistance to grantees and other stakeholders in order to ensure the 
effective and efficient use of funds appropriated under this chapter.
    ``(e) Project Delivery Documentation.--To receive Federal financial 
assistance for a project under this chapter, an applicant shall prepare 
project delivery documentation, which may include the following:
            ``(1) A project management plan.
            ``(2) A financial plan.
            ``(3) A system safety plan.
            ``(4) Agreements between the project sponsor(s) and all 
        relevant entities.
            ``(5) A project risk management plan.
            ``(6) Other documents identified by the Secretary as 
        relevant to carrying out project management oversight 
        activities under this section.
``Sec. 24607. Financial assistance conditions
    ``(a) Financial Assistance Conditions.--The Secretary shall 
require, as a condition of making any financial assistance under 
section 24605, that such financial assistance shall comply with section 
24405 (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this title, as amended, in the same 
manner that funding under chapter 244 of part C of subtitle V of this 
title is required to comply with section 24405 (b), (c), (d), and (e) 
of this title.
    ``(b) Local Hiring.--
            ``(1) In general.--A recipient of assistance may advertise, 
        post job opportunities on State job banks and with One Stop 
        centers established under the Workforce Investment Act, and 
        award a contract for construction containing requirements for 
        the employment of individuals residing in or adjacent to any of 
        the areas in which the work is to be performed is for 
        construction work required under the contract, provided that--
                    ``(A) all or part of the construction work 
                performed under the contract occurs in an area that 
                has--
                            ``(i) a per capita income of 80 percent or 
                        less of the national average; or
                            ``(ii) an unemployment rate that is for the 
                        most recent 24-month period for which data are 
                        available at least 1 percent greater than the 
                        national average unemployment rate;
                    ``(B) the estimated cost of the project of which 
                the contract is a part is greater than $10 million;
                    ``(C) the recipient may not require the hiring of 
                individuals who do not have the necessary skills to 
                perform work in any craft or trade, except for 
                individuals who are subject to a apprenticeship program 
                or other training program meeting the requirements of 
                subsection 24605(e) of this title; and
                    ``(D) the award of such a contract complies with 
                agreements subject to the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 
                151-188), if applicable.
            ``(2) Advertisement.--In advertising an awarding a contract 
        under this subsection, the Secretary or a recipient of 
        assistance shall ensure that the requirements contained in the 
        advertisement would not--
                    ``(A) compromise the quality of the project;
                    ``(B) unreasonably delay the completion of the 
                project; or
                    ``(C) unreasonably increase the cost of the 
                project.
            ``(3) Available programs.--The Secretary shall make 
        available to recipients the workforce development and training 
        programs set forth in section 24605(e)(4)(D)(ii) of this title 
        to assist recipients who wish to establish training programs 
        that satisfy the provisions of subsection (b)(1)(C). The 
        Secretary of Labor shall make available its qualifying 
        workforce and training development programs to recipients who 
        wish to establish training programs that satisfy the provisions 
        of section (b)(1)(C).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for subtitle V is 
amended by inserting the following after the item relating to chapter 
244:

``246. National High-Performance Rail System................   24601''.

SEC. 9103. AMTRAK 5-YEAR BUSINESS PLANNING.

    (a) Amtrak 5-Year Business Line and Capital Asset Plans.--Part C of 
subtitle V is amended by inserting the following new section after 
section 24316:
``Sec. 24317. Amtrak 5-year business line and capital asset plans
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Draft plans.--Not later than July 1 of each year, 
        Amtrak shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation draft 5-
        year business line plans and draft 5-year capital asset plans 
        prepared in accordance with this section. Each draft plan shall 
        include information on historical performance, the subsequent 
        base fiscal year, and the 5-year period that begins with the 
        second full fiscal year after the submission. Amtrak shall, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, revise the 
        draft plans, as appropriate.
            ``(2) Final plans.--Not later than February 15 of each 
        year, Amtrak shall submit to Congress and the Secretary of 
        Transportation 5-year business line plans prepared in 
        accordance with this section. These plans shall form the basis 
        for Amtrak's general and legislative annual report to the 
        President and Congress required by subsection 24315(b) of this 
        title.
            ``(3) Updated plans.--Amtrak shall submit updated 5-year 
        business line plans to Congress and the Secretary of 
        Transportation no later than 60 days after the date of 
        enactment of an appropriations Act for the fiscal year. The 
        updated plan shall reflect the actual appropriations levels or 
        obligation limits for that fiscal year, and any corresponding 
        adjustments to the subsequent fiscal years. Amtrak shall submit 
        updated 5-year capital asset plans to the Secretary of 
        Transportation no later than 60 days after the date of 
        enactment of an appropriations Act for the fiscal year.
    ``(b) Amtrak 5-Year Business Line Plans.--
            ``(1) Amtrak business lines.--Amtrak shall prepare a 5-year 
        business line plan for each of the following business lines:
                    ``(A) Northeast Corridor, as defined by section 
                24102(5)(A).
                    ``(B) State corridors, as defined by section 
                24102(5)(D).
                    ``(C) Long-distance routes, as defined by section 
                24102(5)(C).
                    ``(D) National assets.
            ``(2) Contents of 5-year business line plans.--The 5-year 
        business line plan for each business line shall include, at a 
        minimum:
                    ``(A) A statement of Amtrak's vision, goals, and 
                objectives for the business line, coordinated with any 
                entities that are contributing capital or operating 
                funding to support passenger rail services within those 
                business lines, and aligned with Amtrak's Strategic 
                Plan.
                    ``(B) All projected revenues and expenditures for 
                the business line, including identification of revenues 
                and expenditures incurred by--
                            ``(i) passenger operations;
                            ``(ii) non-passenger operations that are 
                        directly related to the business line, 
                        including all ancillary business activities; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) governmental funding sources, 
                        including revenues and other funding received 
                        from States.
                    ``(C) Projected ridership levels for all passenger 
                operations.
                    ``(D) A prioritized list of capital projects, 
                including identified funding sources, that is aligned 
                with the Five-Year Capital Asset Plans described in 
                subsection (c).
                    ``(E) Estimates of long-term and short-term debt 
                and associated principal and interest payments (both 
                current and forecasts).
                    ``(F) Annual profit and loss statements and 
                forecasts and balance sheets.
                    ``(G) Annual cash flow forecasts.
                    ``(H) A statement describing the methodologies and 
                significant assumptions underlying estimates and 
                forecasts.
                    ``(I) Specific performance measures that 
                demonstrate measurable improvement year over year in 
                the financial results of Amtrak's operations.
                    ``(J) Financial performance for each route within 
                each business line, including descriptions of the cash 
                operating loss and labor productivity for each route.
                    ``(K) Specific costs and savings estimates 
                resulting from reform initiatives.
                    ``(L) Prior fiscal year and projected equipment 
                reliability statistics, in coordination with the 
                equipment capital asset plan.
                    ``(M) Identification and explanation of any 
                adjustments made from previously approved plans.
            ``(3) Five-year business line plans process.--In meeting 
        the requirements of this section, Amtrak shall--
                    ``(A) coordinate with the development of the 
                capital asset plans described in subsection (c) and 
                ensure integration of each 5-year business line plan 
                with the 5-year capital asset plans;
                    ``(B) for the Northeast Corridor business line 
                plan, coordinate with the Northeast Corridor 
                Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission, 
                States, freight railroads, and commuter operators that 
                access Northeast Corridor infrastructure; and
                    ``(C) ensure that Amtrak's annual budget request to 
                Congress is consistent with the information in the 5-
                year business line plans.
            ``(4) Standards to promote financial stability.--In meeting 
        the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, Amtrak 
        shall--
                    ``(A) apply sound budgetary practices; and
                    ``(B) use the categories specified in the financial 
                accounting and reporting system developed under section 
                203 of Division B of Public Law 110-432 when preparing 
                its 5-year business plans.
    ``(c) Amtrak 5-Year Capital Asset Plans.--
            ``(1) Capital asset categories.--Amtrak shall prepare a 5-
        year capital asset plan for each of the following capital asset 
        categories:
                    ``(A) Infrastructure, including all Northeast 
                Corridor assets and other Amtrak-owned infrastructure, 
                and the associated engineering facilities that support 
                the maintenance and improvement of those assets.
                    ``(B) Passenger rail equipment, including all 
                rolling stock, locomotives, and mechanical shop 
                facilities that are used to overhaul equipment.
                    ``(C) Stations, including all Amtrak-served 
                passenger rail stations.
                    ``(D) Corporate, including assets such as 
                information technology, training centers, and other 
                capital items that support the national passenger rail 
                system.
            ``(2) Contents of 5-year capital asset plans.--Each capital 
        asset plan shall include, at a minimum--
                    ``(A) a summary of Amtrak's 5-year strategic plan 
                for each asset category, including goals, objectives, 
                any relevant performance metrics, and statutory or 
                regulatory actions affecting the assets;
                    ``(B) an inventory of existing Amtrak capital 
                assets, including information regarding shared use or 
                ownership, where applicable; and
                    ``(C) a prioritized list of proposed capital 
                investments that--
                            ``(i) categorizes each capital project as 
                        being primarily associated with--
                                    ``(I) normalized capital 
                                replacement;
                                    ``(II) backlog capital replacement;
                                    ``(III) improvements to support 
                                service enhancements or growth; or
                                    ``(IV) strategic initiatives that 
                                will improve overall operational 
                                performance, lower costs, or otherwise 
                                improve Amtrak's corporate efficiency;
                            ``(ii) identifies the anticipated funding 
                        source for each capital project;
                            ``(iii) describes the anticipated business 
                        outcomes of each project, including: an 
                        assessment of the potential effect on passenger 
                        operations, safety, reliability and resilience, 
                        and on Amtrak's ability to meet regulatory 
                        requirements should the project not be funded; 
                        and an assessment of the benefits and costs;
                            ``(iv) identifies where the capital assets 
                        are or will be jointly used by intercity 
                        passenger rail service and other users, and 
                        that identifies the proportionate share of this 
                        joint usage; and
                            ``(v) for projects that are expected to be 
                        fully or partially funded through Federal 
                        grants, identifies the most appropriate public 
                        agency or entity to receive those funds and 
                        implement each capital project, in cases where 
                        that entity is not Amtrak.
            ``(3) 5-year capital asset plan process.--In meeting the 
        requirements of subsection (c) of this section, Amtrak shall--
                    ``(A) coordinate with the development of the 
                business lines described in subsection (b)(1) of this 
                section and ensure integration of each 5-year capital 
                asset plan with the 5-year business line plans; and
                    ``(B) for the infrastructure capital asset plan 
                described in subsection (c)(1)(A) of this section, 
                coordinate with the Northeast Corridor Infrastructure 
                and Operations Advisory Commission, States, freight 
                railroads, and commuter operators that access Northeast 
                Corridor infrastructure.''.
    (b) Identification of Duplicative Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) The Secretary shall review existing Amtrak reporting 
        requirements and identify where these requirements are 
        duplicative with the business line and capital asset plans 
        required by this section.
            (2) Where duplicative reporting requirements are 
        administrative, the Secretary shall eliminate such duplicative 
        requirements.
            (3) The Secretary shall submit a report to Congress with 
        any recommendations for repealing duplicative Amtrak reporting 
        requirements.

SEC. 9104. CLARIFICATION OF GRANT CONDITIONS.

    (a) Rail Carriers.--Section 24405(b) is amended--
            (1) by striking the title and inserting:
    ``(b) Operators and Certain Railroad Transportation Service 
Providers Deemed Rail Carriers and Employers for Certain Purposes.--
(1)'';
            (2) after ``operations over'' by inserting ``, or that 
        performs dispatching, maintenance of way, or signal system work 
        for, or in support of, rail operations that is work performed 
        by employees in crafts and classes recognized by the National 
        Mediation Board on,'';
            (3) by replacing ``(1)'', ``(2)'', and ``(3)'' with 
        ``(A)'', ``(B)'', and ``(C)''; and
            (4) by inserting at the end the following:
            ``(2) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section--
                    ``(A) an employer engaged primarily in the building 
                and construction industry, as that term is used in 
                section 8(f) of the National Labor Relations Act, which 
                is performing work as a contractor for a rail carrier 
                shall not itself be considered a rail carrier solely as 
                a result of performance of that work;
                    ``(B) an employer performing work as a contractor 
                or subcontractor consistent with a collective 
                bargaining agreement covering the railroad that owns 
                rail infrastructure constructed or improved with 
                funding provided in whole or in part in a grant made 
                under this chapter shall not itself be considered a 
                rail carrier solely as a result of performance of that 
                work; and
                    ``(C) an employer performing work as a contractor 
                for an operator in accordance with a collective 
                bargaining agreement reached by the operator and a 
                union representing employees in a craft or class 
                recognized by the National Mediation Board covering 
                work performed by that craft or class shall not itself 
                be considered a rail carrier solely as a result of 
                performance of that work.''.
    (b) Grant Conditions.--Section 24405(c) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``railroad'' and inserting ``railroad or 
        used by a railroad for common carrier service''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``comply'' and 
        inserting ``assure compliance''.

SEC. 9105. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Research, Development, Testing, and Training.--Section 20108(a) 
is amended by inserting ``, operations, and technology'' after the word 
``safety''.
    (b) Technical Correction.--Section 24910 is amended by striking 
subsection (e).

SEC. 9106. MISCELLANEOUS REVISIONS.

    (a) Amtrak Indebtedness.--Division B of Public Law 110-432, the 
Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008, is amended--
            (1) by repealing section 204; and
            (2) by revising section 205(a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
with the Secretary and Amtrak, may make agreements to restructure 
Amtrak's indebtedness as of the date of enactment of this Act. This 
authorization expires on September 30, 2018.''.
    (b) Criminal Penalties.--Section 21311 is amended as follows:
            (1) Subsection (a) is amended by deleting ``and 
        willfully''.
            (2) The following is inserted at the end:
    ``(c) Criminal Penalty.--A person who knowingly violates a 
provision of this chapter shall, if the violator's activities have led 
or could have led to death or serious injury, be fined under title 18, 
imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.''.

                           Subtitle B--Policy

SEC. 9201. REGIONAL RAIL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES.

    (a) In General.--Part E of subtitle V is amended by inserting the 
following after chapter 287:

          ``CHAPTER 289--REGIONAL RAIL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES

``Sec.
``28901. Authority and objectives.
``28902. Structure.
``28903. Activities.
``Sec. 28901. Authority and objectives
    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary, in consultation with State 
governors, is authorized to establish Regional Rail Development 
Authorities (hereafter referred to as `RRDAs') to facilitate the 
development of multi-State high-performance rail services and to 
coordinate these investments with other rail, transit, highway, and 
aviation system services.
    ``(b) Objectives.--The objectives of RRDAs are as follows:
            ``(1) To establish multi-State public entities that have 
        the authority to plan and develop high-speed and intercity 
        passenger rail infrastructure and services within regions, in 
        coordination with other planning and investment efforts in the 
        region's freight rail, transit, highway, and aviation 
        infrastructure.
            ``(2) To develop and implement Regional Rail Development 
        Plans that are consistent with the framework established in the 
        National Passenger Rail Development Plan, including 
        establishing a structure for State- and corridor-level planning 
        efforts.
            ``(3) To support the prioritization of intercity passenger 
        rail investments, taking into consideration the most logical, 
        efficient, and cost-effective approach for developing the 
        regional passenger rail network.
            ``(4) To facilitate interoperability and integration across 
        corridors and States within regions.
``Sec. 28902. Structure
    ``(a) Governance.--
            ``(1) Executive director.--
                    ``(A) Appointment.--An RRDA shall be administered 
                by an Executive Director who is appointed by the 
                Secretary.
                    ``(B) Supervision.--The Executive Director shall be 
                subject to the supervision and direction of the 
                Secretary consistent with the Executive Director's 
                responsibilities and other requirements established in 
                this chapter.
                    ``(C) Expertise.--The Executive Director shall have 
                demonstrated expertise in the following three areas:
                            ``(i) Passenger or freight rail operations.
                            ``(ii) Transportation or infrastructure 
                        planning.
                            ``(iii) Project, public, or corporate 
                        finance.
                    ``(D) Authority.--The Executive Director shall be 
                the chief executive officer of the RRDA, with such 
                executive functions, powers, and duties as may be 
                prescribed by this chapter or otherwise by the 
                Secretary.
                    ``(E) Responsibility.--The Executive Director shall 
                have responsibility for the day-to-day operations of 
                the RRDA. In addition to the other activities required 
                to carry out the authorities and purposes of the RRDA 
                as set forth in this chapter, the Executive Director 
                shall--
                            ``(i) establish and maintain a passenger 
                        rail corridor development and delivery 
                        capability that consists of qualified 
                        transportation infrastructure planning, 
                        financing, and construction professionals 
                        directed to develop and deliver projects that 
                        are consistent with the strategy and objectives 
                        set forth in the Regional Rail Development 
                        Plan; and
                            ``(ii) establish and maintain a technical 
                        assistance capability at the RRDA that consists 
                        of a staff of qualified project management 
                        professionals directed to assist other entities 
                        within the region that are implementing high-
                        speed and intercity passenger rail projects.
            ``(2) Regional committee.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--There is established within 
                the RRDA a deliberative body to be known as the 
                `Regional Committee'.
                    ``(B) Membership.--The membership of the Regional 
                Committee may be established and maintained as follows:
                            ``(i) Governors or their designees from all 
                        States in the region.
                            ``(ii) Other individuals and organizations 
                        the Secretary determines have a significant 
                        interest in rail issues in the region.
                    ``(C) Consultation.--The Regional Committee shall 
                consult with--
                            ``(i) elected officials and other community 
                        leaders in cities or counties affected by high-
                        speed or intercity passenger rail projects;
                            ``(ii) economic development bodies;
                            ``(iii) business leaders in the region;
                            ``(iv) freight carriers with operations in 
                        the region;
                            ``(v) commuter rail agencies with 
                        operations in the region;
                            ``(vi) rail labor;
                            ``(vii) regional transportation and air 
                        quality planning agencies; and
                            ``(viii) other individuals or organizations 
                        that the Regional Committee determines would 
                        provide valuable input into the Committee's 
                        deliberations.
                    ``(D) Responsibilities.--The Regional Committee 
                shall be responsible for carrying out the following:
                            ``(i) Proposing to the Secretary the 
                        Regional Rail Development Plan within one year 
                        of the RRDA's establishment and making 
                        recommendations to the Secretary for biennial 
                        updates.
                            ``(ii) Evaluating Service Development Plans 
                        and investment plans and related materials or 
                        other analyses prepared by the Executive 
                        Director for use in supporting applications to 
                        the Secretary for Federal financial assistance 
                        and providing the Secretary with 
                        recommendations or written objections to the 
                        Plan and related materials as appropriate.
                            ``(iii) Making recommendations to the 
                        Secretary for the selection of private sector 
                        partners for designing, constructing, 
                        operating, or maintaining a corridor.
                            ``(iv) Evaluating and making 
                        recommendations to the Secretary for the RRDA's 
                        Annual Report.
                            ``(v) Making recommendations to the 
                        Secretary concerning the powers outlined in 
                        section 28903 of this title.
                    ``(E) Majority vote.--An action or decision by the 
                Regional Committee shall be by majority vote of all 
                members, whether in person or in absentia. Each member 
                shall be provided a reasonable opportunity to vote on 
                all matters before the Regional Committee.
                    ``(F) Publicly accessible meetings.--All meetings 
                of the Regional Committee shall be publicly-accessible, 
                and the Regional Committee shall also provide regular 
                updates and information on a publicly-accessible Web 
                site.
    ``(b) Exemption From Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to Regional Rail Development 
Authorities.
``Sec. 28903. Activities
    ``(a) Corridor Development Powers.--Regional Rail Development 
Authorities established pursuant to this chapter shall have the power 
to undertake the following corridor development activities:
            ``(1) Planning for Core Express Corridors, Regional 
        Corridors, and Feeder Corridors within their jurisdiction, 
        including leading the development of the Regional Rail 
        Development Plan described in section 22602 of this title and 
        identifying proposed corridor alignments and station locations.
            ``(2) Planning that addresses transportation issues and 
        infrastructure investments for more efficient movement of 
        people and goods through and among corridors, including 
        consideration of the most cost-effective transportation 
        investments to address a specific region's or corridor's 
        transportation needs for both people and goods.
            ``(3) Preparing engineering studies, environmental and 
        health analyses, project management plans, financial plans, 
        service development plans and other documentation necessary for 
        developing and delivering new or improved high-speed or 
        intercity passenger rail services.
            ``(4) Receiving, managing, and expending Federal financial 
        assistance, including taking responsibility for all relevant 
        reporting or other requirements associated with that financial 
        assistance.
            ``(5) Coordinating the financing package for project 
        development and delivery, including structuring and overseeing 
        Federal, State, and local financial assistance funds, and 
        private-sector contributions.
            ``(6) Leading construction-related activities for 
        developing the corridor, including issuing requests for 
        proposals/qualifications, managing contractors, entering into 
        contracts with public and private entities for construction of 
        the corridor, and other related activities.
            ``(7) Acquiring and preserving right-of-way for dedicated 
        corridors.
            ``(8) Providing for or supporting negotiations with 
        infrastructure owners for new or improved shared-use passenger 
        rail corridors.
            ``(9) Issuing requests for proposals for projects for the 
        financing, design, construction, operation, and/or maintenance 
        of a high-speed intercity passenger rail system operating 
        within the RRDA's jurisdictions that shall include those items 
        described in paragraph (a)(4) of section 502 of Division B of 
        Public Law 110-432.
    ``(b) Funding Eligibility.--Regional Rail Development Authorities 
are eligible to receive Federal funding under the Rail Service 
Improvement Program, as described in section 24605 of this title.''.
    (b) Related Amendment.--The analysis for subtitle V is amended by 
inserting below the item for chapter 287 the following:

``289. Authority and objectives.............................     28901 
`` Structure................................................     28902 
`` Activities...............................................   28903''.

