H. R. 3082 

One Hundred Eleventh Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten 

An Act 

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for 

other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

TITLE I—CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AMENDMENTS 

SECTION 1. (a) The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public 

Law 111–242) is further amended by— 

(1) striking the date specified in section 106(3) and 

inserting ‘‘March 4, 2011’’; and 

(2) adding the following: 

‘‘SEC. 147. (a) For the purposes of this section— 

‘‘(1) the term ‘employee’— 

‘‘(A) means an employee as defined in section 2105 

of title 5, United States Code; and 

‘‘(B) includes an individual to whom subsection (b), 

(c), or (f) of such section 2105 pertains (whether or not 

such individual satisfies subparagraph (A)); 

‘‘(2) the term ‘senior executive’ means— 

‘‘(A) a member of the Senior Executive Service under 

subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 

Code; 

‘‘(B) a member of the FBI–DEA Senior Executive 

Service under subchapter III of chapter 31 of title 5, United 

States Code; 

‘‘(C) a member of the Senior Foreign Service under 

chapter 4 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 

(22 U.S.C. 3961 and following); and 

‘‘(D) a member of any similar senior executive service 

in an Executive agency; 

‘‘(3) the term ‘senior-level employee’ means an employee 

who holds a position in an Executive agency and who is covered 

by section 5376 of title 5, United States Code, or any similar 

authority; and 

‘‘(4) the term ‘Executive agency’ has the meaning given 

such term by section 105 of title 5, United States Code. 

‘‘(b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as 

provided in subsection (e), no statutory pay adjustment which (but 

for this subsection) would otherwise take effect during the period 

beginning on January 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2012, 

shall be made. 
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‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘statutory pay 

adjustment’ means— 

‘‘(A) an adjustment required under section 5303, 5304, 

5304a, 5318, or 5343(a) of title 5, United States Code; and 

‘‘(B) any similar adjustment, required by statute, with 

respect to employees in an Executive agency. 

‘‘(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (e), during the period beginning on January 

1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2012, no senior executive 

or senior-level employee may receive an increase in his or her 

rate of basic pay absent a change of position that results in a 

substantial increase in responsibility, or a promotion. 

‘‘(d) The President may issue guidance that Executive agencies 

shall apply in the implementation of this section. 

‘‘(e) The Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act 

of 2009 (5 U.S.C. 5304 note) shall be applied using the appropriate 

locality-based comparability payments established by the President 

as the applicable comparability payments in section 1914(2) and 

(3) of such Act. 

‘‘SEC. 148. Notwithstanding section 101, the level for ‘Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, Salaries and Expenses’ shall be $40,649,000. 

‘‘SEC. 149. The following authorities shall continue in effect 

through the earlier of the date specified in section 106(3) of this 

Act or the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2011: 

‘‘(1) Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 

118 Stat. 2042), as amended by section 1011 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 

111–84; 123 Stat. 2441); 

‘‘(2) Section 1022 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 371 

note), as amended by section 1012 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 

123 Stat. 2441); 

‘‘(3) Section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85), as amended 

by section 1014 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2442); 

‘‘(4) Sections 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 1106, 1222(e), 

1224 and 1234 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84); 

‘‘(5) Section 631 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181); and 

‘‘(6) Section 931 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364). 

‘‘SEC. 150. Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 

Secretary of the Navy may award a contract or contracts for up 

to 20 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). 

‘‘SEC. 151. Section 8905a(d)(4)(B) of title 5, United States Code, 

is amended— 

‘‘(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘October 1, 2010’ and inserting 

‘December 31, 2011’; and 

‘‘(2) in clause (ii)— 

‘‘(A) by striking ‘February 1, 2011’ and inserting ‘February 1, 2012’; and 
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‘‘(B) by striking ‘October 1, 2010’ and inserting 

‘December 31, 2011’. 

‘‘SEC. 152. Notwithstanding section 101, the level for ‘Special 

Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Salaries 

and Expenses’ shall be $36,300,000. 

‘‘SEC. 153. Public Law 111–240 is amended in section 1114 

and section 1704 by striking ‘December 31, 2010’ and inserting 

‘March 4, 2011’ each time it appears and in section 1704 by adding 

at the end the following: 

‘‘ ‘(c) For purposes of the loans made under this section, the 

maximum guaranteed amount outstanding to the borrower may 

not exceed $4,500,000.’ 

‘‘SEC. 154. The appropriation to the Securities and Exchange 

Commission pursuant to this Act shall be deemed a regular appropriation for purposes of section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 

(15 U.S.C. 77f(b)) and sections 13(e), 14(g), and 31 of the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(e), 78n(g), and 78ee). 

‘‘SEC. 155. Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency 

Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking ‘December 31, 

2010’ each place it appears and inserting ‘December 31, 2011’. 

‘‘SEC. 156. Notwithstanding section 503 of Public Law 111– 

83, amounts made available in this Act for the Transportation 

Security Administration shall be available for transfer between 

and within Transportation Security Administration appropriations 

to the extent necessary to avoid furloughs or reduction in force, 

or to provide funding necessary for programs and activities required 

by law: Provided, That such transfers may not result in the termination of programs, projects or activities: Provided further, That 

the House and Senate Appropriations Committees shall be notified 

within 15 days of such transfers. 

‘‘SEC. 157. Up to $21,880,000 from ‘Coast Guard, Acquisition, 

Construction, and Improvements’ and ‘Coast Guard, Alteration of 

Bridges’ may be transferred to ‘Coast Guard, Operating Expenses’: 

Provided, That the Coast Guard may decommission one Medium 

Endurance Cutter, two High Endurance Cutters, four HU–25 aircraft, the Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center, and one Maritime 

Safety and Security Team, and make staffing changes at the Coast 

Guard Investigative Service, as outlined in its budget justification 

documents for fiscal year 2011 as submitted to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives. 

‘‘SEC. 158. Notwithstanding section 101, the final proviso under 

the heading ‘Science and Technology, Research, Development, 

Acquisition, and Operations’ in Public Law 111–83 (related to the 

National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility) shall have no effect with 

respect to all amounts available under this heading. 

‘‘SEC. 159. Notwithstanding sections 101 and 128, amounts 

are provided for ‘Department of the Interior—Minerals Management 

Service—Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management’ in the 

manner authorized in Public Law 111–88 for fiscal year 2010, 

except that for fiscal year 2011 the amounts specified in division 

A of Public Law 111–88 shall be modified by substituting— ‘‘(1) ‘$200,110,000’ for ‘$175,217,000’; 

‘‘(2) ‘$102,231,000’ for ‘$89,374,000’; 

‘‘(3) ‘$154,890,000’ for ‘$156,730,000’ each place it appears; 

and 

‘‘(4) ‘fiscal year 2011’ shall be substituted for ‘fiscal year 

2010’ each place it appears. 
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‘‘SEC. 160. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement 

a reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation, and Enforcement, may establish accounts, transfer 

funds among and between the offices and bureaus affected by the 

reorganization, and take any other administrative actions necessary 

in conformance with the Appropriations Committee reprogramming 

procedures described in the joint explanatory statement of the managers accompanying Public Law 111–88 (House of Representatives 

Report 111–316). 

‘‘SEC. 161. Notwithstanding section 101, section 423 of Public 

Law 111–88 (123 Stat. 2961), concerning the distribution of geothermal energy receipts, shall have no force or effect and the 

provisions of section 3003(a) of Public Law 111–212 (124 Stat. 

2338) shall apply for fiscal year 2011. 

‘‘SEC. 162. Notwithstanding section 109, of the funds made 

available by section 101 for payments under subsections (b) and 

(d) of section 2602 of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance 

Act of 1981, the Department of Health and Human Services shall 

obligate the same amount during the period covered by this continuing resolution as was obligated for such purpose during the 

comparable period during fiscal year 2010. 

‘‘SEC. 163. (a) A ‘highly qualified teacher’ includes a teacher 

who meets the requirements in 34 CFR 200.56(a)(2)(ii), as published 

in the Federal Register on December 2, 2002. 

