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United States Code: Provided further, That none of the funds under 
this heading shall be available for the replacement of baggage 
conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or 
other airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explo-
sive detection systems: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, of funds limited under this heading, not 
more than $101,000,000 shall be obligated for administration, not 
less than $15,000,000 shall be available for the airport cooperative 
research program, not less than $29,250,000 shall be for Airport 
Technology Research and $6,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be available and transferred to ‘‘Office of the Sec-
retary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out the Small Community 
Air Service Development Program. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used to com-
pensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the federally 
funded research and development center contract between the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation 
Systems Development during fiscal year 2012. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors 
to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost 
building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space 
in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic 
control, air navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the 
prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations 
between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement 
on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to grant assurances 
that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the 
FAA for air traffic control facilities. 
SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy 49 U.S.C. 
41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 49 U.S.C. 45303: Provided, 
That during fiscal year 2012, 49 U.S.C. 41742(b) shall not apply, 
and any amount remaining in such account at the close of that 
fiscal year may be made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) 
for the subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of title 
49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appropriation 
current at the time of collection, to be merged with and available 
for the same purposes of such appropriation. 
SEC. 114. None of the funds limited by this Act for grants 
under the Airport Improvement Program shall be made available 
to the sponsor of a commercial service airport if such sponsor 
fails to agree to a request from the Secretary of Transportation 
for cost-free space in a nonrevenue producing, public use area 
of the airport terminal or other airport facilities for the purpose 
of carrying out a public service air passenger rights and consumer 
outreach campaign. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration employee 
unless such employee actually performed work during the time 
corresponding to such premium pay.
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SEC. 116. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated 
or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration 
to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of 
a Government-issued credit card. 
SEC. 117. The Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of an 
airport that received scheduled or unscheduled air service from 
a large certified air carrier (as defined in part 241 of title 14 
Code of Federal Regulations, or such other regulations as may 
be issued by the Secretary under the authority of section 41709) 
an amount equal to the minimum apportionment specified in 49 
U.S.C. 47114(c), if the Secretary determines that airport had more 
than 10,000 passenger boardings in the preceding calendar year, 
based on data submitted to the Secretary under part 241 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 118. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated 
or expended for retention bonuses for an employee of the Federal 
Aviation Administration without the prior written approval of the 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration of the Department 
of Transportation. 
SEC. 119. Subparagraph (D) of section 47124(b)(3) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘benefit.’’ and inserting 
‘‘benefit, with the maximum allowable local cost share capped at 
20 percent.’’. 
SEC. 119A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds made available under this Act or any prior Act may 
be used to implement or to continue to implement any limitation 
on the ability of any owner or operator of a private aircraft to 
obtain, upon a request to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, a blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft 
registration number from any display of the Federal Aviation 
Administration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry data that 
is made available to the public, except data made available to 
a Government agency, for the noncommercial flights of that owner 
or operator. 
SEC. 119B. None of the funds appropriated or limited by this 
Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission 
rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $412,000,000, together with advances and 
reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration, 
shall be paid in accordance with law from appropriations made 
available by this Act to the Federal Highway Administration for 
necessary expenses for administration and operation, of which 
$16,000,000 shall be derived from the authority provided in section 
126 in this Act. In addition, not to exceed $3,220,000 shall be 
paid from appropriations made available by this Act and transferred 
to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance with section 
104 of title 23, United States Code.
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FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
implementation or execution of programs, the obligations for which 
are in excess of $39,143,582,670 for Federal-aid highways and high-
way safety construction programs for fiscal year 2012: Provided, 
That within the $39,143,582,670 obligation limitation on Federal- 
aid highways and highway safety construction programs, not more 
than $429,800,000 shall be available for the implementation or 
execution of programs for transportation research (chapter 5 of 
title 23, United States Code; sections 111, 5505, and 5506 of title 
49, United States Code; and title 5 of Public Law 109–59) for 
fiscal year 2012: Provided further, That this limitation on transpor-
tation research programs shall not apply to any authority previously 
made available for obligation: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may, as authorized by section 605(b) of title 23, United States 
Code, collect and spend fees to cover the costs of services of expert 
firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance 
to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit 
instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Govern-
ment of servicing such credit instruments: Provided further, That 
such fees are available until expended to pay for such costs: Pro-
vided further, That such amounts are in addition to administrative 
expenses that are also available for such purpose, and are not 
subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on administra-
tive expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States Code. 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code, 
that are attributable to Federal-aid highways, not otherwise pro-
vided, including reimbursement for sums expended pursuant to 
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $39,882,582,670 or so much thereof 
as may be available in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available until 
expended. 
EMERGENCY RELIEF 
For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief Program 
as authorized under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, 
$1,662,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary 
expenses resulting from a major disaster declared pursuant to the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That notwithstanding section 
125(d)(1) of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation may obligate more than $100,000,000 for a single natural 
disaster event in a State for emergency relief projects arising from 
damage caused in fiscal year 2011 by Hurricane Irene or the Mis-
souri River basin flooding in the spring of 2011, except for events 
involving closed hydrologic basins: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 120 of title 23, United States Code, for expenses
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resulting from a disaster eligible under section 125 of title 23, 
United States Code, occurring in fiscal years 2011 or 2012, the 
Secretary shall extend the time period in 120(e) in consideration 
of any delay in the State’s ability to access damaged facilities 
to evaluate damage and estimate the cost of repair: Provided fur-
ther, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 
by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2012, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall— 
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for Federal- 
aid highways amounts authorized for administrative expenses 
and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code; 
programs funded from the administrative takedown authorized 
by section 104(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code (as in 
effect on the date before the date of enactment of the Safe, 
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users); the highway use tax evasion program; and 
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; 
(2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways that is equal to the unobligated bal-
ance of amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highways 
and highway safety programs for previous fiscal years the funds 
for which are allocated by the Secretary; 
(3) determine the ratio that— 
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, 
less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under para-
graphs (1) and (2), bears to 
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated 
for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction 
programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated 
for provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through 
(9) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated 
for section 105 of title 23, United States Code, equal to 
the amount referred to in subsection (b)(10) for such fiscal 
year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed 
under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; 
(4)(A) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under 
paragraphs (1) and (2), for sections 1301, 1302, and 1934 of 
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
Act: A Legacy for Users; section 117 and section 144(g) of 
title 23, United States Code; and section 14501 of title 40, 
United States Code, so that the amount of obligation authority 
available for each of such sections is equal to the amount 
determined by multiplying the ratio determined under para-
graph (3) by the sums authorized to be appropriated for that 
section for the fiscal year; and 
(B) distribute $2,000,000,000 for section 105 of title 23, 
United States Code; 
(5) distribute the obligation limitation provided for Federal- 
aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under
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paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under para-
graph (4), for each of the programs that are allocated by the 
Secretary under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users and title 23, 
United States Code (other than to programs to which para-
graphs (1) and (4) apply), by multiplying the ratio determined 
under paragraph (3) by the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for each such program for such fiscal year; and 
(6) distribute the obligation limitation provided for Federal- 
aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under para-
graphs (4) and (5), for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs (other than the amounts apportioned 
for the equity bonus program, but only to the extent that 
the amounts apportioned for the equity bonus program for 
the fiscal year are greater than $2,639,000,000, and the Appa-
lachian development highway system program) that are appor-
tioned by the Secretary under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users and 
title 23, United States Code, in the ratio that— 
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for such 
programs that are apportioned to each State for such fiscal 
year, bear to 
(B) the total of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for such programs that are apportioned to all States 
for such fiscal year. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.—The obligation 
limitation for Federal-aid highways shall not apply to obligations: 
(1) under section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 
(2) under section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assist-
ance Act of 1978; 
(3) under section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 
1981; 
(4) under subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982; 
(5) under subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act 
of 1987; 
(6) under sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; 
(7) under section 157 of title 23, United States Code, as 
in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; 
(8) under section 105 of title 23, United States Code, as 
in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an 
amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years; 
(9) for Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation 
authority was made available under the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century or subsequent public laws for multiple 
years or to remain available until used, but only to the extent 
that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used; 
(10) under section 105 of title 23, United States Code, 
but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2005 through 2012; and 
(11) under section 1603 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, to 
the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section
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were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time 
at which the funds were initially made available for obligation. 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Not-
withstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 
of such fiscal year, revise a distribution of the obligation limitation 
made available under subsection (a) if the amount distributed 
cannot be obligated during that fiscal year, and redistribute suffi-
cient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition 
to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving pri-
ority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds 
apportioned under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO TRANSPOR-
TATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.—The obligation limitation shall apply 
to transportation research programs carried out under chapter 5 
of title 23, United States Code, and title V (research title) of 
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 
A Legacy for Users, except that obligation authority made available 
for such programs under such limitation shall remain available 
for a period of 3 fiscal years and shall be in addition to the 
amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid 
highway and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal 
years. 
