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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1646

To provide a 5-month extension of highway safety programs funded out 

of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law reauthorizing 

the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2003

Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. HOLLINGS) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

A BILL

To provide a 5-month extension of highway safety programs 

funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity 

Act for the 21st Century.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation Safety 

5 Program Extension Act of 2003’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM. 

7 (a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—There shall be 

8 available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
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1 Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary of Transpor2 tation for administration of motor carrier safety pro3 grams, motor carrier safety research, and border enforce4 ment activities, including the border enforcement program 

5 authorized under section 350 of the Department of Trans6 portation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002, 

7 $119,125,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 

8 2003, and ending on February 29, 2004, to carry out the 

9 functions and operations of the Federal Motor Carrier 

10 Safety Administration of which $19,583,000 shall be 

11 available for the construction of State border safety in12 spection facilities at the border between the United States 

13 and Mexico and at the border between the United States 

14 and Canada and of which $4,583,000 shall be used for 

15 regulatory development. 

16 (b) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ACCOUNT.—Funds 

17 made available under subsection (a) shall be administered 

18 in the account established in the Treasury entitled ‘‘Motor 

19 Carrier Safety 69–8055–0–7–401’’. 

20 (c) MAINTENANCE OF EXPENDITURES.—The Sec21 retary of Transportation may make a grant under section 

22 31107 of title 49, United States Code, to a State from 

23 funds made available under subsection (a) only if the State 

24 agrees that the total expenditure of amounts of the State 

25 and political subdivisions of the State, exclusive of United 
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1 States Government amounts, will be maintained at a level 

2 at least equal to the average level of that expenditure by 

3 the State and political subdivisions of the State for the 

4 last 2 fiscal years before October 1, 2003. 

5 (d) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made available 

6 under subsection (a) shall be available for obligation in 

7 the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 

8 chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. 

9 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSIST10 ANCE PROGRAM. 

11 (a) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PRO12 GRAM.—Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, 

13 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(7) Not more than $77,125,000 for the period 

15 beginning on October 1, 2003, and ending on Feb16 ruary 29, 2004.’’. 

17 (b) INFORMATION SYSTEMS.—Section 31107(a) of 

18 title 49, United States Code, is amended—

19 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in 

20 paragraph (2); 

21 (2) by striking ‘‘2002.’’ in paragraph (3) and 

22 inserting ‘‘2002;’’; 

23 (3) by striking ‘‘2003.’’ in paragraph (4) and 

24 inserting ‘‘2003; and’’; and 

25 (4) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(5) $8,333,000 for the period beginning on 

2 October 1, 2003, and ending on February 29, 

3 2004.’’. 

4 (c) MAINTENANCE OF EXPENDITURES.—The Sec5 retary of Transportation may make a grant to a State 

6 from funds made available under section 31104(a)(7) of 

7 title 49, United States Code, only if the State agrees that 

8 the total expenditure of amounts of the State and political 

9 subdivisions of the State, exclusive of United States Gov10 ernment amounts, will be maintained at a level at least 

11 equal to the average level of that expenditure by the State 

12 and political subdivisions of the State for the last 2 fiscal 

13 years before October 1, 2003. 

14 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 

15 (a) CHAPTER 4 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec16 tion 2009(a)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act of the 

17 21st Century (112 Stat. 337) is amended—

18 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and

19 (2) by striking ‘‘2003.’’ and inserting ‘‘2003, 

20 and $68,640,000 for the period beginning on Octo21 ber 1, 2003, and ending on February 29, 2004.’’. 

22 (b) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP23 MENT.—Section 2009(a)(2) of that Act (112 Stat. 337) 

24 is amended by striking ‘‘2003.’’ and inserting ‘‘2003, and 
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1 $29,952,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2003, 

2 and ending on February 29, 2004.’’. 

3 (c) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.—

4 Section 2009(a)(3) of that Act (112 Stat. 337) is amend5 ed—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘2003.’’ and inserting ‘‘2003, 

8 and $8,320,000 for the period beginning on October 

9 1, 2003, and ending on February 29, 2004.’’. 

10 (d) INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED

11 DRIVING COUNTER-MEASURES.— 

12 (1) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 410 of 

13 title 23, United States Code, is amended—

14 (A) by striking ‘‘6’’ in subsection (a)(3) 

15 and inserting ‘‘7’’; and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘fifth and sixth’’ in sub17 section (a)(4)(C) and inserting ‘‘fifth, sixth, 

18 and seventh’’. 

19 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

20 Section 2009(a)(4) of the Transportation Equity Act 

21 of the 21st Century (112 Stat. 337) is amended—

22 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap23 pears; and 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘2003.’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘2003, and $16,640,000 for the period begin-
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1 ning on October 1, 2003, and ending on Feb2 ruary 29, 2004.’’. 

3 (e) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—Section 

4 2009(a)(6) of that Act (112 Stat. 338) is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘2003.’’ and inserting ‘‘2003, and $1,498,000 for 

6 the period beginning on October 1, 2003, and ending on 

7 February 29, 2004.’’. 

8 (f) ALLOCATIONS.—Section 2009(b) of that Act (112 

9 Stat. 338) is amended by striking ‘‘2003,’’ each place it 

10 appears and inserting ‘‘2004,’’. 

11 (g) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Section 2009(c) 

12 of that Act (112 Stat. 338) is amended by striking ‘‘2003’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘2004’’. 

14 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF SPORT FISHING AND BOATING SAFE15 TY PROGRAM. 

16 Section 13106 of title 46, United States Code, is 

17 amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(c) BOATING SAFETY FUNDS.—

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount transferred 

21 to the Secretary of Homeland Security under para22 graph (4) of section 4(b) of the Dingell-Johnson 

23 Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)), 

24 $2,083,333 is available to the Secretary for payment 

25 of expenses of the Coast Guard for personnel and 
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1 activities directly related to coordinating and car2 rying out the national recreational boating safety 

3 program under this title, of which $833,333 shall be 

4 available to the Secretary only to ensure compliance 

5 with chapter 43 of this title. 

6 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—No funds available to 

7 the Secretary of Homeland Security under this sub8 section may be used—

9 ‘‘(A) to replace funding traditionally pro10 vided through general appropriations; or 

11 ‘‘(B) for any purposes except a purpose 

12 authorized by this section. 

13 ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 

14 available by this subsection shall remain available 

15 until expended. 

16 ‘‘(4) ACCOUNTING.—The Secretary shall pub17 lish annually in the Federal Register a detailed ac18 counting of the projects, programs, and activities 

19 funded under this subsection.’’.

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