‘‘(b) This provision is effective on the date of enactment of 

this provision through the end of the 2012–2013 academic year. 

‘‘SEC. 164. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, the level for 

‘Department of Education, Student Financial Assistance’ to carry 

out subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act 

of 1965 shall be $23,162,000,000. 

‘‘(b) The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be 

eligible during award year 2011–2012 shall be $4,860. 

‘‘SEC. 165. (a) Notwithstanding section 1018(d) of the Legislative 

Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1907(d)), the use of 

any funds appropriated to the United States Capitol Police during 

fiscal year 2003 for transfer relating to the Truck Interdiction 

Monitoring Program to the working capital fund established under 

section 328 of title 49, United States Code, is ratified. 

‘‘(b) Nothing in subsection (a) may be construed to waive sections 1341, 1342, 1349, 1350, or 1351 of title 31, United States 

Code, or subchapter II of chapter 15 of such title (commonly known 

as the ‘Anti-Deficiency Act’). 

‘‘(c) Notwithstanding section 106 of this Act, the use of the 

funds described under subsection (a) of this section shall apply 

without fiscal year limitation. 

‘‘SEC. 166. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 

for ‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Departmental Administration, 

General Operating Expenses’ at a rate for operations of 

$2,546,276,000, of which not less than $2,148,776,000 shall be for 

the Veterans Benefits Administration.’’. 

(b) This section may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Appropriations 

Amendments, 2011’’. 
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TITLE II—EXTENSION OF CURRENT 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS 

SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE; RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS. 

(a) This title may be cited as the ‘‘Surface Transportation 

Extension Act of 2010, Part II’’. 

(b) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Transportation shall reduce the amount apportioned or allocated for a program, project, or activity under this title in fiscal year 2011 by 

amounts apportioned or allocated pursuant to the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2010 for the period beginning on October 

1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010. 

Subtitle A—Federal-Aid Highways 

SEC. 2101. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAMS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 411 of the Surface Transportation 

Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–147; 124 Stat. 78) is 

amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘the period beginning on October 1, 2010, 

and ending on December 31, 2010’’ each place it appears (except 

in subsection (c)(2)) and inserting ‘‘the period beginning on 

October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011’’; 

(2) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and 

inserting ‘‘March 4, 2011’’; 

(3) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ‘‘1⁄4’’ and inserting 

‘‘155⁄365’’; 

(4) in subsection (c)— 

(A) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘1⁄4’’ and inserting ‘‘155⁄365’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘the period beginning on October 

1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010,’’ and 

inserting ‘‘the period beginning on October 1, 2010, 

and ending on March 4, 2011’’; 

(B) in paragraph (4)— 

(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking ‘‘1⁄4’’ and 

inserting ‘‘155⁄365’’; and 

(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(II) by striking 

‘‘$159,750,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$271,356,164’’; and 

(C) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘1⁄4’’ and inserting 

‘‘155⁄365’’; 

(5) in subsection (d)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘1⁄4’’ each place it appears and inserting 

‘‘155⁄365’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

(i) in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking 

‘‘apportioned under sections 104(b) and 144 of title 

23, United States Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘specified in 

section 105(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code (except 

the high priority projects program),’’; and 

(ii) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘apportioned under 

such sections of such Code’’ and inserting ‘‘specified 
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in such section 105(a)(2) (except the high priority 

projects program)’’; and 

(6) in subsection (e)(1)(B) by striking ‘‘1⁄4’’ and inserting 

‘‘155⁄365’’. 

(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 412(a)(2) of the Surface 

Transportation Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–147; 124 

Stat. 83) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘$105,606,250’’ and inserting ‘‘$179,385,959’’; 

and 

(2) by striking ‘‘the period beginning on October 1, 2010, 

and ending on December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘the period 

beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011’’. 

Subtitle B—Extension of National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration, Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 

and Additional Programs 

SEC. 2201. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY 

ADMINISTRATION HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 

(a) CHAPTER 4 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Section 2001(a)(1) 

of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended by striking ‘‘and 

$58,750,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending 

on December 31, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘and $99,795,000 for the 

period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 

2011.’’. 

(b) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Section 

2001(a)(2) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended by striking 

‘‘and $27,061,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, 

and ending on December 31, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘and $45,967,000 

for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on March 

4, 2011.’’. 

(c) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.—Section 

2001(a)(3) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended by striking 

‘‘and $6,250,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and 

ending on December 31, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘and $10,616,000 

for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on March 

4, 2011.’’. 

(d) SAFETY BELT PERFORMANCE GRANTS.—Section 2001(a)(4) 

of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended by striking ‘‘and 

$31,125,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending 

on December 31, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘and $52,870,000 for the 

period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 

2011.’’. 

(e) STATE TRAFFIC SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEM IMPROVE- MENTS.—Section 2001(a)(5) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is 

amended by striking ‘‘and $8,625,000 for the period beginning on 

October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.’’ and inserting 

‘‘and $14,651,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, 

and ending on March 4, 2011.’’. 

(f) ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES INCENTIVE

GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 2001(a)(6) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 

1519) is amended by striking ‘‘and $34,750,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘and $59,027,000 for the period beginning on October 

1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.’’. 

(g) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—Section 2001(a)(7) of 

SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amended by striking ‘‘and 

$1,029,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending 

on December 31, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘and $1,748,000 for the 

period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 

2011.’’. 

(h) HIGH VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.—Section 

2001(a)(8) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amended by striking 

‘‘and $7,250,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and 

ending on December 31, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘and $12,315,000 

for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on March 

4, 2011.’’. 

(i) MOTORCYCLIST SAFETY.—Section 2001(a)(9) of SAFETEA– 

LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amended by striking ‘‘and $1,750,000 for 

the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 

31, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘and $2,973,000 for the period beginning 

on October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.’’. 

(j) CHILD SAFETY AND CHILD BOOSTER SEAT SAFETY INCENTIVE

GRANTS.—Section 2001(a)(10) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) 

is amended by striking ‘‘and $1,750,000 for the period beginning 

on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.’’ and 

inserting ‘‘and $2,973,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 

2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.’’. 

(k) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 2001(a)(11) of 

SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amended by striking ‘‘and 

$6,332,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending 

on December 31, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘and $10,756,000 for the 

period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 

2011.’’. 

SEC. 2202. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY 

ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS. 

(a) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS.—Section 31104(a)(7) of 

title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$52,679,000 

for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on 

December 31, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘$88,753,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.’’. 

(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 31104(i)(1)(G) of title 

49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$61,036,000 for 

the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 

31, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘$103,678,000 for the period beginning 

October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.’’. 

(c) GRANT PROGRAMS.—Section 4101(c) of SAFETEA–LU (119 

Stat. 1715) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘2009,’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘and $6,301,000 for the period beginning 

on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.’’ 

and inserting ‘‘and $10,616,000 for the period beginning 

October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.’’; 

(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and $8,066,000 for the 

period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 

31, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘and $13,589,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.’’; 
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(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and $1,260,000 for the 

period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 

31, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘and $2,123,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.’’; 

(4) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘and $6,301,000 for the 

period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 

31, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘and $10,616,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.’’; and 

(5) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘and $756,000 for the 

period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 

31, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘and $1,274,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.’’. 

(d) HIGH-PRIORITY ACTIVITIES.—Section 31104(k)(2) of title 49, 

United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2009, $15,000,000 

for fiscal year 2010, and $3,781,000 for the period beginning on 

October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010’’ and inserting 

‘‘2010 and $6,370,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, 

and ending on March 4, 2011’’. 

(e) NEW ENTRANT AUDITS.—Section 31144(g)(5)(B) of title 49, 

United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(and up to $7,310,000 

for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on 

December 31, 2010)’’ and inserting ‘‘(and up to $12,315,000 for 

the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 

2011)’’. 

(f) COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM MODERNIZATION.—Section 4123(d)(6) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1736) 

is amended by striking ‘‘$2,016,000 for the period beginning on 

October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.’’ and inserting 

‘‘and $3,397,260 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and 

ending on March 4, 2011.’’. 

(g) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.—Section 4127(e) of SAFETEA– 

LU (119 Stat. 1741) is amended by striking ‘‘and 2010’’ and all 

that follows before ‘‘to carry out’’ and inserting ‘‘2010, and $425,545 

to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and $1,274,000 

to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, for the 

period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 

2011,’’. 

(h) GRANT PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS.—Section 4134(c) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1744) is 

amended by striking ‘‘$252,000 for the period beginning on October 

1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘$425,545 

for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on March 

4, 2011,’’. 

(i) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 

4144(d) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1748) is amended by striking 

‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘March 4, 2011’’. 

(j) WORKING GROUP FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICES AND

PROCEDURES TO ENHANCE FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS.—Section 

4213(d) of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 14710 note; 119 Stat. 1759) 

is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘March 

4, 2011’’. 

SEC. 2203. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS. 

(a) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESEARCH PROJECTS.—Section 

7131(c) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1910) is amended by striking 

‘‘through 2010’’ and all that follows before ‘‘shall be available’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘through 2010 and $531,000 for the period beginning 

on October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011’’. 

(b) DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACT.—Section 

4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 

777c) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘For each of fiscal years 

2006’’ and all that follows before paragraph (1) and inserting 

the following: ‘‘For each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, 

and for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending 

on March 4, 2011, the balance of each annual appropriation 

made in accordance with the provisions of section 3 remaining 

after the distributions for administrative expenses and other 

purposes under subsection (b) and for multistate conservation 

grants under section 14 shall be distributed as follows:’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking the first sentence 

and inserting the following: ‘‘From the annual appropriation 

made in accordance with section 3, for each of fiscal years 

2006 through 2010, and for the period beginning on October 

1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011, the Secretary of the 

Interior may use no more than the amount specified in subparagraph (B) for the fiscal year for expenses for administration 

incurred in the implementation of this Act, in accordance with 

this section and section 9.’’. 

(c) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT DELIVERY PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 327(i)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘6 years after’’ and inserting ‘‘7 years after’’. 

(d) IMPLEMENTATION OF FUTURE STRATEGIC HIGHWAY

RESEARCH PROGRAM.—Section 510 of title 23, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(h) IMPLEMENTATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

of this section, the Secretary may use funds made available to 

carry out this section for implementation of research products 

related to the future strategic highway research program, including 

development, demonstration, evaluation, and technology transfer 

activities.’’. 

Subtitle C—Public Transportation 

Programs 

SEC. 2301. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR PLANNING PROGRAMS. 

Section 5305(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘March 4, 2011’’. 

SEC. 2302. SPECIAL RULE FOR URBANIZED FORMULA GRANTS. 

Section 5307(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘DECEMBER 31, 

2010’’ and inserting ‘‘MARCH 4, 2011’’; 

(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ 

and inserting ‘‘March 4, 2011’’; and 

(3) in subparagraph (E)— 

(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘DECEMBER

31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘MARCH 4, 2011’’; and 

(B) in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking 

‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘March 4, 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2303. ALLOCATING AMOUNTS FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS. 

Section 5309(m) of such title is amended— 

(1) In paragraph (2)— 

(A) in the paragraph heading by striking ‘‘DECEMBER

31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘MARCH 4, 2011’’; 

(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (A) by striking 

‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘March 4, 2011’’; and 

(C) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘$50,000,000 

for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending 

December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘$84,931,000 for the 

period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 

2011’’. 

(2) in paragraph (6)— 

(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘$3,750,000 shall 

be available for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and 

ending December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,369,000 shall 

be available for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and 

ending March 4, 2011’’; 

(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘$1,250,000 shall 

be available for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and 

ending December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,123,000 shall 

be available for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and 

ending March 4, 2011’’. 

(3) in paragraph (7)— 

(A) in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A)— 

(i) in the clause heading, by striking ‘‘DECEMBER

31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘MARCH 4, 2011’’; 

(ii) by striking ‘‘$2,500,000 shall be available for 

the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending 

December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,246,000 shall 

be available for the period beginning October 1, 2010 

and ending March 4, 2011’’; 

(iii) by striking ‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting 

‘‘155⁄365ths’’. 

(4) in subparagraph (B), by amending clause (vi) to read, 

‘‘$5,732,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending 

March 4, 2011’’. 

(5) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ 

and inserting ‘‘March 4, 2011’’. 

(6) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘$8,750,000 shall be 

available for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending 

December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘$14,863,000 shall be available for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 

4, 2011’’; 

(7) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘$750,000 shall be 

available for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending 

December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,273,000 shall be available 

for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 

4, 2011’’. 

SEC. 2304. APPORTIONMENT OF FORMULA GRANTS FOR OTHER THAN 

URBANIZED AREAS. 

Section 5311(c)(1)(F) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

to read as follows: 

‘‘(F) $6,369,000 for the period beginning October 1, 

2010 and ending March 4, 2011.’’. 
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SEC. 2305. APPORTIONMENT BASED ON FIXED GUIDEWAY FACTORS. 

Section 5337(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

to read as follows: 

‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULE FOR OCTOBER 1, 2010, THROUGH MARCH

4, 2011.—The Secretary shall apportion amounts made available 

for fixed guideway modernization under section 5309 for the period 

beginning October 1, 2010, and ending March 4, 2011, in accordance 

with subsection (a), except that the Secretary shall apportion 

155⁄365ths of each dollar amount specified in subsection (a).’’. 

SEC. 2306. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. 

(a) FORMULA AND BUS GRANTS.—Section 5338(b) of title 49, 

United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by amending paragraph (1)(F) as follows: 

‘‘(F) $3,550,376,000 for the period beginning October 

1, 2010, and ending March 4, 2011.’’. 

(2) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘$28,375,000 for 

the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 

31, 2010’’ and by inserting ‘‘$48,198,000 for the period 

beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011’’; 

(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘$1,040,091,250 

for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending 

December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,766,730,000 for the 

period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending March 4, 

2011’’; 

(C) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘$12,875,000 for 

the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 

31, 2010’’ and by inserting ‘‘$21,869,000 for the period 

beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011’’; 

(D) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘$416,625,000 for 

the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 

31, 2010’’ and by inserting ‘‘$707,691,000 for the period 

beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011’’; 

(E) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘$246,000,000 for 

the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 

31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘$417,863,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011’’; 

(F) in subparagraph (F) by striking ‘‘$33,375,000 for 

the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 

31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘$56,691,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011’’; 

(G) in subparagraph (G) by striking ‘‘$116,250,000 for 

the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 

31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘$197,465,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011’’; 

(H) in subparagraph (H) by striking ‘‘$41,125,000 for 

the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 

31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘$69,856,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011’’; 

(I) in subparagraph (I) by striking ‘‘$23,125,000 for 

the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 

31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘$39,280,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011’’; 

(J) in subparagraph (J) by striking ‘‘$6,725,000 for 

the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 
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31, 2010’’ and by inserting ‘‘$11,423,000 for the period 

beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011’’; 

(K) in subparagraph (K) by striking ‘‘$875,000 for the 

period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 

31, 2010’’ and by inserting ‘‘$1,486,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011’’; 

(L) in subparagraph (L) by striking ‘‘$6,250,000 for 

the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 

31, 2010’’ and by inserting ‘‘$10,616,000 for the period 

beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011’’; 

(M) in subparagraph (M) by striking ‘‘$116,250,000 

for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending 

December 31, 2010’’ and by inserting ‘‘$197,465,000 for 

the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 

4, 2011’’; and 

(N) in subparagraph (N) by striking ‘‘$2,200,000 for 

the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 

31, 2010’’ and by inserting ‘‘$3,736,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011’’. 

(b) CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS.—Section 5338(c)(6) of title 

49 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(6) $849,315,000 for the period of October 1, 2010 through 

March 4, 2011.’’. 

(c) RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTERS.—Section 

5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 

(A), by striking ‘‘$17,437,500 for the period beginning October 

1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010’’ and inserting 

‘‘$29,619,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and 

ending March 4, 2011’’; 

(2) paragraph (3)(A)(ii) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(ii) OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 4, 2011.— 

Of amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 

period beginning October 1, 2010, through March 4, 

2011, under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall allocate 

for each of the activities and projects described in 

subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1) an 

amount equal to 155⁄365ths of the amount allocated 

for fiscal year 2009 under each such subparagraph.’’. 

(3) Paragraph (3)(B)(ii) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(ii) OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 4, 2011.— 

Of the amounts allocated under subparagraph (A)(i) 

for the university centers program under section 5506 

for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending 

March 4, 2011, the Secretary shall allocate for each 

program described in clauses (i) through (iii) and (v) 

through (viii) of paragraph (2)(A) an amount equal 

to 155⁄365ths of the amount allocated for fiscal year 

2009 under each such clause.’’. 

(4) In clause (3)(B)(iii)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 

(d) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 5338(e)(6) of title 49, United 

States Code, is amended to read as follows— 

‘‘(6) $42,003,000 for the period of October 1, 2010 through 

March 4, 2011.’’. 
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SEC. 2307. AMENDMENTS TO SAFETEA–LU. 

(a) CONTRACTED PARATRANSIT PILOT.—Section 3009(i)(1) of 

SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1572) is amended 

by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘March 4, 2011’’. 

(b) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

3011 of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 5309 note) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (c)(5), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ 

and inserting ‘‘March 4, 2011’’; and 

(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and 

inserting ‘‘March 4, 2011’’. 

(c) ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 3012(b)(8) of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 

5310 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and 

inserting ‘‘March 4, 2011’’. 

(d) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Section 3040(7) of SAFETEA–LU 

(Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1639, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(7) $4,462,196,000 for the period beginning October 1, 

2010, and ending March 4, 2011, of which not more than 

$3,550,376,000 shall be from the Mass Transit Account.’’. 

(e) PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY CAPITAL PROJECTS.—Section 3043 of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109– 

59; 119 Stat. 1640) is amended in subsections (b) and (c) by striking 

‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘March 4, 2011’’. 

(f) ALLOCATIONS FOR NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

PROGRAMS.—Section 3046 of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 5338; 119 

Stat. 1706) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ 

and inserting ‘‘March 4, 2011’’, and by striking ‘‘25 percent’’ 

and inserting ‘‘155⁄365ths’’. 

(2) In subsection (d)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 

SEC. 2308. LEVEL OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS. 

(a) HIGHWAY CATEGORY.—Section 8003(a) of SAFETEA–LU (2 

U.S.C. 901 note; 119 Stat. 1917) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘for the period beginning 

on October 1, 2009, and ending on September 30, 2010,’’ and 

inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2010,’’; and 

(2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(7) for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending 

on March 4, 2011, $18,035,192,815.’’. 

(b) MASS TRANSIT CATEGORY.—Section 8003(b) of SAFETEA– 

LU (2 U.S.C. 901 note; 119 Stat. 1917) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘for the period beginning 

on October 1, 2009, and ending on December 31, 2010,’’ and 

inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2010,’’; and 

(2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(7) for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending 

on March 4, 2011, $4,390,137,192.’’. 
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Subtitle D—Extension of Expenditure 

Authority 

SEC. 2401. EXTENSION OF EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY. 

(a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010 (January 1, 2011, in 

the case of expenditures for administrative expenses)’’ in subsections (b)(6)(B) and (c)(1) and inserting ‘‘March 5, 2011’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘the Surface Transportation Extension Act 

of 2010’’ in subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) and inserting ‘‘the 

Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2010, Part II’’; and 

(3) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ in subsection (e)(3) and 

inserting ‘‘March 5, 2011’’. 

(b) SPORT FISH RESTORATION AND BOATING TRUST FUND.— 

Section 9504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘Surface Transportation Extension Act of 

2010’’ each place it appears in subsection (b)(2) and inserting 

‘‘Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2010, Part II’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ in subsection (d)(2) and 

inserting ‘‘March 5, 2011’’. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect on December 31, 2010. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Appropriations and 

Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.