SEC. 9202. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS ADVISORY 
              COMMISSION.

    Section 24905 is amended as follows:
            (1) By revising paragraph (c)(1)(B) to read as follows:
                    ``(B) develop a proposed timetable for implementing 
                the formula that allows for a phased-in schedule that 
                incorporates a reasonable amount of time for agreements 
                to be negotiated among affected parties, provided that 
                the formula is fully implemented no later than 
                September 30, 2018.''.
            (2) In paragraph (e), by striking ``2013'' and replacing 
        with ``2018''.
            (3) By inserting paragraph (g) to read as follows:
    ``(g) Northeast Corridor Governance.--Not later than September 30, 
2014, the Commission shall issue a report with recommendations 
regarding the appropriate mechanisms for managing, improving, 
financing, operating, and maintaining the Northeast Corridor, including 
a clear delineation of responsibilities among the Federal government, 
States, and Amtrak. This report shall be submitted to the Secretary, 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives.''.

SEC. 9203. STANDARDIZATION OF PASSENGER EQUIPMENT AND PLATFORMS.

    (a) Passenger Platforms.--Where level-entry boarding platforms are 
required by law--
            (1) new or rebuilt passenger platforms in Connecticut, 
        Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New 
        York, Rhode Island, and Vermont shall be constructed and 
        maintained at 48 inches above top of rail;
            (2) new or rebuilt passenger platforms in Maryland and 
        Pennsylvania shall be constructed and maintained at 15 or 48 
        inches above top of rail, in coordination with the lowest floor 
        height of equipment serving the platform;
            (3) new or rebuilt platforms at Union Station in 
        Washington, DC, shall be built and maintained to facilitate 
        level boarding for the equipment serving the platform;
            (4) all other new or rebuilt passenger rail platforms shall 
        be built and maintained at 15 inches above top of rail; and
            (5) it is the intent of Congress to expressly preempt State 
        and local laws, regulations and rules on passenger platform 
        height and setback.
    (b) Exceptions.--
            (1) A railroad owner may seek an exception to the passenger 
        platform height requirements by presenting information to the 
        Federal Railroad Administration of an actual conflict between 
        the requirement and an existing piece of equipment operated 
        past the platform location. New or rebuilt passenger rail 
        equipment used on any route with a platform excepted under this 
        subpart must be equipped with an onboard lift.
            (2) A railroad owner may seek an exception to the passenger 
        platform height requirements by presenting information to the 
        Federal Railroad Administration that it will provide level-
        boarding at a height other than that provided in subsection 
        (a).
            (3) A system that is in operation on the date of this 
        enactment that provides a level-boarding platform at a height 
        other than those described in subsection (a) may continue to 
        provide such service.

SEC. 9204. NEXT GENERATION EQUIPMENT COMMITTEE.

    (a) Revisions to Division B of Public Law 110-432, the Passenger 
Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008.--Section 305 of Division B 
of Public Law 110-432 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``labor organizations 
        that represent employees who perform overhaul and maintenance 
        work on passenger equipment used for intercity passenger rail 
        transportation,'' after ``manufacturers,'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (e) as paragraph (f); and
            (3) by inserting new paragraph (e) to read as follows--
    ``(e) Rail Equipment Management.--Not later than December 30, 2013, 
the Next Generation Corridor Equipment Pool Committee shall issue a 
report with recommendations regarding the appropriate mechanisms for 
procuring, managing, and maintaining passenger rail cars and 
locomotives. This report shall be submitted to the Secretary, the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives.''.
    (a) In General.--Part E of subtitle V is amended by inserting the 
following after chapter 285:

                 ``CHAPTER 287--BUY AMERICA PREFERENCES

``Sec.
``28701. Buying goods produced in the United States.
``28702. Fraudulent use of `Made in America' label.
``Sec. 28701. Buying goods produced in the United States
    ``(a) Preference.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Secretary shall not obligate any funds authorized to 
        be appropriated to carry out subtitle V of this title and 
        administered by the Department of Transportation, nor shall the 
        Secretary provide direct loans or loan guarantees under section 
        502 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 
        1976 (45 U.S.C. 822), unless steel, iron, and manufactured 
        products used in the project are produced in the United States.
            ``(2) Non-federal funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, rolling stock and power train equipment 
        (including train control, communication, traction power 
        equipment, and rolling stock prototypes) purchased with non-
        Federal funds in connection with a project receiving Federal 
        financial assistance under subtitle V of this title or under 
        section 502 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
        Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822), shall only use steel, iron, 
        and manufactured products produced in the United States.
    ``(b) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive subsection (a) of this 
section if the Secretary finds that--
            ``(1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with 
        the public interest;
            ``(2) such materials and products produced in the United 
        States are not produced in a sufficient and reasonably 
        available amount or are not of a satisfactory quality;
            ``(3) the cost of the domestic material will increase the 
        cost of the end product by more than 25 percent; or
            ``(4) when procuring rolling stock or train control systems 
        for high-speed rail, as that term is defined by section 
        26105(2) of this title--
                    ``(A) the rolling stock and train control systems 
                are manufactured in the United States substantially 
                from components produced or manufactured in the United 
                States;
                    ``(B) the rolling stock domestic material 
                improvement plan required by subsection (c) of this 
                section addresses how the domestic material content of 
                the rolling stock and train control systems will be 
                increased over the duration of the contract; and
                    ``(C) final assembly of the rolling stock and train 
                control systems, not including prototypes that will 
                primarily be used to test the rolling stock or train 
                control systems, has occurred in the United States; and
            ``(5) the waiver justifications contained in this 
        subsection at paragraphs (1) through (3) apply to all steel, 
        iron, and manufactured products, including all rolling stock.
    ``(c) Rolling Stock Domestic Material Improvement Plan.--All 
rolling stock procurements subject to the requirements of subsection 
(a) of this section shall require that rolling stock procurement 
proposals include a plan to increase the domestic material content of 
the rolling stock over the duration of the contract. This plan shall 
address increasing the domestic material content of all components and 
subcomponents. Significant weight shall be given in the proposal 
evaluation criteria for the plan achieving the most domestic material 
content. The recipient of the Federal financial assistance shall 
conduct an audit post-contract award to verify implementation of the 
plan. As determined appropriate by the Secretary, a certain amount of 
funding made available for the rolling stock procurement shall be used 
to implement the plan.
    ``(d) Labor Costs.--For purposes of this section, labor costs 
involved in final assembly shall not be included in calculating the 
cost of components.
    ``(e) Waiver Notice and Comment.--If the Secretary determines that 
it is necessary to waive the application of subsection (a) based on a 
finding under subsection (b), the Secretary shall, before the date on 
which such finding takes effect--
            ``(1) make available to the public on the Department of 
        Transportation's public Web site the waiver request and a 
        detailed written justification as to why the waiver is needed;
            ``(2) publish in the Federal Register a detailed written 
        justification as to why the waiver is needed; and
            ``(3) provide notice of such finding and an opportunity for 
        public comment on such finding for a reasonable period of time 
        not to exceed 15 days.
    ``(f) Waiver Prohibited.--The Secretary may not make a waiver under 
subsection (b) of this section for goods produced in a foreign country 
if the Secretary, in consultation with the United States Trade 
Representative, decides that the government of that foreign country--
            ``(1) has an agreement with the United States Government 
        under which the Secretary has waived the requirement of this 
        section; and
            ``(2) has violated the agreement by discriminating against 
        goods to which this section applies that are produced in the 
        United States and to which the agreement applies.
    ``(g) State Requirements.--The Secretary may not impose any 
limitation on assistance provided under subtitle V of this title that 
restricts a State from imposing more stringent requirements than this 
section on the use of articles, materials, and supplies mined, 
produced, or manufactured in foreign countries, in projects carried out 
with that assistance, or restricts a recipient of that assistance from 
complying with those State-imposed requirements.
    ``(h) Certification.--The Secretary may allow a manufacturer or 
supplier of steel, iron, or manufactured goods to correct after bid 
opening any certification of noncompliance or failure to properly 
complete the certification (but not including failure to sign the 
certification) under this section if such manufacturer or supplier 
attests under penalty of perjury that such manufacturer or supplier 
submitted an incorrect certification as a result of an inadvertent or 
clerical error. The burden of establishing inadvertent or clerical 
error is on the manufacturer or supplier.
    ``(i) Review.--A party adversely affected by an agency action under 
this section shall have the right to seek review under section 702 of 
title 5.
    ``(j) Minimum Cost.--The requirements of this section shall only 
apply to contracts for which the costs exceed $100,000.
    ``(k) International Agreements.--This section shall be applied in a 
manner consistent with United States obligations under international 
agreements.
``Sec. 28702. Fraudulent use of `Made in America' label
    ``A person is ineligible to receive a contract or subcontract made 
with amounts authorized under subtitle V of this title or section 502 
of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 
U.S.C. 822) if a court or department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
Government decides the person intentionally--
            ``(1) affixed a `Made in America' label, or a label with an 
        inscription having the same meaning, to goods sold in or 
        shipped to the United States that are used in a project to 
        which this section applies, but were not produced in the United 
        States; or
            ``(2) represented that goods described in paragraph (1) of 
        this section were produced in the United States.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subtitle V is amended 
by inserting below the item for chapter 285 the following:

``287. Buy America preferences..............................   28701''.
    (c) Related Amendments.--
            (1) Section 24305 is amended by repealing subsection (f).
            (2) Section 24405(a) is amended by redesignating paragraphs 
        (1) through (11), respectively, as paragraphs (2) through (12).
            (3) Section 24405(a) is amended by inserting at the 
        beginning the following:
            ``(1) This subsection applies to projects that have 
        received Federal funding to carry out this chapter prior to the 
        enactment of the Rail Safety, Reliability, and Efficiency for a 
        Strong America Act.''.

SEC. 9206. RAIL PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION LIABILITY AND MANDATORY 
              COVERAGE.

    (a) Liability.--Section 28103 is amended as follows:
            (1) By revising subsection (a)(2) by inserting, ``including 
        commuter rail passengers,'' after the words ``rail 
        passenger,''.
            (2) By revising subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Contractual Obligations.--A provider of rail passenger 
transportation may enter into contracts that allocate financial 
responsibility for claims and such contracts shall be enforceable 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, common law or public policy 
or the nature of the conduct giving rise to the damages or 
liability.''.
            (3) By inserting at the end of subsection (e) the 
        following:
            ``(4) the term `rail passenger transportation' includes 
        commuter rail transportation.''.
    (b) Mandatory Coverage.--Subsection 28103(c) is amended by striking 
``Amtrak'' and inserting ``A provider of rail passenger 
transportation''.

SEC. 9207. SHARED-USE STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study, in 
consultation with, as appropriate, Amtrak, commuter, and other 
passenger rail operators, rail carriers that own rail infrastructure 
over which both passenger and freight trains operate, States, the 
Surface Transportation Board, and groups representing rail passengers 
and customers, in order to evaluate the shared-use of right-of-way by 
passenger and freight rail systems and the operational, institutional, 
and legal structures that would best support improvements to both of 
these systems.
    (b) Areas of Study.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall 
evaluate--
            (1) the access and use of railroad right-of-way by a 
        railroad that does not own the right-of-way. This evaluation 
        shall include an analysis of passenger rail services that 
        operate over privately owned right-of-way, including access 
        agreements, costs of access, and the resolution of disputes 
        relating to such access or costs;
            (2) the effectiveness of existing contractual and 
        regulatory mechanisms for establishing, measuring, and 
        enforcing train performance standards, including identification 
        of gaps in those existing mechanisms and designation of 
        possible new approaches;
            (3) mechanisms for measuring and maintaining benefits 
        resulting from publically funded freight and/or intercity 
        passenger rail improvements, including those improvements 
        directed towards shared-use right-of-way;
            (4) standard approaches to operations, capacity, and cost 
        estimation modeling that allows for transparent decision-making 
        while also protecting the proprietary interests of all parties; 
        and
            (5) other issues identified by the Secretary.
    (c) Report.--Within 180 days after the establishment of a dedicated 
Rail Account within the Transportation Trust Fund, the Secretary shall 
submit recommendations developed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), 
including any legislative proposals consistent with such 
recommendations, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
    (d) Implementation.--The Secretary shall integrate the 
recommendations submitted under subsection (c) into its financial 
assistance programs under subtitle V and section 502 of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822), as 
appropriate. The Secretary may promulgate a rulemaking or rulemakings 
to integrate such recommendations, if appropriate.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as necessary to conduct the 
study described in this section, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 9208. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES; DISPARITY AND 
              AVAILABILITY STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall continue 
actions to conduct a nationwide disparity and availability study to 
establish the availability and utilization of small business concerns 
owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
individuals (``small disadvantaged businesses'') in publicly funded 
railroad projects.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Small business concern.--The term ``small business 
        concern'' means a small business concern as the term is used in 
        section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). The term 
        ``small business concern'' does not include any concern or 
        group of concerns controlled by the same socially and 
        economically disadvantaged individual or individuals that have 
        average annual gross receipts during the preceding 3 fiscal 
        years in excess of $22,410,000, as adjusted annually by the 
        Secretary for inflation.
            (2) Socially and economically disadvantaged individual.--
        The term ``socially and economically disadvantaged individual'' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 8(d) of the Small 
        Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and relevant subcontracting 
        regulations issued pursuant to that Act, except that women 
        shall be presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged 
        individuals for purposes of this section.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report of the results of the nationwide disparity and availability 
study.
    (d) Secretarial Action.--If the Secretary finds a strong basis in 
evidence demonstrating that gender or race discrimination or the 
effects of such discrimination is adversely impacting the award and 
administration of contracts to small disadvantaged businesses in 
Federal financial assistance programs for rail transportation 
administered by the Department of Transportation, the Secretary should 
take appropriate and necessary action to remedy the effects of such 
discrimination.

                          Subtitle C--Planning

SEC. 9301. NATIONAL AND REGIONAL RAIL PLANNING.

    (a) In General.--Part B of subtitle V is amended by inserting the 
following after chapter 225:

           ``CHAPTER 226--NATIONAL AND REGIONAL RAIL PLANNING

``Sec.
``22601. National rail development plan.
``22602. Regional rail development plans.
``Sec. 22601. National rail development plan
    ``(a) In General.--Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall complete a National 
Rail Development Plan.
    ``(b) Objectives.--The objectives of the National Rail Development 
Plan are--
            ``(1) to set forth national policy involving high-
        performance rail transportation, including presenting 
        priorities and strategies to enhance high-performance rail 
        transportation; and
            ``(2) to serve as the foundation for Regional Rail 
        Development Plans.
    ``(c) Contents.--The National Rail Development Plan shall include 
the following elements:
            ``(1) Conditions under which Federal investments in 
        regional networks comprised of Core Express Corridors, Regional 
        Corridors, and/or Feeder Corridors are justified, to include, 
        at a minimum, parameters addressing the following criteria:
                    ``(A) Population size and density.
                    ``(B) Projected population and economic growth and 
                changing demographic characteristics.
                    ``(C) Connections to local rail and bus transit and 
                alternative transportation options.
                    ``(D) Economic profile of specific markets.
                    ``(E) Congestion on existing transportation 
                facilities and constraints on future capacity 
                enhancements, in relation to efficient movement of both 
                goods and people.
                    ``(F) Distances between markets.
                    ``(G) Geographic characteristics.
            ``(2) Conditions under which Federal investments in freight 
        rail projects are justified.
            ``(3) A discussion of benefits and costs of potential 
        investments in high-performance rail that considers both user 
        and public benefits and costs from a network perspective, to 
        include factors such as potential passenger ridership or 
        freight tonnage changes, travel time reductions, enhanced 
        mobility benefits, improved reliability and resilience, 
        environmental benefits, economic benefits, and other public 
        benefits, including sensitivity analyses on these factors.
            ``(4) Issues related to timing and phasing for the 
        implementation of potential Core Express Corridors, Regional 
        Corridors, and Feeder Corridors.
            ``(5) A strategy for investments in intermodal passenger 
        stations that are linked to local public transportation and 
        non-motorized transportation options, and that connect to 
        residential areas, commercial areas, and other nearby 
        transportation facilities.
            ``(6) Policies and strategies for improving the 
        competitiveness of the Nation's freight rail industry.
            ``(7) Suggested performance standards for fiscal and 
        operational performance of new and enhanced high-performance 
        rail services by service type.
            ``(8) General description of the environmental benefits or 
        impacts related to the expansion of passenger and freight rail 
        networks, including analysis of climate change issues and 
        implications.
            ``(9) Recommendations regarding project financing, 
        management and implementation for corridor development, station 
        development, and similar projects.
            ``(10) Achievement of the objectives set forth in section 
        101 of the Rail for America Act.
            ``(11) Additional factors that the Secretary deems relevant 
        for achieving the objectives of this subsection.
``Sec. 22602. Regional rail development plans
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall facilitate the development 
of a Regional Rail Development Plans to describe a multi-State region's 
plans for a comprehensive and integrated rail network, including plans 
for public investment in projects that contribute towards efficient 
movement and increased capacity for freight, by either Regional Rail 
Development Authorities, described in chapter 289 of this title, or by 
any two or more States that have entered into interstate compacts, 
agreements, or organizations for the purpose of developing such a plan.
    ``(b) Federal Share Incentive.--A project proposal for Passenger 
Corridor funding that is consistent with an adopted Regional Rail 
Development Plan shall be eligible for a higher Federal share of total 
project costs under the Passenger Corridors program, as described in 
section 24605(b)(7)(B) of this title, provided that the Regional Rail 
Development Plan meets the content and process criteria set forth in 
this paragraph.
    ``(c) Contents and Process.--
            ``(1) Contents.--At a minimum, the Regional Rail 
        Development Plan shall contain--
                    ``(A) a map that shows specific alignment 
                alternatives for the Core Express Corridors, Regional 
                Corridors, and Feeder Corridors that are consistent 
                with the criteria established in the National Rail 
                Development Plan and that identifies potential station 
                locations;
                    ``(B) an examination of multi-modal corridors and 
                connections that considers the most cost-effective 
                means for achieving the region's transportation goals 
                and objectives;
                    ``(C) a phasing plan for developing or upgrading 
                specific segments of the regional network;
                    ``(D) a capital cost estimate for developing the 
                regional network;
                    ``(E) an analysis of operating financial forecasts, 
                including high-level ridership and revenue projections;
                    ``(F) a benefit-cost analysis for the regional 
                network that considers both user and public benefits 
                and costs from a network perspective, to include 
                factors such as ridership projections, travel time 
                reductions, enhanced mobility benefits, improved 
                reliability and resilience, environmental benefits, 
                economic benefits, and other public benefits;
                    ``(G) an analysis of potential land use policies 
                and strategies for areas near high-performance rail 
                stations;
                    ``(H) general description of the environmental 
                benefits or impacts that could result from 
                implementation of the Regional Rail Development Plan, 
                including analysis of climate change issues and 
                implications;
                    ``(I) consideration of the goals, policies, and 
                investment priorities described in highway and transit 
                plans developed by States and metropolitan planning 
                organizations within the region;
                    ``(J) potential non-Federal funding sources, 
                including a detailed consideration of anticipated 
                private sector participation;
                    ``(K) a proposal for the institutional and 
                governance structures that will be necessary to 
                develop, operate, and maintain the regional network;
                    ``(L) other project implementation considerations, 
                including an analysis of the readiness of specific 
                corridors to proceed for development as evidenced by 
                the completion of service development planning and 
                environmental analyses;
                    ``(M) identification of plans for cost-effective, 
                public investment in shared-benefit projects that 
                contribute toward the efficient movement and increased 
                capacity for freight rail operations; or
                    ``(N) evidence of support from affected States and 
                local jurisdictions.
            ``(2) Process.--At a minimum, the process for creating the 
        Regional Rail Development Plan shall fulfill the following:
                    ``(A) Be led and formally adopted either--
                            ``(i) by a Regional Rail Development 
                        Authority, as described in chapter 289 of this 
                        title, with the final plan being formally 
                        adopted by the Regional Rail Development 
                        Authority; or
                            ``(ii) by two or more States that have 
                        jointly engaged in the planning process, with 
                        the final plan being formally incorporated into 
                        the State Rail Plans, State Freight Plans, and 
                        Statewide Transportation Improvement Plans of 
                        each State, as applicable.
                    ``(B) Ensure substantial opportunities for 
                involvement of affected stakeholders, including but not 
                limited to local communities, elected officials, 
                economic development bodies, business leaders, railroad 
                infrastructure owners, regional air quality planning 
                agencies, Amtrak, passenger rail service operators, 
                freight railroad operators, representatives of rail 
                labor, metropolitan planning organizations, governing 
                authorities for transit systems or airports, Tribal 
                governments, and the general public, including local 
                communities, low-income and minority populations, 
                people with disabilities, and older Americans.
                    ``(C) Provide the stakeholders, including those 
                listed in subparagraph (B), reasonable opportunity to 
                comment on and participate in the development and 
                implementation of the Plans, particularly with regard 
                to subsection (c)(1)(A) and (G).
    ``(d) Consistency With National Rail Development Plan.--
            ``(1) Eligibility.--In order to be eligible for Federal 
        funding through the Passenger Corridor program, a Core Express 
        Corridor, Regional Corridor, or Feeder Corridor identified in 
        the Regional Rail Development Plan shall be consistent with the 
        parameters identified in the National Rail Development Plan.
            ``(2) Updates.--In the event that the Regional Rail 
        Development Plan is adopted prior to publication of the 
        National Rail Development Plan, the Regional Plan shall be 
        updated within 1 year of the publication of the National Plan.
            ``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive requirements under 
        this subsection as necessary to accommodate unique 
        characteristics and situations in specific regions.
    ``(e) Financial Assistance.--Planning activities to create a 
Regional Rail Development Plan are eligible to receive Planning grants, 
as described in subsection 24605(e) of this title. The Federal share of 
such a grant shall not exceed 80 percent of the total cost of the 
project.''.
    (b) Revisions to the United States Code.--Section 103(j) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7), 
        respectively, as paragraphs (2) through (5).

SEC. 9302. STATE RAIL PLANS.

    Chapter 227 of Part B is amended--
            (1) in section 22702(b)(4), by striking ``5 years for 
        reapproval by the Secretary'' and inserting ``4 years for 
        acceptance by the Secretary''; and
            (2) by striking section 22705(a)(12).

                    Subtitle D--Safety Improvements

SEC. 9401. REQUIREMENT FOR UNIFORM OPERATING RULES.

    (a) Amendment.--Chapter 201, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 20168. Uniform operating rules
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation may prescribe 
regulations or issue orders to require in small geographic areas, as 
defined by the Secretary, where two or more railroads serve as host 
railroads for joint operations that occur within a small geographic 
area, all such host railroads in the small geographic area shall 
develop unified operating rules governing all operations within the 
small geographic area with respect to the following:
            ``(1) signal aspects and indications, such that no aspect 
        represents multiple indications for any operations within the 
        small geographic area;
            ``(2) after-arrival mandatory directives, such that the use 
        of an after-arrival mandatory directive is prohibited for any 
        operations in non-signaled territory within the small 
        geographic area; and
            ``(3) forms used to convey track authority, such that track 
        authority for any operations within the small geographic area 
        is conveyed using an identical set of forms.
    ``(b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
limit the authority of the Secretary to prescribe regulations or issue 
orders not authorized by this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 201 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 20167 the 
following:

``20168. Uniform operating rules.''.

SEC. 9402. POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL.

    (a) Implementation.--Section 20157(a) is revised to read as 
follows:
    ``(a) Implementation.--
            ``(1) Where implementation required.--Each Class I railroad 
        carrier and each entity providing regularly scheduled intercity 
        or commuter rail passenger transportation shall develop and 
        submit to the Secretary of Transportation a plan for 
        implementing a positive train control system by December 31, 
        2015, governing operations on--
                    ``(A) its main line over which intercity rail 
                passenger transportation or commuter rail passenger 
                transportation, as defined in section 24102, is 
                regularly provided;
                    ``(B) its main line over which poison- or toxic-by-
                inhalation hazardous materials, as defined in sections 
                171.8, 173.115, and 173.132 of title 49, Code of 
                Federal Regulations, are transported; and
                    ``(C) such other tracks as the Secretary may 
                prescribe by regulation or order.
            ``(2) Interoperability and prioritization.--The plan shall 
        describe how the railroad carrier or other entity subject to 
        subsection (a)(1) will provide for interoperability of the 
        system with movements of trains of other railroad carriers over 
        its lines and shall, to the extent practical, implement the 
        system in a manner that addresses areas of greater risk before 
        areas of lesser risk. The railroad carrier or other entity 
        shall implement a positive train control system in accordance 
        with the plan.
            ``(3) Phased implementation.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
        regulations to establish an implementation schedule for 
        positive train control systems to ensure successful 
        implementation of positive train control systems.
            ``(4) Extension authority.--The Secretary may extend the 
        implementation deadline for one or more railroad carriers or 
        other entities set by regulations prescribed pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) and paragraph (3) if the Secretary determines 
        that--
                    ``(A) the railroad carrier or other entity has 
                encountered technical programmatic challenges, as 
                identified by the Secretary in his 2012 report to 
                Congress pursuant to subsection (d), and those 
                challenges have negatively affected the successful 
                implementation of positive train control systems;
                    ``(B) the railroad carrier or other entity has 
                demonstrated substantial progress in deploying positive 
                train control to the extent feasible;
                    ``(C) the railroad carrier or other entity has 
                taken actions to mitigate risks to successful 
                implementation, as identified by the Secretary in his 
                2012 report to Congress pursuant to subsection (d); and
                    ``(D) the railroad carrier or other entity is 
                proceeding to implement its plan expeditiously and 
                successfully.''.
    (b) Provisional Operation.--Section 20157(h) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(h) Certification.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall not permit the 
        installation of any positive train control system or component 
        in revenue service unless the Secretary has certified that any 
        such system or component has been approved through the approval 
        process set forth in part 236 of title 49, Code of Federal 
        Regulations, and complies with the requirements of that part.
            ``(2) Provisional operation.--The Secretary may permit, 
        upon submission of a positive train control implementation 
        plan, the provisional operation of a positive train control 
        system or component in revenue service where the development of 
        the system or component has been approved by the Secretary 
        through the process set forth in part 236 of title 49, Code of 
        Federal Regulations, complies with the requirements of that 
        part, and complies with any conditions the Secretary may 
        provide for such provisional operation.''.
    (c) Alternative Protection.--After subsection (i) of section 20157, 
the following is inserted:
    ``(j) Exception for Alternative Protection.--
            ``(1) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, 
        a railroad may petition the Secretary to implement alternative 
        risk mitigation strategies on a particular a main line in place 
        of a positive train control system that would otherwise be 
        required to be installed on such line under this section if 
        such risk mitigation strategies incorporate alternative 
        technology or operating practices.
            ``(2) The Secretary may approve a plan to use such 
        alternate risk mitigation strategies under this provision on a 
        main line identified by a railroad carrier or other entity in a 
        plan submitted to the Secretary if the Secretary determines 
        that--
                    ``(A) the use of the alternative strategies will 
                not result in a decrease in the level of safety from 
                that currently existing on the line;
                    ``(B) the alternative strategies provide an 
                appropriate level of risk mitigation with regards to 
                preventing the risks identified in subsection (i)(3); 
                and
                    ``(C) the alternative risk mitigation strategies 
                will be implemented as soon as possible.''.
    (d) Spectrum.--Chapter 201, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by adding the following new section:
``Sec. 20169. Federal communications commission spectrum
    ``Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the Rail 
for America Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Chairman of 
the Federal Communications Commission shall coordinate to assess 
spectrum needs and availability for implementing positive train control 
systems, as defined in section 20157 of this title. Such coordination 
may include conversations with external stakeholders.''.
    (e) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 201, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 20168 the following:

``20169. Federal Communications Commission spectrum.''.

SEC. 9403. HOURS OF SERVICE REFORM.

    (a) Cessation of Effectiveness.--Chapter 211, as amended by this 
Act, shall cease to be effective upon the effective date of the 
regulations mandated by subsection (c) of this section.
    (b) Amendment.--Upon the effective date of the regulations mandated 
by subsection (c) of this section--
            (1) the first sentence of section 20103(a) is amended to 
        read as follows:
            ``(1) The Secretary of Transportation, as necessary, shall 
        prescribe regulations and issue orders for every area of 
        railroad safety--
                    ``(A) superseding the Federal hours of service laws 
                formerly codified at chapter 211 of this title and 
                regulations and orders pursuant to those laws; and
                    ``(B) supplementing other regulations and other 
                laws in effect on October 16, 1970.''; and
            (2) the second sentence of section 20103(a), as amended by 
        this Act, is designated as paragraph (2).
    (c) Amendment.--Chapter 201, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 20171. Fatigue, including hours of service
    ``(a) Mandate To Convert Statute to Regulations; Nonreviewability; 
Cessation of Effectiveness of Chapter 211.--
            ``(1) The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe 
        regulations embodying the substantive provisions of the Federal 
        hours of service laws codified at sections 21101-21106, 21108, 
        and 21109 of this title and in so doing may make changes 
        necessary to transform those provisions into regulatory form.
            ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, these 
        regulations shall not be subject to judicial review.
            ``(3) Upon the effective date of the regulations prescribed 
        under this subsection (a) (the status quo regulations), chapter 
        211 of this title shall cease to be effective.
    ``(b) Authority To Prescribe Amendments to the Status Quo 
Regulations.--After the Secretary has prescribed the regulations 
mandated by subsection (a) and after the regulations mandated by 
subsection (a) have become effective, the Secretary may amend the 
regulations as the Secretary deems necessary in accordance with the 
Secretary's general authority under section 20103 of this title, to 
prevent and mitigate fatigue among individuals performing safety-
critical duties in train and engine service, signal or train control 
service, or dispatching service, whether or not directly employed by a 
railroad carrier.
    ``(c) Determinations Committed to the Discretion of the 
Secretary.--In the prescription of any final rule amendment by the 
Secretary to the regulations mandated by subsection (a), or to the 
regulations authorized by subsection (b), determinations of scientific 
knowledge and literature relating to fatigue, scientific and medical 
research on circadian rhythms and human sleep and rest requirements, 
reasonable levels of fatigue prevention or fatigue mitigation, and 
other related determinations and applications of scientific knowledge 
and literature are committed to the discretion of the Secretary.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 201, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 20170 the following:

``20171. Fatigue, including hours of service.''.
    (e) Amendment.--Effective upon the effective date of the 
regulations prescribed under subsection (c) of this section, the 
following new section of chapter 201, as amended by this Act, shall 
become effective:
``Sec. 20172. Maximum duty hours and subjects of collective bargaining
    ``The number of hours that an employee may be required or allowed 
to be on duty (a number formerly established by the Federal hours of 
service laws, formerly codified at chapter 211 of this title, and 
presently established under section 20171 of this title) is the maximum 
number of hours consistent with safety. Shorter hours of service and 
time on duty of an employee are proper subjects for collective 
bargaining between a railroad carrier and its employees.''.
    (f) Conforming Amendment.--Effective upon the effective date of 
regulations prescribed under subsection (c) of this section, the 
following new item in the chapter analysis for chapter 201, as amended 
by this Act, shall become effective:

``20172. Maximum duty hours and subjects of collective bargaining.''.

SEC. 9404. AMENDMENTS TO THE SAFETY APPLIANCE LAW.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 20303 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsections:
    ``(d) Definitions and Clarification.--In subsection (a)--
            ``(1) `place at which the repairs can be made' means--
                    ``(A) a location with a fixed facility for 
                conducting the repairs that are necessary to bring the 
                defective or insecure vehicle into compliance with this 
                chapter; or
                    ``(B) a location where a mobile repair truck 
                capable of making the repairs that are necessary to 
                bring the defective or insecure vehicle into compliance 
                with this chapter makes the same kind of repair at the 
                location regularly (as specified in regulations 
                prescribed by the Secretary);
            ``(2) `nearest' means the closest in the forward direction 
        of travel for the defective or insecure vehicle; and
            ``(3) movement of a defective or insecure vehicle from a 
        location is `necessary to make repairs' of the vehicle even 
        though a mobile repair truck capable of making the repairs has 
        gone to the location on an irregular basis (as specified in 
        regulations prescribed by the Secretary).
    ``(e) Additional Conditions for Movement to Make Repairs.--The 
Secretary of Transportation may impose conditions for the movement of a 
defective or insecure vehicle to make repairs in addition to those 
conditions set forth in subsection (a) by prescribing regulations or 
issuing orders as necessary.''.
    (b) Amendment.--Section 20306 is amended by--
            (1) striking the word ``or'' at the end of subsection 
        (b)(1);
            (2) striking the period at the end of subsection (b)(2) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) adding at the end a new subsection (b)(3) to read as 
        follows:
            ``(3) a regulation as contemplated by section 553 of title 
        5, United States Code.''.

SEC. 9405. AMENDMENTS TO THE LOCOMOTIVE INSPECTION LAW.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 20701 is amended by--
            (1) redesignating its text as subsection (a) with the 
        heading ``General.--'';
            (2) striking the word ``and'' at the end of subsection 
        (a)(2);
            (3) striking the period at the end of subsection (a)(3) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) adding at the end a new subsection (a)(4) to read as 
        follows:
            ``(4) if of a unique design or utilizing a new power source 
        technology, have been approved in advance by the Secretary.''.
    (b) Amendment.--Section 20701, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of subsection (a)(4), the term 
`new power source technology' means a technology that employs a source 
of motive power other than diesel fuel, electricity, or steam.''.

SEC. 9406. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE PROVISION ON PROTECTION OF 
              RAILROAD SAFETY RISK REDUCTION PROGRAM INFORMATION.

    Section 20119(b) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Authority.--Following completion of the study required under 
subsection (a), the Secretary, if in the public interest, including 
public safety and the legal rights of persons injured in railroad 
accidents, may prescribe a rule subject to notice and comment to 
address the results of the study. This rule may include provisions that 
withhold from discovery or admission into evidence (in the course of 
civil litigation for damages involving personal injury, wrongful death, 
or property damage against a carrier) any plan, document, report, 
survey, schedule, list, or data compiled or collected solely for the 
purpose of developing, evaluating, planning, or implementing a railroad 
safety risk reduction program required under this chapter, including a 
railroad carrier's analysis of its safety risks and its statement of 
the mitigation measures with which it will address those risks. Any 
such rule prescribed pursuant to this subsection shall not become 
effective until 1 year after its adoption.''.

SEC. 9407. NOISE EMISSION STANDARDS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 201, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 20170. Noise emission standards
    ``The Secretary of Transportation, with the concurrence of the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, may prescribe 
regulations governing railroad-related noise emission standards for 
railroad carriers operating on the general railroad system of 
transportation, including noise related to magnetic levitation systems. 
Such regulations may consider variances in maximum pass-by noise with 
respect to the speed of the equipment, account for current engineering 
best practices, and encourage the use of noise mitigation techniques 
only where reasonable and the benefits exceed the costs.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 201, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 20169 the following:

``20170. Noise emission standards.''.

SEC. 9408. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 201 GENERAL CIVIL PENALTY 
              PROVISION.

    Section 21301(a)(1), as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
inserting immediately before the last sentence the following: ``An act 
by an individual that causes a railroad carrier to be in violation is a 
violation.''.

SEC. 9409. MISCELLANEOUS AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Study.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as necessary to conduct a 
study of railroad operations that block highway-rail grade crossings, 
including the severity, frequency, and other characteristics of such 
blockages, to remain available until expended. For the purpose of this 
paragraph the term ``highway-rail grade crossing'' has the definition 
given in section 20153(a) of title 49, United States Code.
    (b) Track Electrification Study.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as necessary to conduct a study 
of track electrification and the development of standards for track 
electrification, to remain available until expended.
    (c) Train Length Study.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary such sums as necessary to conduct a study of whether 
train length correlates with the severity and frequency of train 
derailments, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 9410. REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED TRACK INSPECTION 
              EQUIPMENT.

    Part A of subtitle V is amended by inserting the following after 
section 20120:
``Sec. 20121. Repair and replacement of damaged track inspection 
              equipment
    ``The Secretary of Transportation may receive and expend cash, or 
receive and utilize spare parts and similar items, from non-United 
States Government sources to repair damages to or replace United States 
Government owned automated track inspection cars and equipment as a 
result of third-party liability for such damages, and any amounts 
collected under this section shall be credited directly to the Railroad 
Safety and Operations account of the Federal Railroad Administration, 
and shall remain available until expended for the repair, operation, 
and maintenance of automated track inspection cars and equipment in 
connection with the automated track inspection program.''.

     Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Revisions and Technical Corrections

SEC. 9501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Authorization.--Section 20117(a) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Transportation to carry out this subtitle and to carry out 
responsibilities under chapter 51, as delegated or authorized by the 
Secretary, the following sums:
            ``(1) $185,250,000 for fiscal year 2015.
            ``(2) For fiscal year 2016 such sums as may be necessary.
            ``(3) For fiscal year 2017 such sums as may be necessary.
            ``(4) For fiscal year 2018 such sums as may be 
        necessary.''.
    (b) Technical Corrections.--
            (1) Section 20117 is amended by striking subsection (e).
            (2) Section 20154 is amended by striking subsection (i).
            (3) Section 20158 is amended by striking subsection (c).
            (4) Section 20167 is amended by striking subsection (e).
            (5) Chapter 221 is amended by striking section 22108.
            (6) Section 22301 is amended by striking subsection (g).
            (7) Chapter 225 is amended by striking section 22505.
            (8) Chapter 241 is amended by striking section 24104.
            (9) Section 24105 is amended by striking subsection (e).
            (10) Chapter 244 is amended by striking section 24406.
            (11) Chapter 249 is amended by striking section 24909.
            (12) Section 24910 is amended by striking subsection (e).
            (13) Section 26104 is amended by--
                    (A) striking subsection (a); and
                    (B) redesignating subsection (b) as (a).
            (14) Section 26106 is amended by striking subsection (h).

SEC. 9502. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE RAIL SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 
              2008.

    (a) Federal Railroad Administration.--Section 103(c) is amended by 
striking ``the Administration shall consider the assignment and 
maintenance of safety as the highest priority,'' and inserting ``the 
Administration shall consider the improvement of safety as the highest 
priority,''.
    (b) Assistance to Families of Passengers Involved in Rail Passenger 
Accidents.--Section 1139 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``phone number'' and 
        inserting ``telephone number'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ``post trauma 
        communication with families'' and inserting ``post-trauma 
        communication with families''; and
            (3) in subsection (j)(2) by striking ``railroad passenger 
        accident'' and inserting ``rail passenger accident''.
    (c) Solid Waste Rail Transfer Facilities Land-Use Exemption.--
Section 10909 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``Clean Railroad Act of 2008,'' and inserting 
        ``Clean Railroads Act of 2008,''; and
            (2) in subsection (e) by striking ``Upon the granting of 
        petition from the State'' and inserting ``Upon the granting of 
        a petition from the State''.
    (d) Rulemaking Process.--Section 20116 is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``unless''; and
            (2) by inserting ``(2)'' before ``the code, rule, standard, 
        requirement, or practice has been subject to notice and comment 
        under a rule or order issued under this part.''.
    (e) Enforcement Report.--Section 20120(a) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``website'' and inserting ``Web site'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``accident and incidence 
        reporting'' and inserting ``accident and incident reporting'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)(G), by inserting ``and'' at the end; 
        and
            (4) in paragraph (5)(B) by striking ``Administrative 
        Hearing Officer or Administrative Law Judge'' and inserting 
        ``administrative hearing officer or administrative law judge''.
    (f) Railroad Safety Risk Reduction Program.--Section 20156 is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c) by inserting a comma after ``In 
        developing its railroad safety risk reduction program''; and
            (2) in subsection (g) by inserting a comma after ``good 
        faith'' and by striking ``non-profit'' and inserting 
        ``nonprofit''.
    (g) Roadway User Sight Distance at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings.--
Section 20159 is amended by striking ``the Secretary'' and inserting 
``the Secretary of Transportation''.
    (h) National Crossing Inventory.--Section 20160 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking the word ``or'' from 
        the phrase ``concerning each previously unreported crossing 
        through which it operates or with respect to the trackage over 
        which it operates''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking the word ``or'' 
        from the phrase ``concerning each crossing through which it 
        operates or with respect to the trackage over which it 
        operates''.
    (i) Minimum Training Standards.--Section 20162(a)(3) is amended by 
striking ``railroad compliance with Federal standards'' and inserting 
``railroad carrier compliance with Federal standards''.
    (j) Development and Use of Rail Safety Technology.--Section 
20164(a) is amended by striking ``after enactment of the Railroad 
Safety Enhancement Act of 2008'' and inserting ``after the enactment of 
the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008''.
    (k) Limitations on Financial Assistance.--Section 22106(b) is 
amended by striking ``interest thereof'' and inserting ``interest 
thereon''.
    (l) Chapter Analysis for Chapter 243.--The item for section 24316 
in the chapter analysis for chapter 243 is amended by striking ``to 
assist families of passengers'' and inserting ``to address needs of 
families of passengers''.

SEC. 9503. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO INTRODUCTORY TEXT OF PUBLIC LAW 110-
              432.

    The introductory text of Public Law 110-432 (122 Stat. 4848) is 
amended by striking ``Federal Railroad Safety Administration'' and 
inserting ``Federal Railroad Administration''.

SEC. 9504. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO UNCODIFIED PROVISIONS OF DIVISION A 
              OF PUBLIC LAW 110-432, THE RAIL SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 
              2008.

    (a) Table of Contents.--Section 1(b) of division A of Public Law 
110-432 (122 Stat. 4848), is amended--
            (1) in the item for section 307, by striking ``website'' 
        and inserting ``Web site''.
            (2) in the item for title VI, by striking ``Solid Waste 
        Facilities'' and inserting ``Solid Waste Rail Transfer 
        Facilities''; and
            (3) in the item for section 602, by striking ``solid waste 
        transfer facilities'' and inserting ``solid waste rail transfer 
        facilities''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 2(a)(1) of division A of Public Law 110-
432 (122 Stat. 4849) is amended by inserting a comma after the word 
``grade''.
    (c) Railroad Safety Strategy.--Section 102(a)(6) of title I of 
division A of Public Law 110-432 (122 Stat. 4852) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Improving the safety of railroad bridges, 
        tunnels, and related infrastructure to prevent accidents, 
        incidents, injuries and fatalities caused by catastrophic 
        failures and other bridge and tunnel failures.''; and
            (2) by inserting ``Improving the safety of railroad 
        bridges, tunnels, and related infrastructure to prevent 
        accidents, incidents, injuries and fatalities caused by 
        catastrophic and other failures of such infrastructure.''.
    (d) Operation Lifesaver.--Section 206(a) of title II of division A 
of Public Law 110-432 (122 Stat. 4873) is amended by striking ``Public 
Service Announcements'' and inserting ``public service announcements''.
    (e) Update of Federal Railroad Administration's Web Site.--Section 
307 of title III of division A of Public Law 110-432 (122 Stat. 4881) 
is amended--
            (1) in the caption by striking ``website'' and inserting 
        ``web site''; and
            (2) in the text by striking ``website'' wherever it appears 
        and inserting ``Web site''.
    (f) Alcohol and Controlled Substance Testing for Maintenance-of-Way 
Employees.--Section 412 of title IV of division A of Public Law 110-432 
(122 Stat. 4889) is amended by striking ``Secretary of Transportation'' 
and inserting ``Secretary''.
    (g) Tunnel Information.--Section 414 of title IV of division A of 
Public Law 110-432 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``parts 171.8, 173.115,'' (122 Stat. 4889) 
        and inserting ``sections 171.8, 173.115,''; and
            (2) by striking ``part 1520.5'' (122 Stat. 4890) and 
        inserting ``section 1520.5''.
    (h) Safety Inspections in Mexico.--Section 416 of title IV of 
division A of Public Law 110-432 (122 Stat. 4890) is amended--
            (1) in the introductory text by striking ``Secretary of 
        Transportation'' and inserting ``Secretary''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4) by striking ``subsection'' and 
        inserting ``section''.
    (i) Heading of Title VI.--The heading of title VI of division A of 
Public Law 110-432 (122 Stat. 4900) is amended by striking ``SOLID 
WASTE FACILITIES'' and inserting ``SOLID WASTE RAIL TRANSFER 
FACILITIES''.
    (j) Caption of Section 602.--The caption of section 602 of title VI 
of division A of Public Law 110-432 (122 Stat. 4900) is amended by 
striking ``solid waste transfer facilities.'' and inserting ``solid 
waste rail transfer facilities.''.

SEC. 9505. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO PROVISIONS OF THE HOURS OF SERVICE 
              LAWS AND RELATED CIVIL PENALTY PROVISION.

    (a) Nonapplication, Exemption, and Alternate Hours of Service 
Regime.--Section 21102(c) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``application of hours of service regime to 
        commuter and intercity passenger railroad train employees'' and 
        inserting ``application of hours of service regime to commuter 
        and intercity passenger railroad train employees, including 
        tourist, historic, scenic, or excursion railroad train 
        employees'';
            (2) in paragraph (1) by inserting after ``commuter rail 
        passenger transportation or intercity rail passenger 
        transportation,'' the phrase ``including tourist, historic, 
        scenic, or excursion rail transportation,'' and by striking 
        ``including public authorities operating passenger service'' 
        and inserting ``including tourist, historic, scenic, or 
        excursion railroad carriers and public authorities operating 
        passenger service'';
            (3) in paragraph (2) by inserting after ``commuter rail 
        passenger transportation or intercity rail passenger 
        transportation,'' the following phrase: ``including tourist, 
        historic, scenic, or excursion rail transportation,'';
            (4) in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting after ``commuter rail 
        passenger transportation or intercity rail passenger 
        transportation'' a comma and adding the following phrase: 
        ``including tourist, historic, scenic, or excursion rail 
        transportation,''; and
            (5) in paragraph (4) by striking the colon after ``In this 
        subsection'' and inserting a dash and by redesignating 
        subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
        respectively.
    (b) Limitations on Duty Hours of Train Employees.--Section 21103(e) 
is amended by striking ``such railroads' efficient operations and on-
time performance of its trains.'' and inserting ``such a railroad's 
efficient operations and on-time performance of its trains.''.
    (c) Regulatory Authority.--Section 21109(b) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``regulations governing the hours of 
        service of train employees of commuter and intercity passenger 
        railroad carriers'' and inserting ``regulations governing the 
        hours of service of train employees of commuter and intercity 
        passenger railroad carriers, including train employees of 
        tourist, historic, scenic, or excursion railroad carriers''; 
        and
            (2) by inserting after ``train employees engaged in 
        commuter rail passenger transportation and intercity rail 
        passenger transportation (as defined in section 24102 of this 
        title)'' a comma and adding the following phrase: ``including 
        train employees engaged in the transportation by railroad of 
        passengers on tourist, historic, scenic, or excursion railroad 
        carriers,''.
    (d) Chapter 211 Violations.--Section 21303(a)(1) is amended by 
inserting after the comma in ``including section 21103 (as such section 
was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Rail 
Safety Improvement Act of 2008),'' the following phrase: ``violating 
regulations or orders issued pursuant to chapter 211 of this title,''.

SEC. 9506. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN FRA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 102(d) of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 
U.S.C. 20101) is amended--
            (1) by striking the heading for paragraph (1); and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2).

                         TITLE X--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 10001. CONSIDERATION OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN AWARD OF FINANCIAL 
              ASSISTANCE.

    Section 305 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting the following at the end:
    ``(c) The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) encourage recipients of grants under this title and 
        title 23 to fund projects with the grants that support travel 
        and tourism-based infrastructure within the United States; and
            ``(2) consider the potential effects of travel and tourism 
        within the United States among the eligibility criteria when 
        allocating funds for projects funded under the titles.''.

SEC. 10002. ELECTRONIC REPORTS AND REPORT MODIFICATION.

    (a) Use of Electronic Media for DOT Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Secretary of Transportation--
                    (A) may not publish any report required or 
                authorized by law in a printed format; and
                    (B) shall publish any such report by posting it on 
                the Department's Internet Web site in an easily 
                accessible and downloadable electronic format.
            (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to any report 
        with respect to which the Secretary determines that--
                    (A) its publication in a printed format is 
                essential to the mission of the Department of 
                Transportation, as determined by the Secretary; or
                    (B) its publication in accordance with the 
                requirements of paragraph (1) would disclose matter--
                            (i) described in section 552(b) of title 5, 
                        United States Code; or
                            (ii) the disclosure of which would have an 
                        adverse impact on safety or security, as 
                        determined by the Secretary.
    (b) Annual Reporting Requirement on NTSB Most Wanted List.--
            (1) Section 1135(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``On February 1 of each year'' and 
                inserting ``Within 120 days after publication of the 
                Board's annual'' most wanted list``''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the report due on February 1 
                of''.
            (2) Section 1135(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code is 
        amended by striking ``on March 1 of each year'' and inserting 
        ``after 30 days following the due date,''.

SEC. 10003. AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL AID IN SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACT.

    Section 4 of the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
777c) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``fiscal year through 
        2014,'' and inserting ``fiscal year through 2018,''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``fiscal year 
        through 2014,'' and inserting ``fiscal year through 2018,''.

SEC. 10004. AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 537 OF TITLE 46.

    Chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by amending section 53701(13) to read as follows:
            ``(13) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means--
                    ``(A) the Secretary of Commerce with respect to 
                fishing vessels and fishery facilities; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary of Transportation with respect 
                to other vessels and general shipyard facilities (as 
                defined in section 53733(a) of this title).'';
            (2) in section 53706(c), by striking ``Administrator'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``Secretary or Administrator'';
            (3) in section 53707(b), by striking ``Administrator'' and 
        inserting ``Secretary or Administrator'';
            (4) in section 53708(a), by striking ``Administrator'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``Secretary or Administrator'';
            (5) in section 53710(b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                ``Administrator's'' and inserting ``Secretary's or 
                Administrator's''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Administrator'' 
                and inserting ``Secretary or Administrator'';
            (6) in section 53717--
                    (A) in subsection (b), by striking 
                ``Administrator'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``Secretary or Administrator''; and
                    (B) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
                subsection (d) as subsection (c);
            (7) in section 53718, by striking ``Administrator'' and 
        inserting ``Secretary or Administrator'';
            (8) in section 53731, by striking ``Administrator'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``Secretary or Administrator'';
            (9) in section 53732, by striking ``Administrator'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``Secretary or Administrator''; 
        and
            (10) in section 53733, by striking ``Administrator'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``Secretary or Administrator''.

SEC. 10005. GOVERNMENT-WIDE AUTHORITY FOR ELECTRIC CHARGING 
              INFRASTRUCTURE AT NO COST TO THE TAXPAYER.

    (a) Establishment of Authority for Government-Wide Provision of 
Electric Charging at No Cost to the Taxpayer.--Chapter 79 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 7907. GOVERNMENT-WIDE AUTHORITY FOR ELECTRIC CHARGING 
              INFRASTRUCTURE.

    ``(a) Definitions.--
            ``(1) Covered individual.--The term `covered individual' 
        means--
                    ``(A) any employee (as defined in section 2105 of 
                this title;
                    ``(B) a member of a uniformed service;
                    ``(C) any other individual who performs services 
                for or on behalf of a Federal agency under a contract 
                or subcontract with a Federal agency; or
                    ``(D) a visitor to a Federal agency or facility.
            ``(2) Federal agency.--The term `Federal agency' has the 
        meaning given the term `Executive agency' in section 105 of 
        this title, and also includes the U.S. Postal Service, the 
        Executive Office of the President, the military departments as 
        defined in section 102 of this title, and the judicial branch.
    ``(b) Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The head of a Federal agency may--
                    ``(A) construct, install, operate, and maintain 
                electric charging infrastructure on a reimbursable 
                basis in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the 
                Federal agency; and
                    ``(B) provide electricity on a reimbursable basis 
                in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Federal 
                agency for use by privately owned vehicles used by 
                covered individuals.
            ``(2) Vendors authorized.--In carrying out paragraph (1), 
        the head of a Federal agency may use 1 or more vendors on a 
        commission or no-cost contract basis.
            ``(3) Use of charging infrastructure for official agency 
        vehicles.--The head of a Federal agency may use electric 
        charging infrastructure installed for official agency vehicles, 
        to the extent that it is available, to provide electric vehicle 
        charging under this section.
            ``(4) Integration of renewable energy.--The head of a 
        Federal agency may encourage the inclusion of options for 
        generating electricity from renewable energy as part of the 
        design of parking areas for the agency.
    ``(c) Fees.--The head of a Federal agency shall charge fees for 
electricity provided to covered individuals sufficient to cover the 
initial and continuing costs to the head of the Federal agency of 
carrying out this section, including the costs of any vendors or other 
costs associated with maintaining the electric charging infrastructure.
    ``(d) Deposit and Availability of Fees and Commissions.--Any fees 
or commissions collected by the head of a Federal agency under this 
section--
            ``(1) shall be--
                    ``(A) deposited monthly into the account of the 
                Treasury from which the amounts were made available to 
                carry out this section, notwithstanding section 3302(b) 
                of title 31; and
                    ``(B) transferred from the Treasury to an 
                appropriate account of the agency if the agency 
                operates with a budget outside of the Treasury; and
            ``(2) shall be available for obligation by the head of the 
        Federal agency without further appropriation during--
                    ``(A) the fiscal year collected; and
                    ``(B) the fiscal year following the fiscal year 
                collected.
    ``(e) Parking Fees.--If a Federal agency charges covered employees 
parking fees for use of a facility that contains an electric vehicle 
charging facility provided under this section, employees using the 
electric vehicle charging facility shall pay the same parking fee as 
covered employees not using the electric vehicle charging facility.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 79 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``7907. Government-Wide Authority for Electric Charging 
                            Infrastructure.''.

           TITLE XI--BUDGETARY INTERPRETATIONS AND TREATMENTS

SEC. 11001. AMOUNTS IN THIS ACT.

    (a) Contract Authority.--Except as provided in subsection (c), or 
except as explicitly provided otherwise by this Act or in title 23, 
United States Code, all funding provided by this Act is contract 
authority as defined in section 3(2)(A)(iii) of the Congressional 
Budget and Impoundment Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(2)(A)(iii)), and all 
such contract authority shall become available for obligation in the 
fiscal year specified in this Act and shall remain available until 
expended.
    (b) Obligation Limits.--
            (1) In general.--Except as explicitly provided, obligation 
        limits established by this Act shall apply for a term of one 
        year and shall apply to obligations to be incurred in the 
        fiscal year specified. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, obligation limits established by this Act shall not apply 
        after 2018.
            (2) Exceptions.--
                    (A) Except as provided in this Act, obligation 
                limits established by this Act shall apply to 
                unobligated contract authority from the Highway Trust 
                Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) prior to the 
                date of enactment of this Act.
                    (B) Obligation limitations established by this Act 
                shall not apply to--
                            (i) unobligated contract authority provided 
                        by this Act that could have been obligated in a 
                        prior year within any obligation limits 
                        applicable to that prior year or was exempt 
                        from such limitations, but was not so 
                        obligated;
                            (ii) the use of fees authorized or provided 
                        by this Act as described in subsection (d); and
                            (iii) reimbursable programs undertaken by 
                        accounts established in this Act on behalf of 
                        discretionary accounts.
            (3) Obligation limits in appropriations acts.--
                    (A) During any session of Congress, appropriations 
                Acts may increase or decrease any obligation limit 
                established by this Act for any current year or budget 
                year prior to fiscal year 2019.
                    (B) During any session of Congress, it shall not be 
                in order in either the House of Representatives or the 
                Senate for any appropriations Act to alter obligation 
                limits under this Act for any outyear.
                    (C) This paragraph is enacted by the Congress--
                            (i) as an exercise of the rulemaking power 
                        of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
                        respectively, and as such is deemed a part of 
                        the rules of each House, respectively, and such 
                        procedures supersede other rules only to the 
                        extent that they are inconsistent therewith; 
                        and
                            (ii) with full recognition of the 
                        constitutional right of either House to change 
                        the rules (so far as relating to the procedure 
                        of that House) at any time, in the same manner 
                        and to the same extent as in the case of any 
                        other rule of that House.
    (c) Liquidating Cash.--There is authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary for the liquidation of obligations incurred 
under contract authority created by this Act or under contract 
authority provided from the Highway Trust Fund as it existed in any 
version at any time prior to the effective date of this Act.
    (d) Administrative Fees.--The collection and expenditure of fees to 
cover certain administrative costs under this Act for a fiscal year, if 
subject to annual appropriations, shall be treated as discretionary 
offsetting collections and discretionary appropriations, respectively. 
The collection and expenditure of fees to cover certain administrative 
costs under this Act for a fiscal year, if not subject to annual 
appropriations, shall be treated as mandatory offsetting collections 
and mandatory appropriations, respectively.

SEC. 11002. DIRECT OR MANDATORY SPENDING.

    (a) New Contract Authority; Outlays.--The contract authority 
created by this Act and the outlays flowing from that contract 
authority shall be treated as direct spending or mandatory spending for 
all purposes.
    (b) Prior Funding of the Highway Trust Fund.--To the extent that 
contract authority from the Highway Trust Fund enacted prior to the 
date of the enactment of this Act produces outlays in fiscal year 2015 
or beyond, as of October 1, 2014, those outlays shall be treated as 
direct spending or mandatory spending for all purposes and shall be 
attributed to the Transportation Trust Fund.

SEC. 11003. TREATMENT FOR STATUTORY PAYGO AND RELATED PURPOSES.

    (a) General Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), and 
consistent with the definition of direct spending in section 250(c)(8) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
amended (2 U.S.C. 900(c)(8)), the following shall be treated as direct 
spending for purposes of Presidential and Congressional budgets and the 
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (124 Stat. 8):
            (1) Contract authority of the Transportation Trust Fund 
        under this Act, the outlays flowing therefrom, and the outlays 
        flowing from contract authority previously provided from the 
        Highway Trust Fund.
            (2) Except as provided in section 11004, 11005, and 11006 
        of this title, legislation reauthorizing or amending this Act.
    (b) Transitional Rule; Excess Revenues Are Dedicated to Deficit 
Reduction.--For purposes of Presidential and Congressional budgets and 
the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (124 Stat. 8), calculations of 
the budgetary effects of this Act when it is initially enacted shall be 
as follows:
            (1) The baseline projections of total outlays for the 
        Highway Trust Fund and of new outlays for the general fund 
        accounts listed in paragraph (2) shall be treated as offsets to 
        the total level of mandatory outlays of the Transportation 
        Trust Fund resulting from this Act.
                    (A) For this purpose, ``new outlays'' means outlays 
                that flow from contract authority provided by this Act.
                    (B) For this purpose, the budgetary resources to 
                which the baseline projection shall apply are--
                            (i) the discretionary budget authority 
                        provided for fiscal year 2014, for the accounts 
                        listed in paragraph (2); and
                            (ii) the obligation limits for fiscal year 
                        2014 applicable to the Highway Trust Fund, and 
                        shall be projected under section 257(c) of the 
                        Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
                        Act of 1985, as amended (2 U.S.C. 907(c)), 
                        except that contract authority of the Highway 
                        Trust Fund not subject to those obligation 
                        limits shall be projected under section 257(b) 
                        of that Act.
            (2) The general fund programs referred to in paragraph (1) 
        are--
                    (A) the general fund portion of National Highway 
                Traffic Safety Administration, Operations and Research 
                (69X0650).
                    (B) Federal Transit Administration, Administrative 
                Expenses (69 1120).
                    (C) Federal Transit Administration, Capital 
                Investment Grants (69X1134).
                    (D) Federal Transit Administration, Research and 
                University Research Centers (69X1137).
                    (E) Federal Transit Administration, Technical 
                Assistance and Standards Development (69X1142).
                    (F) Federal Railroad Administration, Operating 
                Subsidy Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
                Corporation (69X0121).
                    (G) Federal Railroad Administration, Capital and 
                Debt Service Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
                Corporation (69X0125).
                    (H) National Infrastructure Investments (69X0143).
            (3) If the increase in net governmental receipts under this 
        Act, relative to current law, exceeds the increase in mandatory 
        outlays under this Act as measured under paragraph (1) for 
        either or both of the periods covered by the five-year 
        scorecard and the ten-year scorecard established by the 
        Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (124 Stat. 8), the amounts 
        of that excess in net governmental receipts shall not be 
        recorded on those respective scorecards, with the result that 
        this Act shall not be shown as reducing Pay-As-You-Go deficits 
        or increasing Pay-As-You-Go surpluses.

SEC. 11004. SCORING OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT AUTHORITY IN APPROPRIATIONS 
              ACTS.

    Consistent with scorekeeping guidelines in effect from 1990 through 
the enactment of this Act, changes enacted in annual appropriations 
Acts during a session of Congress to the level of contract authority 
provided by this Act shall be scored as discretionary to the extent 
they increase or decrease contract authority in the current year or the 
budget year, and shall be scored as mandatory or direct spending to the 
extent they increase or decrease contract authority in an outyear. To 
the extent any such change in contract authority produces changes in 
estimated outlays in any year, that change in outlays shall be scored 
as discretionary if it is generated by a change in contract authority 
that is scored as discretionary, and shall be scored as mandatory if it 
is generated by a change in contract authority that is scored as 
mandatory.

SEC. 11005. SCORING OF CHANGES IN OBLIGATION LIMITS IN APPROPRIATIONS 
              ACTS.

    [Determine in consultation with Congress.]

SEC. 11006. SCORING OF TRANSFERS BETWEEN THE GENERAL FUND AND THE 
              TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND.

    [Determine in consultation with Congress.]

SEC. 11007. SPECIAL RULE.

    (a) In General.--On September 30, 2018, the Secretary shall 
permanently cancel, and return such amounts to the Treasury, the 
contract authority described in subsection (b).
    (b) Referenced Contract Authority.--The contract authority 
referenced in subsection (a) are those amounts apportioned under the 
Federal Aid Highway program that are available to each State for fiscal 
years 2015 through 2018, that are in excess of contract authority 
provided for fiscal years 2015 through 2018 by section 2001 of this 
Act.
    (c) Cancellation Method.--When implementing subsection (a), the 
cancellation shall be taken from unobligated balances that remain from 
contract authority enacted before the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Limited Applicability.--This section shall not apply to 
contract authority provided by [this Act] or prior acts that is exempt 
from obligation limitations.
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