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SEC. 123. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, 
under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America re-
quirement for Federal-aid highways 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 pro-
vide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy 
America requirements. 
SEC. 124. None of the funds in this Act to the Depart-
ment of Transportation may be used to provide credit as-
sistance unless not less than 3 days before any application 
approval to provide credit assistance under sections 603 
and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of 
Transportation provides notification in writing to the fol-
lowing committees: the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives: Pro-
vided, That such notification shall include, but not be lim-
ited to, the name of the project sponsor; a description of 
the project; whether credit assistance will be provided as 
a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit; and the 
amount of credit assistance. 
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SEC. 125. (a) A State or territory, as defined in section 
165 of title 23, United States Code, may, hereafter, use for 
any project eligible under section 133(b) of title 23 or sec-
tion 165 of title 23 and located within the boundary of the 
State or territory any earmarked amount, and any associ-
ated obligation limitation, provided that the Department 
of Transportation for the State or territory for which the 
earmarked amount was originally designated or directed 
notifies the Secretary of Transportation of its intent to use 
its authority under this section and submits a quarterly 
report to the Secretary identifying the projects to which the 
funding would be applied. Notwithstanding the original pe-
riod of availability of funds to be obligated under this sec-
tion, such funds and associated obligation limitation shall 
remain available for obligation for a period of 3 fiscal years 
after the fiscal year in which the Secretary of Transpor-
tation is notified. The Federal share of the cost of a project 
carried out with funds made available under this section 
shall be the same as associated with the earmark. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘earmarked amount’’ 
means— 
(1) congressionally directed spending, as defined 
in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory 
statement, which was authorized to be appropriated 
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or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to 
the current fiscal year, and administered by the Fed-
eral Highway Administration; or 
(2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule 
XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives iden-
tified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory 
statement, which was authorized to be appropriated 
or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to 
the current fiscal year, and administered by the Fed-
eral Highway Administration. 
(c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exer-
cised only for those projects or activities that have obligated 
less than 10 percent of the amount made available for obli-
gation as of October 1 of the current fiscal year, and shall 
be applied to projects within the same general geographic 
area within 50 miles for which the funding was designated, 
except that a State or territory may apply such authority 
to unexpended balances of funds from projects or activities 
the State or territory certifies have been closed and for 
which payments have been made under a final voucher. 
(d) The Secretary shall— 
(1) for fiscal year 2017, submit consolidated re-
ports of the information provided by the States and 
territories each quarter to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations; and 
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(2) for fiscal year 2018 and thereafter, post such 
information annually on the Department’s public 
Web site. 
SEC. 126. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to make a grant for a project under section 117 of title 23, 
United States Code, unless the Secretary, at least 60 days 
before making a grant under that section, provides written 
notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations of the proposed grant, including an evaluation 
and justification for the project and the amount of the pro-
posed grant award. 
SEC. 127. (a) IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH PRIORITY 
CORRIDORS
ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.—Section 
1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi-
ciency Act of 1991 is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(89) United States Route 67 from Interstate 40 
in North Little Rock, Arkansas, to United States 
Route 412. 
‘‘(90) The Edward T. Breathitt Parkway from 
Interstate 24 to Interstate 69.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ROUTE SEGMENTS ON 
INTERSTATE SYSTEM.—Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is 
amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘and subsection 
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(c)(83)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(83), subsection 
(c)(89), and subsection (c)(90)’’. 
(c) DESIGNATION.—Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The route 
referred to in subsection (c)(89) is designated as Interstate 
Route I–57. The route referred to in subsection (c)(90) is 
designated as Interstate Route I–169.’’. 
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the implemen-
tation, execution and administration of motor carrier safe-
ty operations and programs pursuant to section 31110 of 
title 49, United States Code, as amended by the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act, $277,200,000, to be 
derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account), together with advances and reimburse-
ments received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin-
istration, the sum of which shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That funds available for implementation, 
execution or administration of motor carrier safety oper-
ations and programs authorized under title 49, United 
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States Code, shall not exceed total obligations of 
$277,200,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and 
Programs’’ for fiscal year 2017, of which $9,180,000, to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 2019, is 
for the research and technology program. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
sections 31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, United 
States Code, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, $367,000,000, to be derived from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) and to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That funds available for the implementation or execution 
of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total obli-
gations of $367,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 for ‘‘Motor Car-
rier Safety Grants’’; of which $292,600,000 shall be avail-
able for the motor carrier safety assistance program, 
$31,200,000 shall be available for the commercial driver’s 
license program implementation program, $42,200,000 
shall be available for the high priority activities program, 
and $1,000,000 shall be available for the commercial motor 
vehicle operator grant program. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—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 Pub-
lic Law 110–28. 
SEC. 131. Section 133 of division L, title I of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2016, Public Law 114–113, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act or any other Act may be used to imple-
ment, administer, or enforce the requirement for two off- 
duty periods from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. under subsection 
395.3(c) or the restriction on use of more than one restart 
during a 168-hour period under subsection 395.3(d) of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations, and such provisions shall 
have no force or effect as of the date of submission of the 
final report issued by the Secretary of Transportation, as 
required by section 133 of division K of Public Law 113– 
235, unless the Secretary and the Inspector General of the 
Department of Transportation each review and determine 
that the final report— 
‘‘(1) meets the statutory requirements set forth in 
such section; and 
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‘‘(2) establishes that commercial motor vehicle 
drivers who operated under the restart provisions in 
operational effect between July 1, 2013, and the day 
before the date of enactment of such Public Law dem-
onstrated statistically significant improvement in all 
outcomes related to safety, operator fatigue, driver 
health and longevity, and work schedules, in compari-
son to commercial motor vehicle drivers who operated 
under the restart provisions in operational effect on 
June 30, 2013. 
‘‘(b) If the Secretary and Inspector General do not each 
make the determination required by subsection (a), the 34- 
hour restart rule in operational effect on June 30, 2013, 
shall be restored to full force and effect on the date the Sec-
retary submits the final report to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations, and funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act shall 
be available to implement, administer, or enforce such rule. 
‘‘(c) If the 34-hour restart rule in operational effect 
on June 30, 2013, is restored to full force and effect pursu-
ant to subsection (b), a driver who uses that restart rule 
may not drive after being on duty more than 73 hours in 
any period of 7 consecutive days, where the 7-day measure-
ment period moves forward 1 day at midnight each day.’’. 
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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 au-
thorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of 
title 49, United States Code, $160,075,000, of which 
$20,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 
2018. 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title 
49, United States Code, $145,900,000, to be derived from 
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) and to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
the planning or execution of programs the total obligations 
for which, in fiscal year 2017, are in excess of $145,900,000, 
of which $140,700,000 shall be for programs authorized 
under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,200,000 shall be for the Na-
tional Driver Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 
49, United States Code: Provided further, That within the 
$145,900,000 obligation limitation for operations and re-
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search, $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2018, and shall be in addition to the amount of any 
limitation imposed on obligations for future years. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 
4001(a)(6) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act, to remain available until expended, $585,372,000, 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 
2017, are in excess of $585,372,000 for programs authorized 
under 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 4001(a)(6) 
of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, of 
which $252,300,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Pro-
grams’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402; $277,500,000 shall be for 
‘‘National Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; 
$29,500,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement Pro-
gram’’ under 23 U.S.C. 404; $26,072,000 shall be for ‘‘Ad-
ministrative Expenses’’ under section 4001(a)(6) of the Fix-
ing America’s Surface Transportation Act: Provided fur-
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ther, That none of these funds shall be used for construction, 
rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings 
and fixtures for State, local or private buildings or struc-
tures: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the 
funds made available for ‘‘National Priority Safety Pro-
grams’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405 for ‘‘Impaired Driving Coun-
termeasures’’ (as described in subsection (d) of that section) 
shall be available for technical assistance to the States: Pro-
vided further, That with respect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provi-
sion under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(8), any amounts trans-
ferred to increase the amounts made available under section 
402 shall include the obligation authority for such amounts: 
Provided further, That the Administrator shall notify the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any 
exercise of the authority granted under the previous proviso 
or under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(8) within 5 days. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made avail-
able to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion, 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 com-
petency development training and related expenses for high-
way safety staff. 
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