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ployed under such program, and no funds from such 
account shall be expended for the hiring of any per-
sonnel other than special compliance personnel. 
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other authority, the 
Secretary is prohibited from spending funds out of 
such account for any purpose other than for costs 
under such program associated with the employment 
of special compliance personnel and the retraining 
and reassignment of current noncollections personnel 
as special compliance personnel, and to reimburse the 
Internal Revenue Service or other government agen-
cies for the cost of administering qualified tax collec-
tion contracts under section 6306. 
‘‘(c) REPORTING.—Not later than March of each year, 
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Finance and Appropriations of the 
Senate and the Committees on Ways and Means and Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives consisting of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) For the preceding fiscal year, all funds re-
ceived in the account established under subsection (a), 
administrative and program costs for the program de-
scribed in such subsection, the number of special com-
pliance personnel hired and employed under the pro-
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gram, and the amount of revenue actually collected by 
such personnel. 
‘‘(2) For the current fiscal year, all actual and 
estimated funds received or to be received in the ac-
count, all actual and estimated administrative and 
program costs, the number of all actual and estimated 
special compliance personnel hired and employed 
under the program, and the actual and estimated rev-
enue actually collected or to be collected by such per-
sonnel. 
‘‘(3) For the following fiscal year, an estimate of 
all funds to be received in the account, all estimated 
administrative and program costs, the estimated 
number of special compliance personnel hired and 
employed under the program, and the estimated rev-
enue to be collected by such personnel. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) SPECIAL
COMPLIANCE
PERSONNEL.—The 
term ‘special compliance personnel’ means individ-
uals employed by the Internal Revenue Service as 
field function collection officers or in a similar posi-
tion, or employed to collect taxes using the automated 
collection system or an equivalent replacement system. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM
COSTS.—The term ‘program 
costs’ means—
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‘‘(A) total salaries (including locality pay 
and bonuses), benefits, and employment taxes for 
special 
compliance 
personnel 
employed 
or 
trained under the program described in sub-
section (a), and 
‘‘(B) direct overhead costs, salaries, benefits, 
and employment taxes relating to support staff, 
rental payments, office equipment and furniture, 
travel, data processing services, vehicle costs, 
utilities, telecommunications, postage, printing 
and reproduction, supplies and materials, lands 
and structures, insurance claims, and indem-
nities for special compliance personnel hired and 
employed under this section. 
For purposes of subparagraph (B), the cost of man-
agement and supervision of special compliance per-
sonnel shall be taken into account as direct overhead 
costs to the extent such costs, when included in total 
program costs under this paragraph, do not represent 
more than 10 percent of such total costs.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
subchapter A of chapter 64 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 6306 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 6307. Special compliance personnel program account.’’.
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to amounts collected and retained 
by the Secretary after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 52108. TRANSFERS OF EXCESS PENSION ASSETS TO 
RETIREE HEALTH ACCOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 420(b)(4) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 
(b) CONFORMING ERISA AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Sections 101(e)(3), 403(c)(1), and 408(b)(13) 
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021(e)(3), 1103(c)(1), 1108(b)(13)) 
are each amended by striking ‘‘MAP–21’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘DRIVE Act’’. 
(2) Section 408(b)(13) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
1108(b)(13)) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2026’’. 
Subtitle B—Fees and Receipts 
SEC. 52201. EXTENSION OF DEPOSITS OF SECURITY SERV-
ICE FEES IN THE GENERAL FUND. 
Section 44940(i)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(K) $1,750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 and 2025.’’.
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SEC. 52202. ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION OF FEES FOR 
CERTAIN CUSTOMS SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031 of the Consolidated 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
58c) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) ADJUSTMENT OF FEES FOR INFLATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall adjust the fees established under subsection 
(a), and the limitations on such fees under para-
graphs (2), (3), (5), (6), (8), and (9) of subsection (b), 
on October 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, to reflect 
the percentage (if any) of the increase in the average 
of the Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12- 
month period compared to the Consumer Price Index 
for fiscal year 2014. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES FOR CALCULATION OF AD-
JUSTMENT.—In adjusting under paragraph (1) the 
amount of the fees established under subsection (a), 
and the limitations on such fees under paragraphs 
(2), (3), (5), (6), (8), and (9) of subsection (b), the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall round the amount of any in-
crease in the Consumer Price Index to the near-
est dollar; and 
‘‘(B) may ignore any such increase of less 
than 1 percent.
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‘‘(3) CONSUMER
PRICE
INDEX
DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Consumer Price 
Index’ means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics of the Department of Labor.’’. 
(b) DEPOSITS INTO CUSTOMS USER FEE ACCOUNT.— 
Section 13031(f) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Rec-
onciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘all fees collected under 
subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘the amount of fees col-
lected under subsection (a) (determined without re-
gard to any adjustment made under subsection (l))’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter preceding 
clause (i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘fees collected’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘amount of fees collected’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘), each appropriation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, and determined without regard to 
any adjustment made under subsection (l)), each 
appropriation’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 13031 of the 
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
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(19 U.S.C. 58c), as amended by subsections (a) and (b), 
is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(subject to adjustment 
under subsection (l))’’ after ‘‘following fees’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘(subject 
to adjustment under subsection (l))’’ after ‘‘in 
fees’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘(subject 
to adjustment under subsection (l))’’ after ‘‘in 
fees’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting 
‘‘(subject to adjustment under subsection (l))’’ 
after ‘‘in fees’’; 
(D) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘(subject 
to adjustment under subsection (l))’’ after ‘‘in 
fees’’; 
(E) in paragraph (8)(A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or (l)’’ 
after ‘‘subsection (a)(9)(B)’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘(sub-
ject to adjustment under subsection (l))’’ 
after ‘‘$3’’; and 
(F) in paragraph (9)—
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(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by inserting ‘‘and subject to adjust-
ment under subsection (l)’’ after ‘‘Tar-
iff Act of 1930’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii)(I), by inserting 
‘‘(subject to adjustment under sub-
section (l))’’ after ‘‘bill of lading’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by insert-
ing ‘‘(subject to adjustment under subsection 
(l))’’ after ‘‘bill of lading’’. 
SEC. 52203. DIVIDENDS AND SURPLUS FUNDS OF RESERVE 
BANKS. 
Section 7(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 
U.S.C. 289(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘6 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘6 percent (1.5 percent in the case of a stock-
holder having total consolidated assets of more than 
$1,000,000,000 (determined as of September 30 of the pre-
ceding fiscal year))’’. 
SEC. 52204. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN 
AND SALE. 
(a) DRAWDOWN AND SALE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 161 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6241), except as provided in subsections (b) and (c),
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the Secretary of Energy shall drawdown and sell from 
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve— 
(A) the quantity of barrels of crude oil that 
the Secretary of Energy determines to be appro-
priate to maximize the financial return to 
United States taxpayers for each of fiscal years 
2016 and 2017; 
(B) 4,000,000 barrels of crude oil during 
fiscal year 2018; 
(C) 5,000,000 barrels of crude oil during 
fiscal year 2019; 
(D) 8,000,000 barrels of crude oil during 
fiscal year 2020; 
(E) 8,000,000 barrels of crude oil during 
fiscal year 2021; 
(F) 10,000,000 barrels of crude oil during 
fiscal year 2022; 
(G) 16,000,000 barrels of crude oil during 
fiscal year 2023; 
(H) 25,000,000 barrels of crude oil during 
fiscal year 2024; and 
(I) 25,000,000 barrels of crude oil during 
fiscal year 2025. 
(2) DEPOSIT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED
FROM 
SALE.—Amounts received from a sale under para-
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graph (1) shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury during the fiscal year in which the sale oc-
curs. 
(b) EMERGENCY PROTECTION.—In any 1 fiscal year 
described in subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Energy shall 
not drawdown and sell crude oil under this section in quan-
tities that would result in a Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
that contains an inventory of petroleum products rep-
resenting fewer than 90 days of emergency reserves, based 
on the average daily level of net imports of crude oil and 
petroleum products in the calendar year preceding that fis-
cal year. 
(c) INCREASE; LIMITATION.— 
(1) INCREASE.—The Secretary of Energy may 
increase the drawdown and sales under subpara-
graphs (A) through (I) of subsection (a)(1) as the Sec-
retary of Energy determines to be appropriate to 
maximize the financial return to United States tax-
payers. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
not drawdown or conduct sales of crude oil under this 
section after the date on which a total of 
$9,050,000,000 has been deposited in the general fund 
of the Treasury from sales authorized under this sec-
tion.
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SEC. 52205. EXTENSION OF ENTERPRISE GUARANTEE FEE. 
Section 1327(f) of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4547(f)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘October 1, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2025’’. 
Subtitle C—Outlays 
SEC. 52301. INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENT. 
Section 111 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Man-
agement Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1721) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (h) and (i); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (j) through (l) 
as subsections (h) through (j), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), by 
striking the fourth sentence. 
DIVISION F—MISCELLANEOUS 
TITLE LXI—FEDERAL 
PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT 
SEC. 61001. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 551 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(2) 
AGENCY
CERPO.—The 
term 
‘‘agency 
CERPO’’ means the chief environmental review and 
permitting officer of an agency, as designated by the 
head 
of 
the 
agency 
under 
section 
61002(b)(2)(A)(iii)(I).
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(3) AUTHORIZATION.—The term ‘‘authorization’’ 
means any license, permit, approval, finding, deter-
mination, or other administrative decision issued by 
an agency that is required or authorized under Fed-
eral law in order to site, construct, reconstruct, or 
commence operations of a covered project, whether ad-
ministered by a Federal or State agency. 
(4) COOPERATING AGENCY.—The term ‘‘cooper-
ating agency’’ means any agency with— 
(A) jurisdiction under Federal law; or 
(B) special expertise as described in section 
1501.6 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations 
(as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act). 
(5) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 
Federal 
Infrastructure 
Permitting 
Improvement 
Steering Council established under section 61002(a). 
(6) COVERED PROJECT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
project’’ means any activity in the United States 
that requires authorization or environmental re-
view by a Federal agency involving construction 
of infrastructure for renewable or conventional 
energy production, electricity transmission, sur-
face transportation, aviation, ports and water-
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ways, water resource projects, broadband, pipe-
lines, manufacturing, or any other sector as de-
termined by a majority vote of the Council 
that— 
(i)(I) is subject to NEPA; 
(II) is likely to require a total invest-
ment of more than $200,000,000; and 
(III) does not qualify for abbreviated 
authorization or environmental review proc-
esses under any applicable law; or 
(ii) is subject to NEPA and the size 
and complexity of which, in the opinion of 
the Council, make the project likely to ben-
efit from enhanced oversight and coordina-
tion, including a project likely to require— 
(I) authorization from or environ-
mental review involving more than 2 
Federal agencies; or 
(II) the preparation of an envi-
ronmental impact statement under 
NEPA. 
(B) 
EXCLUSION.—The 
term 
‘‘covered 
project’’ does not include— 
(i) any project subject to section 139 of 
title 23, United States Code; or
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(ii) any project subject to section 2045 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2007 (33 U.S.C. 2348). 
(7) DASHBOARD.—The term ‘‘Dashboard’’ means 
the Permitting Dashboard required under section 
61003(b). 
(8) ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT.—The term 
‘‘environmental assessment’’ means a concise public 
document for which a Federal agency is responsible 
under section 1508.9 of title 40, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations (or successor regulations). 
(9) ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘environ-
mental document’’ means an environmental as-
sessment, finding of no significant impact, notice 
of intent, environmental impact statement, or 
record of decision. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘environmental 
document’’ includes— 
(i) any document that is a supplement 
to a document described in subparagraph 
(A); and 
(ii) a document prepared pursuant to 
a court order.
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(10) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.—The 
term ‘‘environmental impact statement’’ means the 
detailed written statement required under section 
102(2)(C) of NEPA. 
(11) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—The term ‘‘envi-
ronmental review’’ means the agency procedures and 
processes for applying a categorical exclusion or for 
preparing an environmental assessment, an environ-
mental impact statement, or other document required 
under NEPA. 
(12) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Execu-
tive Director’’ means the Executive Director ap-
pointed 
by 
the 
President 
under 
section 
61002(b)(1)(A). 
(13) FACILITATING AGENCY.—The term ‘‘facili-
tating agency’’ means the agency that receives the ini-
tial notification from the project sponsor required 
under section 61003(a). 
(14) INVENTORY.—The term ‘‘inventory’’ means 
the inventory of covered projects established by the 
Executive Director under section 61002(c)(1)(A). 
(15) LEAD
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘lead agency’’ 
means the agency with principal responsibility for an 
environmental review of a covered project under
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NEPA and parts 1500 through 1508 of title 40, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). 
(16) NEPA.—The term ‘‘NEPA’’ means the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.). 
(17) PARTICIPATING AGENCY.—The term ‘‘par-
ticipating agency’’ means an agency participating in 
an environmental review or authorization for a cov-
ered project in accordance with section 61003. 
(18) PROJECT
SPONSOR.—The term ‘‘project 
sponsor’’ means an entity, including any private, 
public, or public-private entity, seeking an authoriza-
tion for a covered project. 
SEC. 61002. FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT COUN-
CIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Federal 
Permitting Improvement Steering Council. 
(b) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) CHAIR.—The Executive Director shall— 
(A) be appointed by the President; and 
(B) serve as Chair of the Council. 
(2) COUNCIL MEMBERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.— 
(i) DESIGNATION BY HEAD OF AGEN-
CY.—Each individual listed in subpara-
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graph (B) shall designate a member of the 
agency in which the individual serves to 
serve on the Council. 
(ii) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—A 
councilmember described in clause (i) shall 
hold a position in the agency of deputy sec-
retary (or the equivalent) or higher. 
(iii) SUPPORT.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with 
guidance provided by the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, 
each individual listed in subparagraph 
(B) shall designate 1 or more appro-
priate members of the agency in which 
the individual serves to serve as an 
agency CERPO. 
(II) 
REPORTING.—In 
carrying 
out the duties of the agency CERPO 
under this title, an agency CERPO 
shall report directly to a deputy sec-
retary (or the equivalent) or higher. 
(B) HEADS OF AGENCIES.—The individuals 
that shall each designate a councilmember under 
this subparagraph are as follows: 
(i) The Secretary of Agriculture.
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(ii) The Secretary of the Army. 
(iii) The Secretary of Commerce. 
(iv) The Secretary of the Interior. 
(v) The Secretary of Energy. 
(vi) The Secretary of Transportation. 
(vii) The Secretary of Defense. 
(viii) The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency. 
(ix) The Chairman of the Federal En-
ergy Regulatory Commission. 
(x) The Chairman of the Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission. 
(xi) The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
(xii) The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development. 
(xiii) The Chairman of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation. 
(xiv) Any other head of a Federal 
agency that the Executive Director may in-
vite to participate as a member of the 
Council. 
(3) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—In addition to the 
members listed in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Chair-
man of the Council on Environmental Quality and
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the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall also be members of the Council. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— 
(A) INVENTORY DEVELOPMENT.—The Exec-
utive Director, in consultation with the Council, 
shall— 
(i) not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, establish an 
inventory of covered projects that are pend-
ing the environmental review or authoriza-
tion of the head of any Federal agency; 
(ii)(I) categorize the projects in the in-
ventory as appropriate, based on sector and 
project type; and 
(II) for each category, identify the 
types of environmental reviews and author-
izations most commonly involved; and 
(iii) add a covered project to the inven-
tory after receiving a notice described in 
section 61003(a)(1). 
(B) FACILITATING AGENCY DESIGNATION.— 
The Executive Director, in consultation with the 
Council, shall—
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(i) designate a facilitating agency for 
each category of covered projects described 
in subparagraph (A)(ii); and 
(ii) publish the list of designated facili-
tating agencies for each category of projects 
in the inventory on the Dashboard in an 
easily accessible format. 
(C) PERFORMANCE SCHEDULES.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Executive Director, in consultation with 
the Council, shall develop recommended per-
formance schedules, including intermediate 
and final completion dates, for environ-
mental reviews and authorizations most 
commonly required for each category of cov-
ered projects described in subparagraph 
(A)(ii). 
(ii) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—The perform-
ance schedules shall reflect employment 
of the use of the most efficient applica-
ble processes. 
(II) LIMIT.—
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(aa) IN GENERAL.—The final 
completion dates in any perform-
ance schedule for the completion of 
an environmental review or au-
thorization under clause (i) shall 
not exceed the average time to 
complete an environmental review 
or authorization for a project 
within that category. 
(bb) CALCULATION OF AVER-
AGE TIME.—The average time re-
ferred to in item (aa) shall be cal-
culated on the basis of data from 
the preceding 2 calendar years 
and shall run from the period be-
ginning on the date on which the 
Executive Director must make a 
specific entry for the project on 
the 
Dashboard 
under 
section 
61003(b)(2) 
(except 
that, 
for 
projects initiated before that duty 
takes effect, the period beginning 
on the date of filing of a com-
pleted application), and ending 
on the date of the issuance of a
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record of decision or other final 
agency action on the review or 
authorization. 
(cc) COMPLETION
DATE.— 
Each performance schedule shall 
specify that any decision by an 
agency on an environmental re-
view or authorization must be 
issued not later than 180 days 
after the date on which all infor-
mation needed to complete the re-
view or authorization (including 
any hearing that an agency holds 
on the matter) is in the possession 
of the agency. 
(iii) 
REVIEW
AND
REVISION.—Not 
later than 2 years after the date on which 
the performance schedules are established 
under this subparagraph, and not less fre-
quently than once every 2 years thereafter, 
the Executive Director, in consultation with 
the Council, shall review and revise the per-
formance schedules. 
(D) GUIDANCE.—The Executive Director, in 
consultation with the Council, may recommend
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to the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget or to the Council on Environmental 
Quality, as appropriate, that guidance be issued 
as necessary for agencies— 
(i) to carry out responsibilities under 
this title; and 
(ii) to effectuate the adoption by agen-
cies of the best practices and recommenda-
tions of the Council described in paragraph 
(2). 
(2) COUNCIL.— 
(A) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Council shall 
make recommendations to the Executive Di-
rector with respect to the designations under 
paragraph (1)(B) and the performance 
schedules under paragraph (1)(C). 
(ii) UPDATE.—The Council may up-
date the recommendations described in 
clause (i). 
(B) BEST
PRACTICES.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
not less frequently than annually thereafter, the 
Council shall issue recommendations on the best 
practices for—
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(i) enhancing early stakeholder engage-
ment, including fully considering and, as 
appropriate, 
incorporating 
recommenda-
tions provided in public comments on any 
proposed covered project; 
(ii) ensuring timely decisions regard-
ing environmental reviews and authoriza-
tions, including through the development of 
performance metrics; 
(iii) improving coordination between 
Federal and non-Federal governmental enti-
ties, including through the development of 
common data standards and terminology 
across agencies; 
(iv) increasing transparency; 
(v) reducing information collection re-
quirements and other administrative bur-
dens on agencies, project sponsors, and other 
interested parties; 
(vi) developing and making available 
to applicants appropriate geographic infor-
mation systems and other tools; 
(vii) creating and distributing train-
ing materials useful to Federal, State, trib-
al, and local permitting officials; and
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(viii) addressing other aspects of infra-
structure permitting, as determined by the 
Council. 
(3) AGENCY
CERPOS.—An agency CERPO 
shall— 
(A) 
advise 
the 
respective 
agency 
councilmember on matters related to environ-
mental reviews and authorizations; 
(B) provide technical support, when re-
quested to facilitate efficient and timely processes 
for environmental reviews and authorizations for 
covered projects under the jurisdictional respon-
sibility of the agency, including supporting time-
ly identification and resolution of potential dis-
putes within the agency or between the agency 
and other Federal agencies; 
(C) analyze agency environmental review 
and authorization processes, policies, and au-
thorities and make recommendations to the re-
spective agency councilmember for ways to 
standardize, simplify, and improve the efficiency 
of the processes, policies, and authorities, includ-
ing by implementing guidance issued under 
paragraph (1)(D) and other best practices, in-
cluding the use of information technology and
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geographic information system tools within the 
agency and across agencies, to the extent con-
sistent with existing law; and 
(D) review and develop training programs 
for agency staff that support and conduct envi-
ronmental reviews or authorizations. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget shall designate a Federal 
agency, other than an agency that carries out or provides 
support for projects that are not covered projects, to provide 
administrative support for the Executive Director, and the 
designated agency shall, as reasonably necessary, provide 
support and staff to enable the Executive Director to fulfill 
the duties of the Executive Director under this title. 
SEC. 61003. PERMITTING PROCESS IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) PROJECT INITIATION AND DESIGNATION OF PAR-
TICIPATING AGENCIES.— 
(1) NOTICE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A project sponsor of a 
covered project shall submit to the Executive Di-
rector and the facilitating agency notice of the 
initiation of a proposed covered project. 
(B) DEFAULT
DESIGNATION.—If, at the 
time of submission of the notice under subpara-
graph (A), the Executive Director has not des-
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ignated a facilitating agency under section 
61002(c)(1)(B) for the categories of projects no-
ticed, the agency that receives the notice under 
subparagraph (A) shall be designated as the fa-
cilitating agency. 
(C) CONTENTS.—Each notice described in 
subparagraph (A) shall include— 
(i) a statement of the purposes and ob-
jectives of the proposed project; 
(ii) a concise description, including the 
general location of the proposed project and 
a summary of geospatial information, if 
available, illustrating the project area and 
the locations, if any, of environmental, cul-
tural, and historic resources; 
(iii) a statement regarding the tech-
nical and financial ability of the project 
sponsor to construct the proposed project; 
(iv) a statement of any Federal financ-
ing, environmental reviews, and authoriza-
tions anticipated to be required to complete 
the proposed project; and 
(v) an assessment that the proposed 
project meets the definition of a covered
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project under section 61001 and a statement 
of reasons supporting the assessment. 
(2) INVITATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date on which the Executive Director 
must make a specific entry for the project on the 
Dashboard under subsection (b)(2)(A), the facili-
tating agency or lead agency, as applicable, 
shall— 
(i) identify all Federal and non-Fed-
eral agencies and governmental entities like-
ly to have financing, environmental review, 
authorization, or other responsibilities with 
respect to the proposed project; and 
(ii) invite all Federal agencies identi-
fied under clause (i) to become a partici-
pating agency or a cooperating agency, as 
appropriate, in the environmental review 
and authorization management process de-
scribed in section 61005. 
(B) DEADLINES.—Each invitation made 
under subparagraph (A) shall include a deadline 
for a response to be submitted to the facilitating 
or lead agency, as applicable.
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(3) PARTICIPATING
AND
COOPERATING
AGEN-
CIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An agency invited under 
paragraph (2) shall be designated as a partici-
pating or cooperating agency for a covered 
project, unless the agency informs the facilitating 
or lead agency, as applicable, in writing before 
the deadline under paragraph (2)(B) that the 
agency— 
(i) has no jurisdiction or authority 
with respect to the proposed project; or 
(ii) does not intend to exercise author-
ity related to, or submit comments on, the 
proposed project. 
(B) CHANGED
CIRCUMSTANCES.—On re-
quest and a showing of changed circumstances, 
the Executive Director may designate an agency 
that has opted out under subparagraph (A)(ii) to 
be a participating or cooperating agency, as ap-
propriate. 
(4) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.—The designation 
described in paragraph (3) shall not— 
(A) give the participating agency authority 
or jurisdiction over the covered project; or
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(B) expand any jurisdiction or authority a 
cooperating agency may have over the proposed 
project. 
(5) LEAD AGENCY DESIGNATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On establishment of the 
lead agency, the lead agency shall assume the re-
sponsibilities of the facilitating agency under 
this title. 
(B) 
REDESIGNATION
OF
FACILITATING 
AGENCY.—If the lead agency assumes the respon-
sibilities of the facilitating agency under sub-
paragraph (A), the facilitating agency may be 
designated as a cooperative or participating 
agency. 
(6) CHANGE OF FACILITATING OR LEAD AGEN-
CY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On the request of a par-
ticipating agency or project sponsor, the Execu-
tive Director may designate a different agency as 
the facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, for 
a covered project, if the facilitating or lead agen-
cy or the Executive Director receives new infor-
mation regarding the scope or nature of a cov-
ered project that indicates that the project should
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be placed in a different category under section 
61002(c)(1)(B). 
(B) RESOLUTION OF DISPUTE.—The Execu-
tive Director shall resolve any dispute over des-
ignation of a facilitating or lead agency for a 
particular covered project. 
(b) PERMITTING DASHBOARD.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Executive Director, 
in coordination with the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services, shall maintain an online database 
to be known as the ‘‘Permitting Dashboard’’ to 
track the status of Federal environmental reviews 
and authorizations for any covered project in the 
inventory described in section 61002(c)(1)(A). 
(B) SPECIFIC AND SEARCHABLE ENTRY.— 
The Dashboard shall include a specific and 
searchable entry for each covered project. 
(2) ADDITIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.— 
(i) EXISTING
PROJECTS.—Not later 
than 14 days after the date on which the 
Executive Director adds a project to the in-
ventory under section 61002(c)(1)(A), the 
Executive Director shall create a specific
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entry on the Dashboard for the covered 
project. 
(ii) NEW PROJECTS.—Not later than 
14 days after the date on which the Execu-
tive Director receives a notice under sub-
section (a)(1), the Executive Director shall 
create a specific entry on the Dashboard for 
the covered project, unless the Executive Di-
rector, facilitating agency, or lead agency, 
as applicable, determines that the project is 
not a covered project. 
(B) 
EXPLANATION.—If 
the 
facilitating 
agency or lead agency, as applicable, determines 
that the project is not a covered project, the 
project sponsor may submit a further expla-
nation as to why the project is a covered project 
not later than 14 days after the date of the deter-
mination under subparagraph (A). 
(C) FINAL DETERMINATION.—Not later than 
14 days after receiving an explanation described 
in subparagraph (B), the Executive Director 
shall— 
(i) make a final and conclusive deter-
mination as to whether the project is a cov-
ered project; and
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(ii) if the Executive Director deter-
mines that the project is a covered project, 
create a specific entry on the Dashboard for 
the covered project. 
(3) POSTINGS BY AGENCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For each covered project 
added to the Dashboard under paragraph (2), 
the facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, 
and each cooperating and participating agency 
shall post to the Dashboard— 
(i) a hyperlink that directs to a website 
that contains, to the extent consistent with 
applicable law— 
(I) 
the 
notification 
submitted 
under subsection (a)(1); 
(II)(aa) where practicable, the ap-
plication and supporting documents, if 
applicable, that have been submitted by 
a project sponsor for any required en-
vironmental review or authorization; 
or 
(bb) a notice explaining how the 
public may obtain access to such docu-
ments;
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(III) a description of any Federal 
agency action taken or decision made 
that materially affects the status of a 
covered project; 
(IV) any significant document 
that supports the action or decision de-
scribed in subclause (III); and 
(V) a description of the status of 
any litigation to which the agency is a 
party that is directly related to the 
project, including, if practicable, any 
judicial document made available on 
an electronic docket maintained by a 
Federal, State, or local court; and 
(ii) any document described in clause 
(i) that is not available by hyperlink on an-
other website. 
(B) DEADLINE.—The information described 
in subparagraph (A) shall be posted to the 
website made available by hyperlink on the 
Dashboard not later than 5 business days after 
the date on which the Federal agency receives the 
information.
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(4) POSTINGS BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— 
The Executive Director shall publish to the Dash-
board— 
(A) the permitting timetable established 
under subparagraph (A) or (C) of subsection 
(c)(2); 
(B) the status of the compliance of each 
agency with the permitting timetable; 
(C) any modifications of the permitting 
timetable; 
(D) an explanation of each modification de-
scribed in subparagraph (C); and 
(E) any memorandum of understanding es-
tablished under subsection (c)(3)(B). 
(c) COORDINATION AND TIMETABLES.— 
(1) COORDINATED PROJECT PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the Executive Director 
must make a specific entry for the project on the 
Dashboard under subsection (b)(2)(A), the facili-
tating or lead agency, as applicable, in consulta-
tion with each coordinating and participating 
agency, shall establish a concise plan for coordi-
nating public and agency participation in, and
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completion of, any required Federal environ-
mental review and authorization for the project. 
(B) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—The Coordi-
nated Project Plan shall include the following in-
formation and be updated by the facilitating or 
lead agency, as applicable, at least once per 
quarter: 
(i) A list of, and roles and responsibil-
ities for, all entities with environmental re-
view or authorization responsibility for the 
project. 
(ii) A permitting timetable, as de-
scribed in paragraph (2), setting forth a 
comprehensive schedule of dates by which all 
environmental reviews and authorizations, 
and to the maximum extent practicable, 
State permits, reviews and approvals must 
be made. 
(iii) A discussion of potential avoid-
ance, minimization, and mitigation strate-
gies, if required by applicable law and 
known. 
(iv) Plans and a schedule for public 
and tribal outreach and coordination, to the 
extent required by applicable law.
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(C) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
The coordinated project plan described in sub-
paragraph (A) may be incorporated into a 
memorandum of understanding. 
(2) PERMITTING TIMETABLE.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—As part of the co-
ordination project plan under paragraph 
(1), the facilitating or lead agency, as ap-
plicable, in consultation with each cooper-
ating and participating agency, the project 
sponsor, and any State in which the project 
is located, shall establish a permitting time-
table that includes intermediate and final 
completion dates for action by each partici-
pating agency on any Federal environ-
mental review or authorization required for 
the project. 
(ii) CONSENSUS.—In establishing a 
permitting timetable under clause (i), each 
agency shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, make efforts to reach a consensus. 
(B) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In es-
tablishing the permitting timetable under sub-
paragraph (A), the facilitating or lead agency
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shall follow the performance schedules established 
under section 61002(c)(1)(C), but may vary the 
timetable based on relevant factors, including— 
(i) the size and complexity of the cov-
ered project; 
(ii) the resources available to each par-
ticipating agency; 
(iii) the regional or national economic 
significance of the project; 
(iv) the sensitivity of the natural or 
historic resources that may be affected by 
the project; 
(v) the financing plan for the project; 
and 
(vi) the extent to which similar 
projects in geographic proximity to the 
project were recently subject to environ-
mental review or similar procedures under 
State law. 
(C) DISPUTE RESOLUTION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Executive Di-
rector, in consultation with appropriate 
agency CERPOs and the project sponsor, 
shall, as necessary, mediate any disputes re-
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garding the permitting timetable established 
under subparagraph (A). 
(ii) DISPUTES.—If a dispute remains 
unresolved 30 days after the date on which 
the dispute was submitted to the Executive 
Director, the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, in consultation with 
the Chairman of the Council on Environ-
mental Quality, shall facilitate a resolution 
of the dispute and direct the agencies party 
to the dispute to resolve the dispute by the 
end of the 60-day period beginning on the 
date of submission of the dispute to the Ex-
ecutive Director. 
(iii) FINAL RESOLUTION.—Any action 
taken by the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget in the resolution of a 
dispute under clause (ii) shall— 
(I) be final and conclusive; and 
(II) not be subject to judicial re-
view. 
(D) MODIFICATION AFTER APPROVAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The facilitating or 
lead agency, as applicable, may modify a
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permitting timetable established under sub-
paragraph (A) only if— 
(I) the facilitating or lead agency, 
as applicable, and the affected cooper-
ating agencies, after consultation with 
the participating agencies, agree to a 
different completion date; and 
(II) the facilitating agency or lead 
agency, as applicable, or the affected 
cooperating agency provides a written 
justification for the modification. 
(ii) COMPLETION DATE.—A completion 
date in the permitting timetable may not be 
modified within 30 days of the completion 
date. 
(E) CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER TIME PERI-
ODS.—A permitting timetable established under 
subparagraph (A) shall be consistent with any 
other relevant time periods established under 
Federal law and shall not prevent any cooper-
ating or participating agency from discharging 
any obligation under Federal law in connection 
with the project. 
(F) CONFORMING
TO
PERMITTING
TIME-
TABLES.—
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(i) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal agency 
shall conform to the completion dates set 
forth in the permitting timetable established 
under subparagraph (A), or with any com-
pletion date modified under subparagraph 
(D). 
(ii) FAILURE TO CONFORM.—If a Fed-
eral agency fails to conform with a comple-
tion date for agency action on a covered 
project or is at significant risk of failing to 
conform with such a completion date, the 
agency shall— 
(I) promptly submit to the Execu-
tive Director for publication on the 
Dashboard an explanation of the spe-
cific reasons for failing or significantly 
risking failing to conform to the com-
pletion date and a proposal for an al-
ternative completion date; 
(II) in consultation with the fa-
cilitating or lead agency, as applicable, 
establish an alternative completion 
date; and 
(III) each month thereafter until 
the agency has taken final action on
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the delayed authorization or review, 
submit to the Executive Director for 
posting on the Dashboard a status re-
port describing any agency activity re-
lated to the project. 
(G) 
ABANDONMENT
OF
COVERED 
PROJECT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If the facilitating or 
lead agency, as applicable, has a reasonable 
basis to doubt the continuing technical or 
financial ability of the project sponsor to 
construct the covered project, the facilitating 
or lead agency may request the project 
sponsor provide an updated statement re-
garding the ability of the project sponsor to 
complete the project. 
(ii) FAILURE
TO
RESPOND.—If the 
project sponsor fails to respond to a request 
described in clause (i) by the date that is 30 
days after receiving the request, the lead or 
facilitating agency, as applicable, shall no-
tify the Executive Director, who shall pub-
lish an appropriate notice on the Dash-
board.
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(iii) PUBLICATION TO DASHBOARD.— 
On publication of a notice under clause (ii), 
the completion dates in the permitting time-
table shall be tolled and agencies shall be re-
lieved of the obligation to comply with sub-
paragraph (F) until such time as the 
project sponsor submits to the facilitating or 
lead agency, as applicable, an updated 
statement regarding the technical and fi-
nancial ability of the project sponsor to con-
struct the project. 
(3) COOPERATING
STATE, LOCAL, OR
TRIBAL 
GOVERNMENTS.— 
(A) STATE AUTHORITY.—If the Federal en-
vironmental review is being implemented within 
the boundaries of a State, the State, consistent 
with State law, may choose to participate in the 
environmental review and authorization process 
under this subsection and to make subject to the 
process all State agencies that— 
(i) have jurisdiction over the covered 
project; 
(ii) are required to conduct or issue a 
review, analysis, opinion, or statement for 
the covered project; or
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(iii) are required to make a determina-
tion on issuing a permit, license, or other 
approval or decision for the covered project. 
(B) COORDINATION.—To the maximum ex-
tent practicable under applicable law, the facili-
tating or lead agency, as applicable, shall coordi-
nate the Federal environmental review and au-
thorization processes under this subsection with 
any State, local, or tribal agency responsible for 
conducting any separate review or authorization 
of the covered project to ensure timely and effi-
cient completion of environmental reviews and 
authorizations. 
(C) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Any coordination 
plan between the facilitating or lead agency, 
as applicable, and any State, local, or trib-
al agency shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, be included in a memorandum 
of understanding. 
(ii) SUBMISSION TO EXECUTIVE DIREC-
TOR.—The facilitating or lead agency, as 
applicable, shall submit to the Executive 
Director each memorandum of under-
standing described in clause (i).
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(d) EARLY CONSULTATION.—The facilitating or lead 
agency, as applicable, shall provide an expeditious process 
for project sponsors to confer with each cooperating and 
participating agency involved and, not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the project sponsor submits a request 
under this subsection, to have each such agency provide to 
the project sponsor information concerning— 
(1) the availability of information and tools, in-
cluding pre-application toolkits, to facilitate early 
planning efforts; 
(2) key issues of concern to each agency and to 
the public; and 
(3) issues that must be addressed before an envi-
ronmental review or authorization can be completed. 
(e) COOPERATING AGENCY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A lead agency may designate 
a participating agency as a cooperating agency in 
accordance with part 1501 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations). 
(2) EFFECT ON OTHER DESIGNATION.—The des-
ignation described in paragraph (1) shall not affect 
any designation under subsection (a)(3). 
(3) LIMITATION ON DESIGNATION.—Any agency 
not designated as a participating agency under sub-
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section (a)(3) shall not be designated as a cooperating 
agency under paragraph (1). 
(f) REPORTING STATUS
OF OTHER PROJECTS
ON 
DASHBOARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On request of the Executive 
Director, the Secretary and the Secretary of the Army 
shall use best efforts to provide information for inclu-
sion on the Dashboard on projects subject to section 
139 of title 23, United States Code, and section 2045 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 
U.S.C. 2348) likely to require— 
(A) a total investment of more than 
$200,000,000; and 
(B) an environmental impact statement 
under NEPA. 
(2) EFFECT OF INCLUSION ON DASHBOARD.—In-
clusion on the Dashboard of information regarding 
projects subject to section 139 of title 23, United 
States Code, or section 2045 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2348) shall not 
subject those projects to any requirements of this title. 
SEC. 61004. INTERSTATE COMPACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The consent of Congress is given 
for 3 or more contiguous States to enter into an interstate 
compact establishing regional infrastructure development
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agencies to facilitate authorization and review of covered 
projects, under State law or in the exercise of delegated per-
mitting authority described under section 61006, that will 
advance infrastructure development, production, and gen-
eration within the States that are parties to the compact. 
(b) REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—For the purpose of 
this title, a regional infrastructure development agency re-
ferred to in subsection (a) shall have the same authorities 
and responsibilities of a State agency. 
SEC. 61005. COORDINATION OF REQUIRED REVIEWS. 
(a) CONCURRENT REVIEWS.—To integrate environ-
mental reviews and authorizations, each agency shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable— 
(1) carry out the obligations of the agency with 
respect to a covered project under any other applica-
ble law concurrently, and in conjunction with, other 
environmental reviews and authorizations being con-
ducted by other cooperating or participating agencies, 
including environmental reviews and authorizations 
required under NEPA, unless the agency determines 
that doing so would impair the ability of the agency 
to carry out the statutory obligations of the agency; 
and 
(2) formulate and implement administrative, 
policy, and procedural mechanisms to enable the
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agency to ensure completion of the environmental re-
view process in a timely, coordinated, and environ-
mentally responsible manner. 
(b) ADOPTION, INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE, AND 
USE OF DOCUMENTS.— 
(1) STATE
ENVIRONMENTAL
DOCUMENTS; SUP-
PLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS.— 
(A) USE OF EXISTING DOCUMENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—On the request of a 
project sponsor, a lead agency shall consider 
and, as appropriate, adopt or incorporate 
by reference, the analysis and documenta-
tion that has been prepared for a covered 
project under State laws and procedures as 
the documentation, or part of the docu-
mentation, required to complete an environ-
mental review for the covered project, if the 
analysis and documentation were, as deter-
mined by the lead agency in consultation 
with the Council on Environmental Qual-
ity, prepared under circumstances that al-
lowed for opportunities for public participa-
tion and consideration of alternatives and 
environmental consequences that are sub-
stantially equivalent to what would have
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been available had the documents and anal-
ysis been prepared by a Federal agency 
pursuant to NEPA. 
(ii) GUIDANCE BY CEQ.—The Council 
on Environmental Quality may issue guid-
ance to carry out this subsection. 
(B) NEPA 
OBLIGATIONS.—An environ-
mental document adopted under subparagraph 
(A) or a document that includes documentation 
incorporated under subparagraph (A) may serve 
as the documentation required for an environ-
mental review or a supplemental environmental 
review required to be prepared by a lead agency 
under NEPA. 
(C) SUPPLEMENTATION
OF
STATE
DOCU-
MENTS.—If the lead agency adopts or incor-
porates analysis and documentation described in 
subparagraph (A), the lead agency shall prepare 
and publish a supplemental document if the lead 
agency determines that during the period after 
preparation of the analysis and documentation 
and before the adoption or incorporation— 
(i) a significant change has been made 
to the covered project that is relevant for
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purposes of environmental review of the 
project; or 
(ii) there has been a significant cir-
cumstance or new information has emerged 
that is relevant to the environmental review 
for the covered project. 
(D) COMMENTS.—If a lead agency prepares 
and publishes a supplemental document under 
subparagraph (C), the lead agency shall solicit 
comments from other agencies and the public on 
the supplemental document for a period of not 
more than 45 days, beginning on the date on 
which the supplemental document is published, 
unless— 
(i) the lead agency, the project sponsor, 
and any cooperating agency agree to a 
longer deadline; or 
(ii) the lead agency extends the dead-
line for good cause. 
(E) NOTICE
OF
OUTCOME
OF
ENVIRON-
MENTAL REVIEW.—A lead agency shall issue a 
record of decision or finding of no significant 
impact, as appropriate, based on the document 
adopted under subparagraph (A) and any sup-
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plemental document prepared under subpara-
graph (C). 
(c) ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS.— 
(1) PARTICIPATION.—As early as practicable 
during the environmental review, but not later than 
the commencement of scoping for a project requiring 
the preparation of an environmental impact state-
ment, the lead agency, in consultation with each co-
operating agency, shall determine the range of reason-
able alternatives to be considered for a covered project. 
(2) RANGE OF ALTERNATIVES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Following participation 
under paragraph (1) and subject to subpara-
graph (B), the lead agency shall determine the 
range of reasonable alternatives for consideration 
in any document that the lead agency is respon-
sible for preparing for the covered project. 
(B) ALTERNATIVES REQUIRED BY LAW.—In 
determining the range of alternatives under sub-
paragraph (A), the lead agency shall include all 
alternatives required to be considered by law. 
(3) METHODOLOGIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The lead agency shall 
determine, in collaboration with each cooper-
ating agency at appropriate times during the en-
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vironmental review, the methodologies to be used 
and the level of detail required in the analysis 
of each alternative for a covered project. 
(B) ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW.—A cooper-
ating agency shall use the methodologies referred 
to in subparagraph (A) when conducting any re-
quired environmental review, to the extent con-
sistent with existing law. 
(4) PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE.—With the con-
currence of the cooperating agencies with jurisdiction 
under Federal law and at the discretion of the lead 
agency, the preferred alternative for a project, after 
being identified, may be developed to a higher level of 
detail than other alternatives to facilitate the develop-
ment of mitigation measures or concurrent compli-
ance with other applicable laws if the lead agency de-
termines that the development of the higher level of 
detail will not prevent— 
(A) the lead agency from making an impar-
tial decision as to whether to accept another al-
ternative that is being considered in the environ-
mental review; and 
(B) the public from commenting on the pre-
ferred and other alternatives. 
(d) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMENTS.—
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(1) COMMENTS ON DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IM-
PACT STATEMENT.—For comments by an agency or 
the public on a draft environmental impact state-
ment, the lead agency shall establish a comment pe-
riod of not less than 45 days and not more than 60 
days after the date on which a notice announcing 
availability of the environmental impact statement is 
published in the Federal Register, unless— 
(A) the lead agency, the project sponsor, 
and any cooperating agency agree to a longer 
deadline; or 
(B) the lead agency, in consultation with 
each cooperating agency, extends the deadline for 
good cause. 
(2) OTHER REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIODS.— 
For all other review or comment periods in the envi-
ronmental review process described in parts 1500 
through 1508 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or successor regulations), the lead agency shall estab-
lish a comment period of not more than 45 days after 
the date on which the materials on which comment is 
requested are made available, unless— 
(A) the lead agency, the project sponsor, 
and any cooperating agency agree to a longer 
deadline; or
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(B) the lead agency extends the deadline for 
good cause. 
(e) ISSUE IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION.— 
(1) COOPERATION.—The lead agency and each 
cooperating and participating agency shall work co-
operatively in accordance with this section to identify 
and resolve issues that could delay completion of an 
environmental review or an authorization required 
for the project under applicable law or result in the 
denial of any approval under applicable law. 
(2) LEAD AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The lead agency shall 
make information available to each cooperating 
and participating agency and project sponsor as 
early as practicable in the environmental review 
regarding the environmental, historic, and socio-
economic resources located within the project 
area and the general locations of the alternatives 
under consideration. 
(B) SOURCES OF INFORMATION.—The infor-
mation described in subparagraph (A) may be 
based on existing data sources, including geo-
graphic information systems mapping.
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(3) COOPERATING AND PARTICIPATING AGENCY 
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each cooperating and partici-
pating agency shall— 
(A) identify, as early as practicable, any 
issues of concern regarding any potential envi-
ronmental impacts of the covered project, includ-
ing any issues that could substantially delay or 
prevent an agency from completing any environ-
mental review or authorization required for the 
project; and 
(B) communicate any issues described in 
subparagraph (A) to the project sponsor. 
(f) CATEGORIES
OF
PROJECTS.—The authorities 
granted under this section may be exercised for an indi-
vidual covered project or a category of covered projects. 
SEC. 61006. DELEGATED STATE PERMITTING PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If a Federal statute permits a Fed-
eral agency to delegate to or otherwise authorize a State 
to issue or otherwise administer a permit program in lieu 
of the Federal agency, the Federal agency with authority 
to carry out the statute shall— 
(1) on publication by the Council of best prac-
tices under section 61002(c)(2)(B), initiate a national 
process, with public participation, to determine 
whether and the extent to which any of the best prac-
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tices are generally applicable on a delegation- or au-
thorization-wide basis to permitting under the stat-
ute; and 
(2) not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, make model recommendations for 
State modifications of the applicable permit program 
to reflect the best practices described in section 
61002(c)(2)(B), as appropriate. 
(b) BEST PRACTICES.—Lead and cooperating agencies 
may share with State, tribal, and local authorities best 
practices involved in review of covered projects and invite 
input from State, tribal, and local authorities regarding 
best practices. 
SEC. 61007. LITIGATION, JUDICIAL REVIEW, AND SAVINGS 
PROVISION. 
(a) LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, a claim arising under Federal law 
seeking judicial review of any authorization issued by 
a Federal agency for a covered project shall be barred 
unless— 
(A) the action is filed not later than 2 years 
after the date of publication in the Federal Reg-
ister of the final record of decision or approval 
or denial of a permit, unless a shorter time is
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specified in the Federal law under which judicial 
review is allowed; and 
(B) in the case of an action pertaining to 
an 
environmental 
review 
conducted 
under 
NEPA— 
(i) the action is filed by a party that 
submitted a comment during the environ-
mental review or a party that lacked a rea-
sonable opportunity to submit a comment; 
and 
(ii) a party filed a sufficiently detailed 
comment so as to put the lead agency on 
notice of the issue on which the party seeks 
judicial review. 
(2) NEW INFORMATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of a lead agen-
cy or participating agency shall consider new 
information received after the close of a comment 
period if the information satisfies the require-
ments under regulations implementing NEPA. 
(B) SEPARATE ACTION.—If Federal law re-
quires the preparation of a supplemental envi-
ronmental impact statement or other supple-
mental environmental document, the preparation 
of such document shall be considered a separate
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final agency action and the deadline for filing a 
claim for judicial review of the agency action 
shall be 2 years after the date on which a notice 
announcing the final agency action is published 
in the Federal Register, unless a shorter time is 
specified in the Federal law under which judicial 
review is allowed. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection creates a right to judicial review or places 
any limit on filing a claim that a person has violated 
the terms of an authorization. 
(b) PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.—In addition 
to considering any other applicable equitable factors, in any 
action seeking a temporary restraining order or prelimi-
nary injunction against an agency or a project sponsor in 
connection with review or authorization of a covered 
project, the court shall— 
(1) consider the effects on public health, safety, 
and the environment, the potential for significant job 
losses, and other economic harm resulting from an 
order or injunction; and 
(2) not presume that the harms described in 
paragraph (1) are reparable. 
(c) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Except as provided in sub-
section (a), nothing in this title affects the reviewability of
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any final Federal agency action in a court of competent 
jurisdiction. 
(d) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this title— 
(1) supersedes, amends, or modifies any Federal 
statute or affects the responsibility of any Federal of-
ficer to comply with or enforce any statute; or 
(2) creates a presumption that a covered project 
will be approved or favorably reviewed by any agen-
cy. 
(e) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section preempts, 
limits, or interferes with— 
(1) any practice of seeking, considering, or re-
sponding to public comment; or 
(2) any power, jurisdiction, responsibility, or 
authority that a Federal, State, or local governmental 
agency, metropolitan planning organization, Indian 
tribe, or project sponsor has with respect to carrying 
out a project or any other provisions of law applica-
ble to any project, plan, or program. 
SEC. 61008. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 15 of each 
year for 10 years beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Executive Director shall submit to Congress 
a report detailing the progress accomplished under this title 
during the previous fiscal year.
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(b) CONTENTS.—The report described in subsection (a) 
shall assess the performance of each participating agency 
and lead agency based on the best practices described in 
section 61002(c)(2)(B). 
(c) OPPORTUNITY TO INCLUDE COMMENTS.—Each 
councilmember, with input from the respective agency 
CERPO, shall have the opportunity to include comments 
concerning the performance of the agency in the report de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
SEC. 61009. FUNDING FOR GOVERNANCE, OVERSIGHT, AND 
PROCESSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS 
AND PERMITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The heads of agencies listed in sec-
tion 61002(b)(2)(B), with the guidance of the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget and in consultation 
with the Executive Director, may, after public notice and 
opportunity for comment, issue regulations establishing a 
fee structure for project proponents to reimburse the United 
States for reasonable costs incurred in conducting environ-
mental reviews and authorizations for covered projects. 
(b) REASONABLE COSTS.—As used in this section, the 
term ‘‘reasonable costs’’ shall include costs to implement the 
requirements and authorities required under sections 61002 
and 61003, including the costs to agencies and the costs of 
operating the Council.
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(c) FEE STRUCTURE.—The fee structure established 
under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) be developed in consultation with affected 
project proponents, industries, and other stakeholders; 
(2) exclude parties for which the fee would im-
pose an undue financial burden or is otherwise deter-
mined to be inappropriate; and 
(3) be established in a manner that ensures that 
the aggregate amount of fees collected for a fiscal year 
is estimated not to exceed 20 percent of the total esti-
mated costs for the fiscal year for the resources allo-
cated for the conduct of the environmental reviews 
and authorizations covered by this title, as deter-
mined by the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget. 
(d) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING IM-
PROVEMENT FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—All amounts collected pursu-
ant to this section shall be deposited into a separate 
fund in the Treasury of the United States to be 
known as the ‘‘Environmental Review Improvement 
Fund’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts in the Fund shall 
be available to the Executive Director, without appro-
priation or fiscal year limitation, solely for the pur-
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poses of administering, implementing, and enforcing 
this title, including the expenses of the Council. 
(3) TRANSFER.—The Executive Director, with 
the approval of the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, may transfer amounts in the Fund 
to other agencies to facilitate timely and efficient en-
vironmental reviews and authorizations for proposed 
covered projects. 
(e) EFFECT ON PERMITTING.—The regulations adopt-
ed pursuant to subsection (a) shall ensure that the use of 
funds accepted under subsection (d) will not impact impar-
tial decision-making with respect to environmental reviews 
or authorizations, either substantively or procedurally. 
(f) TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The heads of agencies listed in 
section 61002(b)(2)(B) shall have the authority to 
transfer, in accordance with section 1535 of title 31, 
United States Code, funds appropriated to those agen-
cies and not otherwise obligated to other affected Fed-
eral agencies for the purpose of implementing the pro-
visions of this title. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Appropriations under title 23, 
United States Code and appropriations for the civil 
works program of the Army Corps of Engineers shall 
not be available for transfer under paragraph (1).
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SEC. 61010. APPLICATION. 
This title applies to any covered project for which— 
(1) a notice is filed under section 61003(a)(1); or 
(2) an application or other request for a Federal 
authorization is pending before a Federal agency 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 61011. GAO REPORT. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a report that includes an analysis of 
whether the provisions of this title could be adapted to 
streamline the Federal permitting process for smaller 
projects that are not covered projects. 
TITLE LXII—ADDITIONAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 62001. HIRE MORE HEROES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Hire More Heroes Act of 2015’’. 
(b) EMPLOYEES WITH HEALTH COVERAGE UNDER 
TRICARE OR
THE
VETERANS
ADMINISTRATION
NOT 
TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DETERMINING EMPLOYERS TO 
WHICH THE EMPLOYER MANDATE APPLIES UNDER PA-
TIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.—Section 
4980H(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(F) EXEMPTION FOR HEALTH COVERAGE 
UNDER TRICARE OR THE VETERANS ADMINISTRA-
TION.—Solely for purposes of determining wheth-
er an employer is an applicable large employer 
under this paragraph for any month, an indi-
vidual shall not be taken into account as an em-
ployee for such month if such individual has 
medical coverage for such month under— 
‘‘(i) chapter 55 of title 10, United 
States Code, including coverage under the 
TRICARE program, or 
‘‘(ii) under a health care program 
under chapter 17 or 18 of title 38, United 
States Code, as determined by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services 
and the Secretary.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (b) shall apply to months beginning after December 
31, 2013. 
DIVISION G—SURFACE 
TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION 
SEC. 70001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may cited as the ‘‘Surface Transpor-
tation Extension Act of 2015’’.
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TITLE 
LXXI—EXTENSION 
OF 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PRO-
GRAMS 
SEC. 71001. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001 of the Highway and 
Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–159; 
128 Stat. 1840; 129 Stat. 219) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘July 31, 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘July 31, 2015’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2015’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘304⁄365’’ and inserting 
‘‘365⁄365’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘July 31, 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘304⁄365’’ and inserting 
‘‘365⁄365’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘by 
this subsection’’. 
(b) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Section 1102 of MAP–21 
(23 U.S.C. 104 note; Public Law 112–141) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$33,528,284,932’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$40,256,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘July 31, 2015’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2015’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(12)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘July 31, 2015’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2015’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘304⁄365’’ and inserting 
‘‘365⁄365’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘July 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2015’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘July 31, 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘304⁄365’’ and inserting 
‘‘365⁄365’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f)(1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘July 31, 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
(c) TRIBAL HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS PROGRAM.— 
Section 1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (23 U.S.C. 202 note; Public 
Law 112–141) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘$24,986,301’’ and inserting 
‘‘$30,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘July 31, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
SEC. 71002. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Sec-
tion 1002(a) of the Highway and Transportation Funding 
Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–159; 128 Stat. 1842; 129 Stat. 
220) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$366,465,753’’ and inserting 
‘‘$440,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘July 31, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Section 1002(b)(2) of the 
Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (Public 
Law 113–159; 128 Stat. 1842; 129 Stat. 220) is amended 
by striking ‘‘July 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2015’’. 
TITLE 
LXXII—TEMPORARY 
EX-
TENSION OF PUBLIC TRANS-
PORTATION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 72001. FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS. 
Section 5311(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ending be-
fore’’ and all that follows through ‘‘July 31, 2015,’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘ending be-
fore’’ and all that follows through ‘‘July 31, 2015,’’. 
