(2) CERTAIN CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The 
amendments made by subsections (b)(4) and (b)(6) 
shall apply to fuel removed after September 30, 
2016. 
SEC. 8. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, after consultation with the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
submit a report to Congress describing such technical and 
conforming amendments to titles 23 and 49, United States 
Code, and such technical and conforming amendments to 
other laws, as are necessary to bring those titles and other 
laws into conformity with the policy embodied in this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act. 
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE CONTINGENT ON CERTIFICATION 
OF DEFICIT NEUTRALITY. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en-
sure that— 
(1) this Act will become effective only if the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget cer-
tifies that this Act is deficit neutral; 
(2) discretionary spending limits are reduced to 
capture the savings realized in devolving transpor-
tation functions to the State level pursuant to this 
Act; and 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
04:04 Nov 15, 2013
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00023
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3486.IH
H3486
rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(3) the tax reduction made by this Act is not 
scored under pay-as-you-go and does not inadvert-
ently trigger a sequestration. 
(b) EFFECTIVE
DATE
CONTINGENCY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this Act, this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall take effect only if— 
(1) the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Di-
rector’’) submits the report as required in subsection 
(c); and 
(2) the report contains a certification by the Di-
rector that, based on the required estimates, the re-
duction in discretionary outlays resulting from the 
reduction in contract authority is at least as great 
as the reduction in revenues for each fiscal year 
through fiscal year 2019. 
(c) OMB ESTIMATES AND REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 5 cal-
endar days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Director shall— 
(A) estimate the net change in revenues re-
sulting from this Act for each fiscal year 
through fiscal year 2019; 
(B) estimate the net change in discre-
tionary outlays resulting from the reduction in 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
04:04 Nov 15, 2013
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00024
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3486.IH
H3486
rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
contract authority under this Act for each fiscal 
year through fiscal year 2019; 
(C) determine, based on those estimates, 
whether the reduction in discretionary outlays 
is at least as great as the reduction in revenues 
for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2019; 
and 
(D) submit to Congress a report setting 
forth the estimates and determination. 
(2) APPLICABLE
ASSUMPTIONS
AND
GUIDE-
LINES.— 
(A) REVENUE
ESTIMATES.—The revenue 
estimates required under paragraph (1)(A) 
shall be predicated on the same economic and 
technical assumptions and score keeping guide-
lines that would be used for estimates made 
pursuant to section 252(d) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 (2 U.S.C. 902(d)). 
(B) OUTLAY ESTIMATES.—The outlay esti-
mates required under paragraph (1)(B) shall be 
determined by comparing the level of discre-
tionary outlays resulting from this Act with the 
corresponding level of discretionary outlays pro-
jected in the baseline under section 257 of the 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
04:04 Nov 15, 2013
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00025
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3486.IH
H3486
rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907). 
(d) CONFORMING ADJUSTMENT TO DISCRETIONARY 
SPENDING LIMITS.—On compliance with the requirements 
specified in subsection (b), the Director shall adjust the 
adjusted discretionary spending limits for each fiscal year 
through fiscal year 2019 under section 601(a)(2) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 665(a)(2)) 
by the estimated reductions in discretionary outlays under 
subsection (c)(1)(B). 
(e) PAYGO INTERACTION.—On compliance with the 
requirements specified in subsection (b), no changes in 
revenues estimated to result from the enactment of this 
Act shall be counted for the purposes of section 252(d) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 902(d)). 
Æ 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
04:04 Nov 15, 2013
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00026
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H3486.IH
H3486
rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS