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vided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for the planning or execution of programs the total obliga-
tions for which, in fiscal year 2016, are in excess of 
$125,000,000, of which $120,000,000 shall be for pro-
grams authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,000,000 
shall be for the National Driver Register authorized under 
chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That within the $120,000,000 obligation limitation 
for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2017, and shall be in addi-
tion to the amount of any limitation imposed on obliga-
tions for future years: Provided further, That $6,500,000 
of the total obligation limitation for operations and re-
search in fiscal year 2016 shall be applied toward unobli-
gated balances of contract authority provided in prior Acts 
for carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and 
chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent on the enactment of authorization legisla-
tion, for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of Pub-
lic Law 109–59, as amended by Public Law 112–141, and 
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section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141, to remain 
available until expended, $561,500,000, to be derived from 
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account): Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 
shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2016, 
are in excess of $561,500,000 for programs authorized 
under 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of Public Law 
109–59, as amended by Public Law 112–141, and section 
31101(a)(6) 
of 
Public 
Law 
112–141, 
of 
which 
$235,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ 
under 23 U.S.C. 402; $272,000,000 shall be for ‘‘National 
Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; 
$29,000,000 shall be for the ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement 
Program’’ under section 2009 of Public Law 109–59, as 
amended by Public Law 112–141; $25,500,000 shall be 
for ‘‘Administrative Expenses’’ under section 31101(a)(6) 
of Public Law 112–141: Provided further, That none of 
these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, 
or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures 
for State, local or private buildings or structures: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made 
available for ‘‘National Priority Safety Programs’’ under 
23 U.S.C. 405 for ‘‘Impaired Driving Countermeasures’’ 
(as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall be 
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available for technical assistance to the States: Provided 
further, That with respect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provision 
under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G), any amounts transferred 
to increase the amounts made available under section 402 
shall include the obligation authority for such amounts: 
Provided further, That the Administrator shall notify the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any 
exercise of the authority granted under the previous pro-
viso or under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) within 60 days. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made 
available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration, out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 
23, United States Code, to pay for travel and related ex-
penses for State management reviews and to pay for core 
competency development training and related expenses for 
highway safety staff. 
SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for 
which obligation authority was made available in previous 
public laws but only to the extent that the obligation au-
thority has not lapsed or been used. 
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SEC. 142. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 143. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to obligate or award funds for the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National 
Roadside Survey. 
SEC. 144. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to mandate global positioning system 
(GPS) tracking in private passenger motor vehicles with-
out providing full and appropriate consideration of privacy 
concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter II. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $186,870,000 
(increased by $3,500,000), of which $15,400,000 shall re-
main available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $39,100,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
FINANCING PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sec-
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tions 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and 
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as 
amended, such authority to exist as long as any such di-
rect loan or loan guarantee is outstanding. Provided, That 
pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new 
direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made 
using Federal funds for the credit risk premium during 
fiscal year 2016. 
OPERATING GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD 
PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration, in amounts based on the Secretary’s assessment 
of the Corporation’s seasonal cash flow requirements, for 
the operation of intercity passenger rail, as authorized by 
section 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Im-
provement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110– 
432), $288,500,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased 
by $1,000,000), to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the amounts available under this paragraph 
shall be available for the Secretary to approve funding to 
cover operating losses for the Corporation only after re-
ceiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific 
train route: Provided further, That each such grant re-
quest shall be accompanied by a detailed financial anal-
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ysis, revenue projection, and capital expenditure projection 
justifying the Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfac-
tion: Provided further, That not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall transmit, in 
electronic format, to the Secretary and the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual budget, 
business plan, the 5-Year Financial Plan for fiscal year 
2016 required under section 204 of the Passenger Rail 
Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 and the com-
prehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock: Provided 
further, That the budget, business plan and the 5-Year 
Financial Plan shall include annual information on the 
maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, and expansion 
for all Amtrak rolling stock consistent with the com-
prehensive fleet plan: Provided further, That the Corpora-
tion shall provide monthly performance reports in an elec-
tronic format which shall describe the work completed to 
date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons 
for such changes as well as progress against the milestones 
and target dates of the 2012 performance improvement 
plan: Provided further, That the Corporation’s budget, 
business plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, semiannual reports, 
monthly reports, comprehensive fleet plan and all supple-
mental reports or plans comply with requirements in Pub-
lic Law 112–55: Provided further, That none of the funds 
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provided in this Act may be used to support any route 
on which Amtrak offers a discounted fare of more than 
50 percent off the normal peak fare: Provided further, 
That the preceding proviso does not apply to routes where 
the operating loss as a result of the discount is covered 
by a State and the State participates in the setting of 
fares. 
CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
capital investments as authorized by sections 101(c), 102, 
and 219(b) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Im-
provement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110– 
432), $850,000,000 (increased by $9,000,000), to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$160,200,000 shall be for debt service obligations as au-
thorized by section 102 of such Act: Provided, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, not less than 
$50,000,000 shall be made available to bring Amtrak- 
served facilities and stations into compliance with the 
Americans with Disabilities Act: Provided further, That 
after an initial distribution of up to $200,000,000, which 
shall be used by the Corporation as a working capital ac-
count, all remaining funds shall be provided to the Cor-
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poration only on a reimbursable basis: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
up to $20,000,000 may be used by the Secretary to sub-
sidize operating losses of the Corporation should the funds 
provided under the heading ‘‘Operating Grants to the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ be insufficient to 
meet operational costs for fiscal year 2016: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 
percent of the funds provided under this heading to fund 
the costs of project management and oversight of activities 
authorized by subsections 101(a) and 101(c) of division 
B of Public Law 110–432: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall approve funding for capital expenditures, in-
cluding advance purchase orders of materials, for the Cor-
poration only after receiving and reviewing a grant request 
for each specific capital project justifying the Federal sup-
port to the Secretary’s satisfaction: Provided further, That 
except as otherwise provided herein, none of the funds 
under this heading may be used to subsidize operating 
losses of the Corporation: Provided further, That none of 
the funds under this heading may be used for capital 
projects not approved by the Secretary of Transportation 
or on the Corporation’s fiscal year 2016 business plan: 
Provided further, That in addition to the project manage-
ment oversight funds authorized under section 101(d) of 
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division B of Public Law 110–432, the Secretary may re-
tain up to an additional $3,000,000 of the funds provided 
under this heading to fund expenses associated with imple-
menting section 212 of division B of Public Law 110–432, 
including the amendments made by section 212 to section 
24905 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 
That Amtrak shall conduct a business case analysis on 
capital investments that exceed $10,000,000 in life-cycle 
costs: Provided further, That each contract for a capital 
acquisition that exceeds $10,000,000 in life cycle costs 
shall state that funding is subject to the availability of 
appropriated funds provided by an appropriations Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. The Secretary of Transportation may re-
ceive 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 dam-
ages, and any amounts collected under this section shall 
be credited directly to the 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 
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equipment in connection with the automated track inspec-
tion program. 
SEC. 151. None of the funds provided to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any 
overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual em-
ployee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak may waive 
the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees 
when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap 
poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the 
system: Provided further, That Amtrak shall report to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations each 
quarter of the calendar year on waivers granted to employ-
ees and amounts paid above the cap for each month within 
such quarter and delineate the reasons each waiver was 
granted: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak 
shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations by March 1, 2016, a summary of all overtime 
payments incurred by the Corporation for 2015 and the 
three prior calendar years: Provided further, That such 
summary shall include the total number of employees that 
received waivers and the total overtime payments the Cor-
poration paid to those employees receiving waivers for 
each month for 2015 and for the three prior calendar 
years. 
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FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 
53 of title 49, United States Code, $102,933,000 (reduced 
by $3,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000), of which not 
more than $4,000,000 shall be available to carry out the 
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5329 and not less than $750,000 
shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 
5326: Provided, That none of the funds provided or lim-
ited in this Act may be used to create a permanent office 
of transit security under this heading: Provided further, 
That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 
2017 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall transmit to Congress the annual report on New 
Starts, including proposed allocations for fiscal year 2017. 
TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon enactment of authorization legisla-
tion, for payment of obligations incurred in the Federal 
Public Transportation Assistance Program in this ac-
count, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 
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