SEC. 72002. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
FORMULA GRANTS. 
Section 5336(h)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘before October 1, 2014’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘July 31, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘before Oc-
tober 1, 2015’’. 
SEC. 72003. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPOR-
TATION. 
(a) FORMULA GRANTS.—Section 5338(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 
2014’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘for fiscal 
year 2014, and $8,595,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘$107,274,521 for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$128,800,000 for fiscal year 2015’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2013 
and 2014 and $8,328,767 for the period begin-
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ning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 
2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘2013, 2014, and 2015’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘$3,713,505,753 for the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$4,458,650,000 for fiscal year 
2015’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘$215,132,055 for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$258,300,000 for fiscal year 2015’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (E)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$506,222,466 for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and 
ending on July 31, 2015,’’ and inserting 
‘‘$607,800,000 for fiscal year 2015’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$24,986,301 for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and 
ending on July 31, 2015,’’ and inserting 
‘‘$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2015’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘$16,657,534 for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and 
ending on July 31, 2015,’’ and inserting 
‘‘$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2015’’;
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(F) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘2013 
and 2014 and $2,498,630 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 
2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘2013, 2014, and 2015’’; 
(G) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘2013 
and 2014 and $4,164,384 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 
2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘2013, 2014, and 2015’’; 
(H) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
‘‘2013 and 2014 and $3,206,575 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on 
July 31, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘2013, 2014, and 
2015’’; 
(I) in subparagraph (I), by striking 
‘‘$1,803,927,671 for the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$2,165,900,000 for fiscal year 
2015’’; 
(J) in subparagraph (J), by striking 
‘‘$356,304,658 for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$427,800,000 for fiscal year 2015’’; 
and 
(K) in subparagraph (K), by striking 
‘‘$438,009,863 for the period beginning on Octo-
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ber 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$525,900,000 for fiscal year 2015’’. 
(b) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT DEMONSTRATION AND 
DEPLOYMENT PROJECTS.—Section 5338(b) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$58,301,370 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending 
on July 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘$70,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2015’’. 
(c) TRANSIT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 
Section 5338(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$5,830,137 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘$7,000,000 for fiscal year 2015’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND STANDARDS DEVEL-
OPMENT.—Section 5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘$5,830,137 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$7,000,000 for fiscal year 2015’’. 
(e) HUMAN
RESOURCES
AND
TRAINING.—Section 
5338(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$4,164,384 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2014, and ending on July 31, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2015’’. 
(f) CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS.—Section 5338(g) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
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‘‘$1,558,295,890 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2014, and ending on July 31, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,907,000,000 for fiscal year 2015’’. 
(g) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 5338(h) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$86,619,178 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and end-
ing on July 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘$104,000,000 
for fiscal year 2015’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2013 and 
2014 and not less than $4,164,384 for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 
2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘2013, 2014, and 2015’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2013 and 
2014 and not less than $832,877 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 
2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘2013, 2014, and 2015’’. 
SEC. 72004. BUS AND BUS FACILITIES FORMULA GRANTS. 
Section 5339(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2013 and 2014 and $54,553,425 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and end-
ing on July 31, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘2013, 2014, 
and 2015’’;
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(2) by striking ‘‘and $1,041,096 for such period’’; 
and 
(3) by striking ‘‘and $416,438 for such period’’. 
TITLE LXXIII—EXTENSION OF 
HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—Extension of Highway 
Safety Programs 
SEC. 73101. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HIGHWAY SAFETY 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS.— 
(1) 
HIGHWAY
SAFETY
PROGRAMS.—Section 
31101(a)(1)(C) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) $235,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.’’. 
(2) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT.—Section 31101(a)(2)(C) of MAP–21 (126 
Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) $113,500,000 for fiscal year 2015.’’. 
(3) NATIONAL
PRIORITY
SAFETY
PROGRAMS.— 
Section 31101(a)(3)(C) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) $272,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.’’.
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(4) 
NATIONAL
DRIVER
REGISTER.—Section 
31101(a)(4)(C) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.’’. 
(5) HIGH VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—Section 31101(a)(5)(C) of MAP–21 (126 
Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.’’. 
(B) LAW ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGNS.—Sec-
tion 2009(a) of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 
note) is amended— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘and 2014 and in the period beginning on 
October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2015’’; and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘and 2014 and in the period beginning on 
October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 
2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2015’’. 
(6) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Section 
31101(a)(6)(C) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2015.’’.
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(b) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.—Sec-
tion 403(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘under subsection 402(c) in each fiscal year 
ending before October 1, 2014, and $2,082,192 of the total 
amount available for apportionment to the States for high-
way safety programs under section 402(c) in the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘under section 402(c) in each fiscal year end-
ing before October 1, 2015,’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Section 31101(c) of 
MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2013 and 2014 and for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’ and inserting 
‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015’’. 
SEC. 73102. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) MOTOR
CARRIER
SAFETY
GRANTS.—Section 
31104(a)(10) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(10) $218,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.’’. 
(b) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Section 
31104(i)(1)(J) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(J) $259,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.’’. 
(c) GRANT PROGRAMS.—
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(1) COMMERCIAL
DRIVER’S
LICENSE
PROGRAM 
IMPROVEMENT
GRANTS.—Section 
4101(c)(1) 
of 
SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and 
$24,986,301 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2014, and ending on July 31, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015’’. 
(2) BORDER
ENFORCEMENT
GRANTS.—Section 
4101(c)(2) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is 
amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 and 
2014 and $26,652,055 for the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015’’. 
(3) PERFORMANCE AND REGISTRATION INFORMA-
TION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 4101(c)(3) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is 
amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 and 
2014 and $4,164,384 for the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015’’. 
(4) COMMERCIAL
VEHICLE
INFORMATION
SYS-
TEMS AND NETWORKS DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 4101(c)(4) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is 
amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 and 
2014 and $20,821,918 for the period beginning on Oc-
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tober 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015’’. 
(5) SAFETY DATA IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.—Sec-
tion 4101(c)(5) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is 
amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 and 
2014 and $2,498,630 for the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015’’. 
(d) HIGH-PRIORITY ACTIVITIES.—Section 31104(k)(2) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘each of fiscal years 2006 through 2014 and up to 
$12,493,151 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, 
and ending on July 31, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal 
years 2006 through 2015’’. 
(e) NEW ENTRANT AUDITS.—Section 31144(g)(5)(B) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘per 
fiscal year and up to $26,652,055 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘per fiscal year’’. 
(f) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.—Section 4127(e) of 
SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1741) is amended by striking 
‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $3,331,507 to the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31,
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guarantees, and insurance outstanding on the last 
day of that quarter until the rate calculated under 
section 8(g)(1) is less than 2 percent.’’. 
SEC. 91002. INCREASE IN LOSS RESERVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Export-Import 
Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635e) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
(c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) RESERVE REQUIREMENT.—The Bank shall build 
to and hold in reserve, to protect against future losses, an 
amount that is not less than 5 percent of the aggregate 
amount of disbursed and outstanding loans, guarantees, 
and insurance of the Bank.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date that is one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 91003. REVIEW OF FRAUD CONTROLS. 
Section 17(b) of the Export-Import Bank Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2012 (12 U.S.C. 635a–6(b)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) REVIEW OF FRAUD CONTROLS.—Not later than 
4 years after the date of the enactment of the Export-Import 
Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015, and every
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4 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall— 
‘‘(1) review the adequacy of the design and effec-
tiveness of the controls used by the Export-Import 
Bank of the United States to prevent, detect, and in-
vestigate fraudulent applications for loans and guar-
antees and the compliance by the Bank with the con-
trols, including by auditing a sample of Bank trans-
actions; and 
‘‘(2) submit a written report regarding the find-
ings of the review and providing such recommenda-
tions with respect to the controls described in para-
graph (1) as the Comptroller General deems appro-
priate to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Financial Services 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives.’’. 
SEC. 91004. OFFICE OF ETHICS. 
Section 3 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
U.S.C. 635a) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(k) OFFICE OF ETHICS.—