Office of the Executive Secretariat; $1,539,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Busi-
ness Utilization; not to exceed $10,875,000 for the Office 
of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and 
not to exceed $15,117,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Chief Information Officer: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds 
appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary 
(except for the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Busi-
ness Utilization) to any other office of the Office of the 
Secretary: Provided further, That no appropriation for any 
office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 per-
cent by all such transfers: Provided further, That notice 
of any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall be 
submitted for approval to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $60,000 shall be for allocation within the Department 
for official reception and representation expenses as the 
Secretary may determine: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, excluding fees author-
ized in Public Law 107–71, there may be credited to this 
appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user 
fees: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
in this Act shall be available for the position of Assistant 
Secretary for Public Affairs.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 
the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 
re-engineering business processes, $10,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2014. 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 
including necessary upgrades to wide area network and 
information technology infrastructure, improvement of 
network perimeter controls and identity management, 
testing and assessment of information technology against 
business, security, and other requirements, implementa-
tion of Federal cyber security initiatives and information 
infrastructure enhancements, implementation of enhanced 
security controls on network devices, and enhancement of 
cyber security workforce training tools, $6,000,000, to re-
main available through September 30, 2014. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$9,773,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex-
pended, $8,000,000. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and cap-
ital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
$174,128,000 shall be paid from appropriations made 
available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 
That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 
to entities within the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the above limitation on operating ex-
penses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency 
of the Department shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working 
Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the 
Secretary: Provided further, That no assessments may be 
levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or 
project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees. 
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $418,000, as au-
thorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, in-
cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be 
guaranteed, not to exceed $21,955,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the guaranteed loan program, $867,388. 
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Re-
source Center outreach activities, $3,234,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That not-
withstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for 
business opportunities related to any mode of transpor-
tation. 
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
In addition to funds made available from any other 
source to carry out the essential air service program under 
49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $114,000,000, to be de-
rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That in determining 
between or among carriers competing to provide service 
to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative 
subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further, 
That no funds made available under section 41742 of title
49, United States Code, and no funds made available in 
this Act or any other Act in any fiscal year, shall be avail-
able to carry out the essential air service program under 
sections 41731 through 41742 of such title 49 in commu-
nities in the 48 contiguous States unless the community 
received subsidized essential air service or received a 90- 
day notice of intent to terminate service and the Secretary 
required the air carrier to continue to provide service to 
the community at any time between September 30, 2010, 
and September 30, 2011, inclusive: Provided further, That 
basic essential air service minimum requirements shall not 
include the 15-passenger capacity requirement under sub-
section 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That if the funds under this heading are 
insufficient to meet the costs of the essential air service 
program in the current fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
transfer such sums as may be necessary to carry out the 
essential air service program from any available amounts 
appropriated to or directly administered by the Office of 
the Secretary for such fiscal year. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE 
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 
Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to ap-
prove assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining 
to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this 
Act, except for activities underway on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements 
have completed the normal reprogramming process for 
Congressional notification. 
SEC. 102. The Secretary or his designee may engage 
in activities with States and State legislators to consider 
proposals related to the reduction of motorcycle fatalities. 
SEC. 103. Notwithstanding section 3324 of title 31, 
United States Code, in addition to authority provided by 
section 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Depart-
ment’s Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to pro-
vide payments in advance to vendors that are necessary 
to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe 
benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150 and 
section 3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, That the 
Department shall include adequate safeguards in the con-
tract with the vendors to ensure timely and high-quality 
performance under the contract. 
SEC. 104. The Secretary shall post on the Web site 
of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all 
meetings of the Credit Council, including the agenda for 
each meeting, and require the Credit Council to record the 
decisions and actions of each meeting.
ing and cartography are available for activities conducted 
by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund. 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 
improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 
airspace systems and experimental facilities and equip-
ment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 
49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of 
necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 
testing, including construction of test facilities and acqui-
sition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction 
and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations 
for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration stationed at remote localities where such accom-
modations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or 
transfer of aircraft from funds available under this head-
ing, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certifi-
cation; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund, $2,749,596,000 of which $480,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2013, and of which 
$2,269,596,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2015: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex-
penses incurred in the establishment, improvement, and 
modernization of national airspace systems: Provided fur-
ther, That upon initial submission to the Congress of the 
fiscal year 2014 President’s budget, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall transmit to the Congress a com-
prehensive capital investment plan for the Federal Avia-
tion Administration which includes funding for each budg-
et line item for fiscal years 2014 through 2018, with total 
funding for each year of the plan constrained to the fund-
ing targets for those years as estimated and approved by 
the Office of Management and Budget. 
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for research, engineering, and development, as authorized 
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States 
Code, including construction of experimental facilities and 
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 
$175,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 
2015: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation as offsetting collections, funds received from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities,
and private sources, which shall be available for expenses 
incurred for research, engineering, and development: Pro-
vided further, That, of the unobligated balances from prior 
year 
appropriations 
available 
under 
this 
heading, 
$26,183,998 are rescinded. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in- 
aid for airport planning and development, and noise com-
patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 
of title 49, United States Code, and under other law au-
thorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, 
and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices 
and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 
under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and 
for inspection activities and administration of airport safe-
ty programs, including those related to airport operating 
certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States 
Code, $3,400,000,000 to be derived from the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds under this head-
ing shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the obligations for which are in excess of 
$3,350,000,000 in fiscal year 2013, notwithstanding sec-
tion 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: Provided 
further, That none of the funds under this heading shall 
be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor sys-
tems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other 
airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk ex-
plosive detection systems: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
the Government’s share of allowable project costs under 
paragraph (2) for subgrants or paragraph (3) of that sec-
tion shall be 95 percent for a project that the Adminis-
trator determines is a successive phase of a multi-phased 
construction project for which the project sponsor received 
a grant in Fiscal Year 2011 for the construction project: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, of funds limited under this heading, not more 
than $105,000,000 shall be obligated for administration, 
not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for the airport 
cooperative research program, and not less than 
$29,300,000 shall be available for Airport Technology Re-
search.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under 
the federally funded research and development center con-
tract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development dur-
ing fiscal year 2013. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring air-
port sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration 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 pro-
hibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotia-
tions 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 facili-
ties. 
SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration 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 2013,
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 air-
port if such sponsor fails to agree to a request from the 
Secretary of Transportation for cost-free space in a non- 
revenue 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 out-
reach campaign. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of 
title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration employee unless such employee actually per-
formed work during the time corresponding to such pre-
mium pay. 
SEC. 116. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation
Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certifi-
cate through use of a Government-issued credit card. 
SEC. 117. The Secretary shall apportion to the spon-
sor 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 obli-
gated 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 al-
lowable 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 Administra-
tion, a blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft reg-
istration 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 lim-
ited 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) 
Contingent upon reauthorization, not to exceed 
$392,855,251, together with advances and reimburse-
ments received by the Federal Highway Administration, 
shall be paid in accordance with law from appropriations 
made available by this Act to the Federal Highway Admin-
istration for necessary expenses for administration and op-
eration. 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. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon reauthorization, none of the funds 
in this Act shall be available for the implementation or 
execution of programs, the obligations for which are in ex-
cess of $39,143,582,670 for Federal-aid highways and 
highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 
2013: Provided, That within the $39,143,582,670 obliga-
tion limitation on Federal-aid highways and highway safe-
ty 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 2013: Provided further, That this 
limitation on transportation research programs shall not 
apply to any authority previously made available for obli-
gation: Provided further, That the Secretary may, as au-
thorized 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 serv-
icing of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion 
of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such 
credit instruments: Provided further, That such fees are 
available until expended to pay for such costs: Provided 
further, That such amounts are in addition to administra-
tive expenses that are also available for such purpose, and 
are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limita-
tion on administrative expenses under section 608 of title 
23, United States Code. 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon reauthorization, for carrying out the 
provisions of title 23, United States Code, that are attrib-
utable to Federal-aid highways, not otherwise provided, in-
cluding reimbursement for sums expended pursuant to the 
provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $39,882,583,000 or so much 
thereof as may be available in and derived from the High-
way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), 
to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. Contingent upon reauthorization, the fol-
lowing authorities shall apply for fiscal year 2013: 
(a) The Secretary of Transportation shall—
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways amounts authorized for ad-
ministrative 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 enact-
ment 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 obliga-
tion limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal 
to the unobligated balance of amounts made avail-
able 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 paragraphs (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 au-
thorized 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, Account-
able, 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 sec-
tions is equal to the amount determined by multi-
plying the ratio determined under paragraph (3) by 
the sums authorized to be appropriated for that sec-
tion 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 paragraphs (1) and 
(2) and amounts distributed under paragraph (4), 
for each of the programs that are allocated by the 
Secretary under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Ef-
ficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
Users and title 23, United States Code, (other than 
to programs to which paragraphs (1) and (4) apply), 
by multiplying the ratio determined under paragraph 
(3) by the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
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 paragraphs (4) 
and (5), for Federal-aid highways and highway safe-
ty 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 Appalachian develop-
ment highway system program) that are apportioned 
by the Secretary under the Safe, Accountable, Flexi-
ble, 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 appropriated for such programs that are ap-
portioned 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 Transpor-
tation Assistance 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 Reloca-
tion 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 re-
main 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 
2013; and 
(11) under section 1603 of the Safe, Account-
able, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 
A Legacy for Users, to the extent that funds obli-
gated in accordance with that section were not sub-
ject to a limitation on obligations at the time at 
which the funds were initially made available for ob-
ligation. 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU-
THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year, revise a distribu-
tion of the obligation limitation made available under sub-
section (a) if the amount distributed cannot be obligated 
during that fiscal year, and redistribute sufficient amounts 
to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to 
those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving 
priority 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 
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.—The obliga-
tion limitation shall apply to transportation research pro-
grams carried out under chapter 5 of title 23, United 
States Code, and title V (research title) of the Safe, Ac-
countable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 
A Legacy for Users, except that obligation authority made 
available for such programs under such limitation shall re-
main 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 pro-
grams; 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 im-
position 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 de-
scribed in section 133(b) of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(f) SPECIAL LIMITATION CHARACTERISTICS.—Obli-
gation limitation distributed for a fiscal year under sub-
section (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 limita-
tion 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 dis-
tribution 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 Trans-
portation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 
sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur-
suant to 49 U.S.C. 111 may be credited to the Federal- 
aid Highways account for the purpose 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 require-
ment 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 pro-
vided under title 23, United States Code; and 
(3) is in actual operation as of the date of en-
actment 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 seg-
ment, 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 pur-
poses of determining whether a highway will have 
fewer nontoll lanes than prior to the date of imposi-
tion of the toll, if— 
(A) high-occupancy vehicles occupied by 
the number of passengers specified by the enti-
ty operating the toll lane may use the toll lane 
without paying a toll, unless otherwise specified 
by the appropriate county, town, municipal or 
other local government entity, or public toll 
road or transit authority; or 
(B) each high-occupancy vehicle lane that 
was converted to a toll lane was constructed as 
a temporary lane to be replaced by a toll lane 
under a plan approved by the appropriate coun-
ty, town, municipal or other local government 
entity, or public toll road or transit authority.
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon reauthorization, for payment of obli-
gations incurred in the implementation, execution and ad-
ministration of motor carrier safety operations and pro-
grams pursuant to section 31104(i) of title 49, United 
States Code, and sections 4127 and 4134 of Public Law 
109–59, $244,144,000, to be derived from the Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to-
gether with advances and reimbursements received by the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Provided, 
That none of the funds derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund in this Act shall be available for the implementation, 
execution or administration of programs, the obligations 
for which are in excess of $244,144,000, for ‘‘Motor Car-
rier Safety Operations and Programs’’ of which 
$8,543,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2015, is for the research and technology pro-
gram and $1,000,000 shall be available for commercial 
motor vehicle operator’s grants to carry out section 4134 
of Public Law 109–59: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 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 29, 2013 on the agency’s abil-
ity to meet its requirement to conduct compliance reviews 
on mandatory carriers. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon reauthorization, for payment of obli-
gations 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 imple-
mentation 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 reg-
istration 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 com-
mercial vehicle information systems and networks deploy-
ment 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 pro-
gram, $29,000,000 shall be available for audits of new en-
trant motor carriers. 
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. 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of 
the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety
under subtitle C of title X of Public Law 109–59 and 
chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United 
States Code, $152,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall 
remain available through September 30, 2014. 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon reauthorization, for payment of obli-
gations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 
U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title 49, United States 
Code, $122,360,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) (increased 
by $10,000,000), to be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to re-
main 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 2013, are in excess of $122,360,000 (reduced 
by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000), of which 
$118,244,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by 
$10,000,000) shall be for programs authorized under 23 
U.S.C. 403, and of which $4,166,000 shall be for the Na-
tional Driver Register authorized under chapter 303 of 
title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That within 
the $122,360,000 obligation limitation for operations and
research, $20,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2014 and shall be in addition to the amount 
of any limitation imposed on obligations for future years: 
Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the total obligation 
limitation for operations and research in fiscal year 2013 
shall be applied toward unobligated balances of contract 
authority provided in prior Acts for carrying out the provi-
sions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon reauthorization, for payment of obli-
gations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 
U.S.C. 402, 405, 406, 408, and 410 and sections 
2001(a)(11), 2009, 2010, and 2011 of Public Law 109– 
59, to remain available until expended, $501,828,000 to 
be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
Mass Transit Account): Provided, That none of the funds 
in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution 
of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 
2013, are in excess of $501,828,000 for programs author-
ized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 406, 408, and 410 and 
sections 2001(a)(11), 2009, 2010, and 2011 of Public
Law 109–59, of which $235,000,000 shall be for ‘‘High-
way Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402; $25,000,000 
shall be for ‘‘Occupant Protection Incentive Grants’’ 
under 23 U.S.C. 405; $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-Im-
paired Driving Countermeasures Incentive Grant Pro-
gram’’ 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 Visi-
bility Enforcement Program’’ under section 2009 of Pub-
lic 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 section 2011 of Pub-
lic Law 109–59: Provided further, That none of these 
funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or re-
modeling 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 Coun-
termeasures Grants’’ shall be available for technical assist-
ance to the States: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$750,000 of the funds made available for the ‘‘High Visi-
bility Enforcement Program’’ shall be available for the
evaluation required under section 2009(f) of Public Law 
109–59. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. Contingent upon reauthorization, notwith-
standing section 402(g) of title 23, United States Code, 
an additional $130,000 shall be made available to the Na-
tional 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 de-
velopment training and related expenses for highway safe-
ty staff. 
SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for 
which obligation authority was made available in previous 
public laws 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.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $184,000,000, of 
which $20,360,000 shall remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $35,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
FINANCING PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sec-
tions 502 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and 
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as 
amended, such authority to exist as long as any such di-
rect loan or loan guarantee is outstanding: Provided, That, 
pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new 
direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made 
using Federal funds for the credit risk premium during 
fiscal year 2013. 
OPERATING SUBSIDY GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration for the operation of intercity passenger rail, as 
authorized by section 101 of the Passenger Rail Invest-
ment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public 
Law 110–432), $350,000,000, 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 spe-
cific train route: Provided further, That each such grant 
request shall be accompanied by a detailed financial anal-
ysis, revenue projection, and capital expenditure projection 
justifying the Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfac-
tion: Provided further, That not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall transmit, in 
electronic format, to the Secretary, the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation the an-
nual budget and business plan and the 5-Year Financial 
Plan for fiscal year 2013 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 sepa-
rate accounting of ridership, revenues, and capital and op-
erating expenses for the Northeast Corridor; commuter
service; long-distance Amtrak service; State-supported 
service; each intercity train route, including Autotrain; 
and commercial activities including contract operations: 
Provided further, That the budget, business plan and the 
5-Year Financial Plan shall include a description of work 
to be funded, along with cost estimates and an estimated 
timetable for completion of the projects covered by these 
plans: Provided further, That the budget, business plan 
and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall include annual infor-
mation 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 ac-
companied 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 2012 performance 
improvement plan: Provided further, That the Corpora-
tion’s budget, business plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, semi-
annual reports, and all subsequent supplemental plans 
shall be displayed on the Corporation’s Web site within 
a reasonable timeframe following their submission to the
appropriate entities: Provided further, That these plans 
shall be accompanied by a comprehensive fleet plan for 
all Amtrak rolling stock which shall address the Corpora-
tion’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 activi-
ties: Provided further, That none of the funds under this 
heading may be obligated or expended until the Corpora-
tion agrees to continue abiding by the provisions of para-
graphs 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 to support any route on which Am-
trak 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 Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations a budget request for 
fiscal year 2014 in similar format and substance to those
submitted by executive agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
capital investments as authorized by section 101(c) and 
219(b) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improve-
ment Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–432), 
$1,452,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $271,000,000 shall be for debt service 
obligations as authorized by section 102 of such Act: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to bring Amtrak served facilities and stations into 
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act: Pro-
vided further, That after an initial distribution of up to 
$200,000,000, which shall be used by the Corporation as 
a working capital account, all remaining funds shall be 
provided to the Corporation only on a reimbursable basis: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, not less than $500,000,000 shall be 
made available to fund high priority state-of-good-repair 
intercity infrastructure projects on infrastructure owned 
by the Corporation or States for the benefit of existing