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SEC. 132. (a) No recipient of funds made available in 
this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined 
in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State department of 
motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record 
as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided in 18 
U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
not withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee 
if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety under 
subtitle C of title X of Public Law 109–59 and chapter 301 
and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, 
$140,146,000, of which $20,000,000 shall remain available 
through September 30, 2013. 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title 
49, United States Code, $109,500,000, to be derived from 
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
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count) and to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
the planning or execution of programs the total obligations 
for which, in fiscal year 2012, are in excess of $109,500,000 
for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and chapter 
303 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That 
within the $109,500,000 obligation limitation for oper-
ations and research, $20,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2013 and shall be in addition to the 
amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for future 
years. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 406, 408, and 410 
and sections 2001(a)(11), 2009, 2010, and 2011 of Public 
Law 109–59, to remain available until expended, 
$550,328,000 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 programs the total obligations for which, in 
fiscal year 2012, are in excess of $550,328,000 for programs 
authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 406, 408, and 410 
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and sections 2001(a)(11), 2009, 2010, and 2011 of Public 
Law 109–59, of which $235,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway 
Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402; $25,000,000 shall 
be for ‘‘Occupant Protection Incentive Grants’’ under 23 
U.S.C. 405; $48,500,000 shall be for ‘‘Safety Belt Perform-
ance Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 406, and such obligation 
limitation shall remain available until September 30, 2013 
in accordance with subsection (f) of such section 406 and 
shall be in addition to the amount of any limitation im-
posed on obligations for such grants for future fiscal years, 
of which up to $10,000,000 may be made available by the 
Secretary as grants to States that enact and enforce laws 
to prevent distracted driving; $34,500,000 shall be for 
‘‘State Traffic Safety Information System Improvements’’ 
under 23 U.S.C. 408; $139,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Alcohol- 
Impaired Driving Countermeasures Incentive Grant Pro-
gram’’ under 23 U.S.C. 410; $25,328,000 shall be for ‘‘Ad-
ministrative Expenses’’ under section 2001(a)(11) of Public 
Law 109–59; $29,000,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visibility En-
forcement Program’’ under section 2009 of Public Law 109– 
59; $7,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Motorcyclist Safety’’ under sec-
tion 2010 of Public Law 109–59; and $7,000,000 shall be 
for ‘‘Child Safety and Child Booster Seat Safety Incentive 
Grants’’ under section 2011 of Public Law 109–59: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds made available for grants 
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to States that enact and enforce laws to prevent distracted 
driving, up to $5,000,000 may be available for the develop-
ment, production, and use of broadcast and print media 
advertising for distracted driving prevention: Provided fur-
ther, 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 struc-
tures: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the 
funds made available for section 410 ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired 
Driving Countermeasures Grants’’ shall be available for 
technical assistance to the States: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $750,000 of the funds made available for the 
‘‘High Visibility Enforcement Program’’ shall be available 
for the evaluation required under section 2009(f) of Public 
Law 109–59: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading for ‘‘Safety Belt Performance 
Grants’’, $25,000,000 shall be available until expended for 
the modernization of the National Automotive Sampling 
System (NASS), and $5,000,000 shall be available for the 
development of the Driver Alcohol Detection System for 
Safety (DADSS), and $8,500,000 shall be available for 
‘‘State Traffic Safety Information System Improvements’’ 
under 23 U.S.C. 408. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
or limitation on the use of funds made available under sec-
tion 403 of title 23, United States Code, an additional 
$130,000 shall be made available to the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, out of the amount limited 
for section 402 of title 23, United States Code, to pay for 
travel and related expenses 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 Administra-
tion set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for which 
obligation authority was made available in previous public 
laws for multiple years but only to the extent that the obli-
gation authority has not lapsed or been used. 
SEC. 142. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, $176,596,000, of which 
$12,300,000 shall remain available until expended. 
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RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and devel-
opment, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING 
PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue 
to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations 
pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and 
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as 
amended, in such amounts and at such times as may be 
necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant to the 
guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under sec-
tions 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist 
as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: 
Provided, That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as 
amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee commit-
ments shall be made using Federal funds for the credit risk 
premium during fiscal year 2012. 
OPERATING SUBSIDY GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD 
PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration for the operation of intercity passenger rail, as 
authorized by section 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment 
and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 
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110–432), $544,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, 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 receiving and reviewing a grant request for each spe-
cific train route: Provided further, That each such grant 
request shall be accompanied by a detailed financial anal-
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, the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation the an-
nual budget and business plan and the 5-Year Financial 
Plan for fiscal year 2012 required under section 204 of the 
Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008: 
Provided further, That the budget, business plan, and the 
5-Year Financial Plan shall also include a separate ac-
counting of ridership, revenues, and capital and operating 
expenses for the Northeast Corridor; commuter service; long- 
distance Amtrak service; State-supported service; each 
intercity train route, including Autotrain; and commercial 
activities including contract operations: Provided further, 
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That the budget, business plan and the 5-Year Financial 
Plan shall include a description of work to be funded, along 
with cost estimates and an estimated timetable for comple-
tion of the projects covered by these plans: 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 comprehensive fleet plan: 
Provided further, That the Corporation shall provide semi-
annual reports in electronic format regarding the pending 
business plan, which shall describe the work completed to 
date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons for 
such changes, and shall identify all sole-source contract 
awards which shall be accompanied by a justification as 
to why said contract was awarded on a sole-source basis: 
Provided further, That the Corporation’s budget, business 
plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, semiannual reports, and all 
subsequent supplemental plans shall be displayed on the 
Corporation’s Web site within a reasonable timeframe fol-
lowing their submission to the appropriate entities: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds under this heading 
may be obligated or expended until the Corporation agrees 
to continue abiding by the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2, 
5, 9, and 11 of the summary of conditions for the direct 
loan agreement of June 28, 2002, in the same manner as 
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in effect on the date of enactment of this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That the Corporation shall submit to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations a budget request for 
fiscal year 2013 in similar format and substance to those 
submitted by executive agencies of the Federal Government. 
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 section 101(c) and 
219(b) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement 
Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–432), 
$936,778,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not to exceed $271,000,000 shall be for debt service obliga-
tions as authorized by section 102 of such Act: Provided, 
That after an initial distribution of up to $200,000,000, 
which shall be used by the Corporation as a working capital 
account, all remaining funds shall be provided to the Cor-
poration only on a reimbursable basis: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may retain up to one-fourth of 1 percent 
of the funds provided under this heading to fund the costs 
of project management oversight of capital projects funded 
by grants provided under this heading, as authorized by 
subsection 101(d) of division B of Public Law 110–432: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall approve funding 
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for capital expenditures, including advance purchase orders 
of materials, for the Corporation only after receiving and 
reviewing a grant request for each specific capital project 
justifying the Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfac-
tion: Provided further, That 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 ap-
proved by the Secretary of Transportation or on the Cor-
poration’s fiscal year 2012 business plan. 
CAPITAL ASSISTANCE FOR HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS 
AND INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants for high-speed rail projects as authorized under sec-
tion 26106 of title 49, United States Code, capital invest-
ment grants to support intercity passenger rail service as 
authorized under section 24406 of title 49, United States 
Code, and congestion grants as authorized under section 
24105 of title 49, United States Code, and to enter into 
cooperative agreements for these purposes as authorized, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration may retain up to 2 percent of the funds pro-
vided under this heading to fund the award and oversight 
by the Administrator of grants and cooperative agreements 
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for intercity and high-speed rail: Provided further, That 
funds provided under this paragraph are available to the 
Administrator for the purposes of conducting research and 
demonstrating technologies supporting the development of 
high-speed rail in the United States, including the dem-
onstration of next-generation rolling stock fleet technology 
and the implementation of the Rail Cooperative Research 
Program authorized by section 24910 of title 49, United 
States Code: Provided further, That funds provided under 
this paragraph may be used for planning activities that 
lead directly to the development of a passenger rail corridor 
investment plan consistent with the requirements estab-
lished by the Administrator or a State rail plan consistent 
with chapter 227 of title 49, United States Code: Provided 
further, That funds made available for planning activities 
under the previous proviso may be used to facilitate the 
preparation of a service development plan and related envi-
ronmental impact statement for high-speed corridors located 
in multiple States: Provided further, That the Federal share 
payable of the costs for which a grant or cooperative agree-
ments is made under this heading shall not exceed 80 per-
cent: Provided further, That in addition to the provisions 
of title 49, United States Code, that apply to each of the 
individual programs funded under this heading, subsections 
24402(a)(2), 24402(f), 24402(i), and 24403(a) and (c) of 
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title 49, United States Code, shall also apply to the provi-
sion of funds provided under this heading: Provided further, 
That a project need not be in a State rail plan developed 
under chapter 227 of title 49, United States Code, to be 
eligible for assistance under this heading: Provided further, 
That recipients of grants under this paragraph shall con-
duct all procurement transactions using such grant funds 
in a manner that provides full and open competition, as 
determined by the Secretary, in compliance with existing 
labor agreements. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, funds provided in this Act for the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation shall immediately cease to 
be available to said Corporation in the event that the Cor-
poration contracts to have services provided at or from any 
location outside the United States. For purposes of this sec-
tion, the word ‘‘services’’ shall mean any service that was, 
as of July 1, 2006, performed by a full-time or part-time 
Amtrak employee whose base of employment is located with-
in the United States. 
SEC. 151. The Secretary of Transportation may re-
ceive and expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts 
and similar items, from non-United States Government 
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sources to repair damages to or replace United States Gov-
ernment owned automated track inspection cars and equip-
ment as a result of third-party liability for such damages, 
and any amounts collected under this section shall be cred-
ited 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 equip-
ment in connection with the automated track inspection 
program. 
SEC. 152. Notwithstanding any other provisions of 
law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is 
authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock here-
tofore sold to the Department to redeem or repurchase such 
stock upon the payment to the Department of an amount 
determined by the Secretary. 
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, $98,713,000: Provided, 
That none of the funds provided or limited 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 2013 President’s budget, 
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the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress 
the annual report on New Starts, including proposed allo-
cations of funds for fiscal year 2013. 
FORMULA AND BUS GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 
5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 and section 
3038 of Public Law 105–178, as amended, $9,400,000,000 
to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the High-
way Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That funds available for the implementation or 
execution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 
5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335, 
5339, and 5340 and section 3038 of Public Law 105–178, 
as amended, shall not exceed total obligations of 
$8,360,565,000 in fiscal year 2012. 
RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTERS 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5306, 
5312–5315, 5322, and 5506, $40,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That $9,000,000 is available 
to carry out the transit cooperative research program under 
section 5313 of title 49, United States Code, $4,100,000 is 
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available for the National Transit Institute under section 
5315 of title 49, United States Code, and $6,500,000 is 
available for university transportation centers program 
under section 5506 of title 49, United States Code: Provided 
further, That $25,400,000 is available to carry out national 
research programs under sections 5312, 5313, 5314, and 
5322 of title 49, United States Code. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 5309 of 
title 49, United States Code, $1,955,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $38,000,000 shall be 
available to carry out section 5309(e) of such title: Pro-
vided, That not less than $510,000,000 shall be available 
for preliminary engineering, final design, and construction 
of projects expected to receive a Full Funding Grant Agree-
ments during calendar year 2012: Provided further, That 
the funds awarded for preliminary engineering and final 
design under such a grant shall be made available to cover 
those costs immediately upon grant award: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds appropriated under this heading in 
Public Law 111–8, $27,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
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GRANTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND GREENHOUSE GAS 
REDUCTIONS 
For grants to public transit agencies for capital invest-
ments that will reduce the energy consumption or green-
house gas emissions of their public transportation systems, 
$25,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2014: Provided, That priority shall be given to projects that 
use innovative and potentially replicable approaches to re-
ducing energy consumption or greenhouse gas emissions. 
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY 
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Tran-
sit Authority as authorized under section 601 of division 
B of Public Law 110–432, $150,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall ap-
prove grants for capital and preventive maintenance ex-
penditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Authority only after receiving and reviewing a request for 
each specific project: Provided further, That prior to ap-
proving such grants, the Secretary shall determine that the 
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has 
placed the highest priority on those investments that will 
improve the safety of the system. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 
apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 
made available for obligation, or to any other authority pre-
viously made available for obligation. 
SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the Federal 
Transit Administration’s discretionary program appro-
priations headings for projects specified in this Act or iden-
tified in reports accompanying this Act not obligated by 
September 30, 2014, and other recoveries, shall be directed 
to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for 
which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any funds appropriated before October 1, 2011, under any 
section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that 
remain available for expenditure, may be transferred to and 
administered under the most recent appropriation heading 
for any such section. 
SEC. 163. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
unobligated funds made available for new fixed guideway 
system projects under the heading ‘‘Federal Transit Admin-
istration, Capital Investment Grants’’ in any appropria-
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tions Act prior to this Act may be used during this fiscal 
year to satisfy expenses incurred for such projects. 
SEC. 164. In addition to the amounts made available 
under section 5327(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, the 
Secretary may use, for program management activities de-
scribed in section 5327(c)(2), 1 percent of the amount made 
available to carry out section 5316 of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided, That funds made available for program 
management oversight shall be used to oversee the compli-
ance of a recipient or subrecipient of Federal transit assist-
ance consistent with activities identified under section 
5327(c)(2) and for purposes of enforcement. 
SEC. 165. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, unobligated funds or recoveries under section 5309 of 
title 49, United States Code, that are available to the Sec-
retary of Transportation for reallocation shall be directed 
to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for 
which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 166. Funds made available for Alaska or Hawaii 
ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities pursuant to 49 
U.S.C. 5309(m)(6)(B) may be used to construct new vessels 
and facilities, or to improve existing vessels and facilities, 
including both the passenger and vehicle-related elements of 
such vessels and facilities, and for repair facilities. 
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SEC. 167. Hereafter, the Secretary may not enforce 
regulations related to charter bus service under part 604 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for any transit 
agency who during fiscal year 2008 was both initially 
granted a 60-day period to come into compliance with part 
604, and then was subsequently granted an exception from 
said part. 
SEC. 168. Hereafter, for purposes of applying the 
project justification and local financial commitment cri-
teria of 49 U.S.C. 5309(d) to a New Starts project, the Sec-
retary may consider the costs and ridership of any con-
nected project in an instance in which private parties are 
making significant financial contributions to the construc-
tion of the connected project; additionally, the Secretary 
may consider the significant financial contributions of pri-
vate parties to the connected project in calculating the non- 
Federal share of net capital project costs for the New Starts 
project. 
SEC. 169. Hereafter, all bus new fixed guideway cap-
ital projects recommended in the President’s fiscal year 
2012 budget request for funds appropriated under the Cap-
ital Investment Grants heading in this Act or any other 
Act shall be funded instead from amounts allocated under 
49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(C): Provided, That all such projects 
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shall remain subject to the appropriate requirements of 49 
U.S.C. 5309(d) and (e). 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within 
the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to 
the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such 
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government 
Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary 
in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation’s 
budget for the current fiscal year. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses for operations, maintenance, 
and capital asset renewal of those portions of the St. Law-
rence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the 
Saint 
Lawrence 
Seaway 
Development 
Corporation, 
$34,000,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance 
Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99–662. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs 
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of the United States, $174,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $154,886,000, of which 
$11,100,000 shall remain available until expended for 
maintenance and repair of training ships at State Mari-
time Academies, and of which $2,400,000 shall remain 
available through September 30, 2013 for Student Incentive 
Program payments at State Maritime Academies, and of 
which $22,485,000 shall remain available until expended 
for facilities maintenance and repair, equipment, and cap-
ital improvements at the United State Merchant Marine 
Academy: Provided, That amounts apportioned for the 
United States Merchant Marine Academy shall be available 
only upon allotments made personally by the Secretary of 
Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for Budget and 
Programs: Provided further, That the Superintendent, Dep-
uty Superintendent and the Director of the Office of Re-
source Management of the United State Merchant Marine 
Academy may not be allotment holders for the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy, and the Administrator of the 
Maritime Administration shall hold all allotments made by 
the Secretary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary 
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for Budget and Programs under the previous proviso: Pro-
vided further, That 50 percent of the funding made avail-
able for the United States Merchant Marine Academy under 
this heading shall be available only after the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Superintendent and the Maritime Ad-
ministrator, completes a plan detailing by program or ac-
tivity how such funding will be expended at the Academy, 
and this plan is submitted to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the 
prior year unobligated balances under this heading for in-
formation technology requirements of Public Law 111–207, 
$1,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 
SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obso-
lete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Mar-
itime Administration, $10,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS 
To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized 
under section 3508 of Public Law 110–417 or section 54101 
of title 46, United States Code, $10,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That to be considered 
for assistance, a qualified shipyard shall submit an appli-
cation for assistance no later than 60 days after enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That from applications sub-
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