(e) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the distribution of obligation limitation under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds 
that— 
(A) are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal 
year for Federal-aid highways programs; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated to 
the States, and will not be available for obligation, in 
such fiscal year due to the imposition of any obligation 
limitation for such fiscal year. 
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under paragraph 
(1) in the same ratio as the distribution of obligation authority 
under subsection (a)(6). 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed under paragraph (1) 
shall be available for any purposes described in section 133(b) 
of title 23, United States Code. 
(f) SPECIAL LIMITATION CHARACTERISTICS.—Obligation limita-
tion distributed for a fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) for the 
provision specified in subsection (a)(4) shall— 
(1) remain available until used for obligation of funds for 
that provision; and 
(2) be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed 
on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs for future fiscal years. 
(g) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to limit the distribution of obligation 
authority under subsection (a)(4)(A) for each of the individual 
projects numbered greater than 3676 listed in the table contained 
in section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by 
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data prod-
ucts, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 111
H. R. 2112—103 
may be credited to the Federal-aid Highways account for the pur-
pose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided, That 
such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal- 
aid Highways and highway safety construction programs. 
SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his 
statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Federal- 
aid highway projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall make 
an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent 
to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall provide an annual report to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers granted under 
the Buy America requirements. 
SEC. 123. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds made available, limited, or otherwise affected 
by this Act shall be used to approve or otherwise authorize the 
imposition of any toll on any segment of highway located on the 
Federal-aid system in the State of Texas that— 
(1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, is not tolled; 
(2) is constructed with Federal assistance provided under 
title 23, United States Code; and 
(3) is in actual operation as of the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) NUMBER OF TOLL LANES.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any segment of highway on the Federal-aid system described 
in that subsection that, as of the date on which a toll is 
imposed on the segment, will have the same number of nontoll 
lanes as were in existence prior to that date. 
(2) HIGH-OCCUPANCY
VEHICLE
LANES.—A high-occupancy 
vehicle lane that is converted to a toll lane shall not be subject 
to this section, and shall not be considered to be a nontoll 
lane for purposes of determining whether a highway will have 
fewer nontoll lanes than prior to the date of imposition of 
the toll, if— 
(A) high-occupancy vehicles occupied by the number 
of passengers specified by the entity operating the toll 
lane may use the toll lane without paying a toll, unless 
otherwise specified by the appropriate county, town, munic-
ipal or other local government entity, or public toll road 
or transit authority; or 
(B) each high-occupancy vehicle lane that was con-
verted to a toll lane was constructed as a temporary lane 
to be replaced by a toll lane under a plan approved by 
the appropriate county, town, municipal or other local 
government entity, or public toll road or transit authority. 
SEC. 124. The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
carry out a study to review how the States and public transit 
authorities have used the authority for States to transfer Federal 
funds between highway and transit programs. Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit a report to the Congress describing the use of the 
transfer authority by the States, the highway and transit projects 
funded with these funds, the U.S. Department of Transportation 
administrative mechanisms to track the use of these transferred 
funds, and the impact the use of this authority has had on the 
advancement of highway projects.
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SEC. 125. Section 127(a)(11) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(11)(A) With respect to all portions of the Interstate High-
way System in the State of Maine, laws (including regulations) 
of that State concerning vehicle weight limitations applicable 
to other State highways shall be applicable in lieu of the 
requirements under this subsection through December 31, 2031. 
‘‘(B) With respect to all portions of the Interstate Highway 
System in the State of Vermont, laws (including regulations) 
of that State concerning vehicle weight limitations applicable 
to other State highways shall be applicable in lieu of the 
requirements under this subsection through December 31, 
2031.’’. 
SEC. 126. The Secretary may deduct, on a proportional basis, 
for administrative expenses of the Federal-aid highway program, 
a cumulative sum not to exceed $16,000,000 of the sums authorized 
under the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, part II 
(Public Law 112–30) for the 14 allocated programs. 
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, 
execution and administration of motor carrier safety operations 
and programs pursuant to section 31104(i) of title 49, United States 
Code, and sections 4127 and 4134 of Public Law 109–59, 
$247,724,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other 
than the Mass Transit Account), together with advances and 
reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, the sum of which shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That none of the funds derived from the High-
way Trust Fund in this Act shall be available for the implementa-
tion, execution or administration of programs, the obligations for 
which are in excess of $247,724,000, for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety 
Operations and Programs’’ of which $8,543,000, to remain available 
for obligation until September 30, 2014, is for the research and 
technology program and $1,000,000 shall be available for commer-
cial motor vehicle operator’s grants to carry out section 4134 of 
Public Law 109–59: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, none of the funds under this heading for 
outreach and education shall be available for transfer: Provided 
further, That the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall 
transmit to Congress a report on March 30, 2012 on the agency’s 
ability to meet its requirement to conduct compliance reviews on 
high-risk carriers.
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MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 
31102, 31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 31313 of title 49, 
United States Code, and sections 4126 and 4128 of Public Law 
109–59, $307,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall 
be available for the implementation or execution of programs, the 
obligations for which are in excess of $307,000,000, for ‘‘Motor 
Carrier Safety Grants’’; of which $212,000,000 shall be available 
for the motor carrier safety assistance program to carry out sections 
31102 and 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code; $30,000,000 
shall be available for the commercial driver’s license improvements 
program to carry out section 31313 of title 49, United States Code; 
$32,000,000 shall be available for the border enforcement grants 
program to carry out section 31107 of title 49, United States Code; 
$5,000,000 shall be available for the performance and registration 
information system management program to carry out sections 
31106(b) and 31109 of title 49, United States Code; $25,000,000 
shall be available for the commercial vehicle information systems 
and networks deployment program to carry out section 4126 of 
Public Law 109–59; and $3,000,000 shall be available for the safety 
data improvement program to carry out section 4128 of Public 
Law 109–59: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $29,000,000 shall 
be available for audits of new entrant motor carriers: Provided 
further, That of the prior year unobligated balances for the commer-
cial vehicle information systems and networks deployment program, 
$1,000,000 is permanently rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act shall be 
subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section 350 of 
Public Law 107–87 and section 6901 of Public Law 110–28, 
including that the Secretary submit a report to the House and 
Senate Appropriations Committees annually on the safety and secu-
rity of transportation into the United States by Mexico-domiciled 
motor carriers. 
SEC. 131. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, States 
receiving funds for core or expanded deployment activities under 
the Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks pro-
gram pursuant to sections 4101(c)(4) and 4126 of Public Law 109– 
59 that did not meet award eligibility requirements set forth in 
section 4126; received grant amounts in excess of the maximum 
amounts specified in sections 4126(c)(2) or 4126(d)(3); or were 
awarded grants either prior to or after the expiration of the period 
of performance specified in a grant agreement, shall not be required
H. R. 2112—106 
to repay grant amounts received in error under such sections and, 
in addition, shall be reimbursed for core or expanded deployment 
expenditures such States made before the date of the enactment 
of this Act in reliance on a grant awarded in error under such 
sections. 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Sec-
retary, 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 provi-
sions 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 Account) 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, of which $105,500,000 shall be for programs author-
ized under 23 U.S.C. 403, and of which $4,000,000 shall be for 
the National Driver Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 
49, United States Code: Provided further, That within the 
$105,500,000 obligation limitation for operations 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 provi-
sions 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 High-
way 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 and sections
H. R. 2112—107 
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 Performance 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 imposed on obligations 
for such grants for future fiscal years; $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 Program’’ under 23 U.S.C. 410; 
$25,328,000 shall be for ‘‘Administrative Expenses’’ under section 
2001(a)(11) of Public Law 109–59; $29,000,000 shall be for ‘‘High 
Visibility Enforcement Program’’ under section 2009 of Public Law 
109–59; $7,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Motorcyclist Safety’’ under section 
2010 of Public Law 109–59; and $7,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Child 
Safety and Child Booster Seat Safety Incentive Grants’’ under sec-
tion 2011 of Public Law 109–59: Provided further, That none of 
these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remod-
eling 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 section 410 
‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grants’’ shall be avail-
able 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 evalua-
tion 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). 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or limita-
tion on the use of funds made available under section 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 programs of 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 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 obligation 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.
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FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, 
not otherwise provided for, $178,596,000, of which $12,300,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, 
$35,000,000, 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 sections 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 commitments 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 Corporation for the oper-
ation of intercity passenger rail, as authorized by section 101 of 
the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (divi-
sion B of Public Law 110–432), $466,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: 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 specific train route: Provided 
further, That each such grant request shall be accompanied by 
a detailed financial analysis, revenue projection, and capital 
expenditure projection justifying the Federal support to the Sec-
retary’s satisfaction: 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 Commit-
tees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation the annual 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 
accounting of ridership, revenues, and capital and operating 
expenses for the Northeast Corridor; commuter service; long-dis-
tance Amtrak service; State-supported service; each intercity train 
route, including Autotrain; and commercial activities including con-
tract operations: Provided further, That the budget, business plan
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and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall include a description of work 
to be funded, along with cost estimates and an estimated timetable 
for completion 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 semiannual 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, as well 
as progress against the milestones and target dates of the 2011 
performance improvement plan: Provided further, That the Corpora-
tion’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: Provided fur-
ther, That these plans shall be accompanied by a comprehensive 
fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock which shall address the 
Corporation’s detailed plans and timeframes for the maintenance, 
refurbishment, replacement, and expansion of the Amtrak fleet: 
Provided further, That said fleet plan shall establish year-specific 
goals and milestones and discuss potential, current, and preferred 
financing options for all such activities: Provided 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 in effect on the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used after 
March 1, 2012, 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: Provided further, 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 sub-
mitted 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 invest-
ments 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), $952,000,000, 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 
of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than 
$50,000,000 shall be made available to bring Amtrak served facili-
ties and stations into compliance with the Americans with Disabil-
ities Act: Provided further, That after an initial distribution of 
up to $200,000,000, which shall be used by the Corporation as
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a working capital account, all remaining funds shall be provided 
to the Corporation only on a reimbursable basis: Provided further, 
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 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 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 satisfaction: 
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 approved by the Secretary of Transportation 
or on the Corporation’s fiscal year 2012 business plan: Provided 
further, That in addition to the project management oversight funds 
authorized under section 101(d) of division B of Public Law 110– 
432, the Secretary may retain up to an additional one-half of 
1 percent of the funds provided under this heading to fund expenses 
associated with implementing 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. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds provided in this Act for the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation shall immediately cease to be available to said Corpora-
tion in the event that the Corporation contracts to have services 
provided at or from any location outside the United States. For 
purposes of this section, 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 within 
the United States. 
SEC. 151. The Secretary of Transportation may receive and 
expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts and similar items, 
from non-United States Government sources to repair damages 
to or replace United States Government owned automated track 
inspection cars and equipment as a result of third-party liability 
for such damages, and any amounts collected under this section 
shall be credited directly to the Safety and Operations account 
of the Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain available 
until expended for the repair, operation and maintenance of auto-
mated track inspection cars and equipment 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 heretofore sold to the Department 
to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the Depart-
ment of an amount determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 153. 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 employee: Provided, That 
the president of Amtrak may waive the cap set in the previous 
proviso for specific employees when the president of Amtrak deter-
mines such a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency