(vii) in clause (xxxix) by striking ‘‘Al-
legheny County’’ and inserting ‘‘Pitts-
burgh’’;
(viii) by striking clause (xvi) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(xvi) Northeast Indianapolis Cor-
ridor, $10,000,000.’’;
(ix) by striking clause (xxix) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(xxix) Greater Albuquerque Mass
Transit Project, $90,000,000.’’;
(x) by striking clause (xliii) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(xliii) Providence–Boston Commuter
Rail, $10,000,000.’’;
(xi) by striking clause (xlix) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(xlix) 
SEATAC–Personal 
Rapid
Transit, $40,000,000.’’; and
(xii) by striking clause (li) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(li) Dallas-Ft. Worth RAILTRAN
(Phase-II), $12,000,000.’’;
(B) by striking the heading for subsection
(c)(2) and inserting ‘‘ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS’’;
and
(C) in paragraph (3) by inserting after the
first sentence the following: ‘‘The project shall
also be exempted from all requirements relating
to criteria for grants and loans for fixed guide-
way systems under section 5309(e) of such title
and from regulations required under that sec-
tion.’’.
(s) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—Section
3030(e) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) 
TECHNICAL
ADJUSTMENT.—Section
3031(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (as amended by paragraph
(3)(B) of this subsection) is amended—
‘‘(A) by striking ‘of the West Shore Line’
and inserting ‘or the West Shore Line’; and
‘‘(B) by striking ‘directly connected to’ and
all that follows through ‘Newark International
Airport’ the first place it appears.’’.
(t) BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON TRANSPORTATION IM-
PROVEMENTS.—Section 3030 of the Federal Transit Act
of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h) TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT.—Section 3035(nn)
of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
of 1991 (105 Stat. 2134) (as amended by subsection
(g)(1)(C) of this section) is amended by inserting after
‘expenditure of’ the following: ‘section 5309 funds to the
aggregate expenditure of’.’’.
(u) BUS PROJECTS.—Section 3031 of the Federal
Transit Act of 1998 is amended—
(1) in the table contained in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking item 64;
(B) in item 69 by striking ‘‘Rensslear’’
each 
place 
it 
appears 
and 
inserting
‘‘Rensselaer’’;
(C) in item 103 by striking ‘‘facilities
and’’; and
(D) by striking item 150;
(2) by striking the heading for subsection (b)
and inserting ‘‘ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS’’;
(3) in subsection (b) by inserting after ‘‘2000’’
the first place it appears ‘‘with funds made available
under section 5338(h)(6) of such title’’; and
(4) in item 2 of the table contained in sub-
section (b) by striking ‘‘Rensslear’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Rensselaer’’.
(v) CONTRACTING OUT STUDY.—Section 3032 of the
Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘3’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘6’’;
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘the Mass
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund’’ and
inserting ‘‘funds made available under section
5338(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code,’’;
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘1998’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1999’’; and
(4) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘subsection
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’.
(w) 
JOB
ACCESS
AND
REVERSE
COMMUTE
GRANTS.—Section 3037 of the Federal Transit Act of
1998 is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(4)(A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘designated recipients
under section 5307(a)(2) of title 49, United
States Code,’’ after ‘‘from among’’; and
(B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘and agen-
cies’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(4)(B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘at least’’ and inserting
‘‘less than’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘designated recipients
under section 5307(a)(2) of title 49, United
States Code,’’ after ‘‘from among’’; and
(C) by inserting ‘‘and agencies,’’ after ‘‘au-
thorities’’;
(3) in subsection (f)(2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(including bicycling)’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘(including bicycling)’’
after ‘‘additional services’’;
(4) 
in 
subsection 
(h)(2)(B) 
by 
striking
‘‘403(a)(5)(C)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘403(a)(5)(C)(vi)’’;
(5) in the heading for subsection (l)(1)(C) by
striking ‘‘FROM THE GENERAL FUND’’;
(6) in subsection (l)(1)(C) by inserting ‘‘under
the Transportation Discretionary Spending Guaran-
tee for the Mass Transit Category’’ after ‘‘(B)’’; and
(7) in subsection (l)(3)(B) by striking ‘‘at
least’’ and inserting ‘‘less than’’.
(x) RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY INCEN-
TIVE PROGRAM.—Section 3038 of the Federal Transit Act
of 1998 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A) by inserting before
the semicolon ‘‘or connecting 1 or more rural com-
munities with an urban area not in close proximity’’;
(2) in subsection (g)(1)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘over-the-road buses used
substantially or exclusively in’’ after ‘‘operators
of’’; and
(B) by inserting at the end the following:
‘‘Such sums shall remain available until expended.’’;
and
(3) in subsection (g)(2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘each of’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’.
(y) STUDY OF TRANSIT NEEDS IN NATIONAL PARKS
AND RELATED PUBLIC LANDS.—Section 3039(b) of the
Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘in order to
carry’’ and inserting ‘‘assist in carrying’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘Federal land management agen-
cies’ means the National Park Service, the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of
Land Management.’’.
(z) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Section 3040 of the Fed-
eral Transit Act of 1998 is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(2) $5,797,000,000 in fiscal year 2000;’’; and
(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(4) 
by 
striking
‘‘$6,746,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,747,000,000’’.
SEC. 10. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY TECHNICAL CORREC-
TION.
Section 4011 of the Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(h) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 31314 (as
amended by subsection (g) of this section) is amended—
‘‘(1) in subsections (a) and (b) by striking ‘(3),
and (5)’ each place it appears and inserting ‘(3),
and (4)’; and
‘‘(2) by striking subsection (d).’’.
SEC. 11. RESTORATIONS TO RESEARCH TITLE.
(a) 
UNIVERSITY
TRANSPORTATION
RESEARCH
FUNDING.—Section 5001(a)(7) of the Transportation Eq-
uity Act for the 21st Century is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$31,150,000’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘$25,650,000’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘$32,750,000’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘$27,250,000’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘$32,000,000’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘$26,500,000’’.
(b) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Section 5002 of such Act
is amended by striking ‘‘$403,150,000’’ and all that fol-
lows 
through 
‘‘$468,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘$397,650,000 for fiscal year 1998, $403,650,000 for fis-
cal year 1999, $422,450,000 for fiscal year 2000,
$437,250,000 for fiscal year 2001, $447,500,000 for fis-
cal year 2002, and $462,500,000’’.
(c) USE OF FUNDS FOR ITS.—Section 5210 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) USE OF INNOVATIVE FINANCING.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may use up
to 25 percent of the funds made available to carry
out this subtitle to make available loans, lines of
credit, and loan guarantees for projects that are eli-
gible for assistance under this subtitle and that have
significant intelligent transportation system ele-
ments.
‘‘(2) CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER LAW.—Credit
assistance described in paragraph (1) shall be made
available in a manner consistent with the Transpor-
tation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of
1998.’’.
(d) UNIVERSITY
TRANSPORTATION
RESEARCH.—
Section 5110 of such Act is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 5505 of
title 49, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)
of this section), is amended—
‘‘(1) in subsection (g)(2) by striking ‘section
5506,’ and inserting ‘section 508 of title 23, United
States Code,’;
‘‘(2) in subsection (i)—
‘‘(A) by inserting ‘Subject to section
5338(e):’ after ‘(i) NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF
GRANTS.—’; and
‘‘(B) by striking ‘institutions’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘institutions or groups of
institutions’; and
‘‘(3) in subsection (j)(4)(B) by striking ‘on be-
half of’ and all that follows before the period and in-
serting ‘on behalf of a consortium which may also
include West Virginia University Institute of Tech-
nology, the College of West Virginia, and Bluefield
State College’.’’.
(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 5115 of
such Act is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before
‘‘Section 4(b)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 4(b)(3)(B)
of the 1950 Act (as amended by subsection (a) of this
section) is amended by striking ‘6404(d)’ and inserting
‘7404(d)’.’’.
(c) BOATING INFRASTRUCTURE.—Section 7404(b) of
such Act is amended by striking ‘‘6402’’ and inserting
‘‘7402’’.
SEC. 13. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS REGARDING SUBTITLE
A OF TITLE VIII.
(a) AMENDMENT TO OFFSETTING ADJUSTMENT FOR
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMIT.—Section 8101(b) of
the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is
amended—
(1) 
in 
paragraph 
(1) 
by 
striking
‘‘$25,173,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘$25,144,000,000’’; and
(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(2) 
by 
striking
‘‘$26,045,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘$26,009,000,000’’.
(b) AMENDMENTS FOR HIGHWAY CATEGORY.—Sec-
tion 8101 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) 
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS.—Section
250(c)(4)(C) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985 (as amended by subsection (c)
of this Act) is amended—
‘‘(1) by striking ‘Century and’ and inserting
‘Century or’;
‘‘(2) by striking ‘as amended by this section,’
and inserting ‘as amended by the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century,’; and
‘‘(3) by adding at the end the following new
flush sentence:
‘Such term also refers to the Washington Metropoli-
tan Transit Authority account (69-1128-0-1-401)
only for fiscal year 1999 only for appropriations pro-
vided pursuant to authorizations contained in section
14 of Public Law 96–184 and Public Law 101–
551.’.’’.
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 8102 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amend-
ed by inserting before the period at the end the following:
‘‘or from section 1102 of this Act’’.
SEC. 14. CORRECTIONS TO VETERANS SUBTITLE.
(a) TOBACCO-RELATED ILLNESSES IN VETERANS.—
Section 8202 of the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century is amended to read as follows (and the
amendments made by that section as originally enacted
shall be treated for all purposes as not having been made):
‘‘SEC. 8202. TREATMENT OF TOBACCO-RELATED ILLNESSES
OF VETERANS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 11 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section
1102 the following new section:
‘§ 1103. Special provisions relating to claims based
upon effects of tobacco products
‘(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
veteran’s disability or death shall not be considered to
have resulted from personal injury suffered or disease con-
tracted in the line of duty in the active military, naval,
or air service for purposes of this title on the basis that
it resulted from injury or disease attributable to the use
of tobacco products by the veteran during the veteran’s
service.
‘(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed as
precluding the establishment of service connection for dis-
ability or death from a disease or injury which is otherwise
shown to have been incurred or aggravated in active mili-
tary, naval, or air service or which became manifest to
the requisite degree of disability during any applicable pre-
sumptive period specified in section 1112 or 1116 of this
title.’.
‘‘(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 1102 the following new item:
‘1103. Special provisions relating to claims based upon effects of tobacco
products.’.
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 1103 of title 38,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall
apply with respect to claims received by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs after the date of the enactment of this
Act.’’.
(b) GI BILL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUR-
VIVORS AND DEPENDENTS OF VETERANS.—Subtitle B of
title VIII of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 8210. TWENTY PERCENT INCREASE IN RATES OF SUR-
VIVORS AND DEPENDENTS EDUCATIONAL AS-
SISTANCE.
‘‘(a) SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE.—Section 3532 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended—
‘‘(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
‘‘(A) by striking out ‘$404’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘$485’;
‘‘(B) by striking out ‘$304’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘$365’; and
‘‘(C) by striking out ‘$202’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘$242’;
‘‘(2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out ‘$404’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘$485’;
‘‘(3) in subsection (b), by striking out ‘$404’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘$485’; and
‘‘(4) in subsection (c)(2)—
‘‘(A) by striking out ‘$327’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘$392’;
‘‘(B) by striking out ‘$245’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘$294’; and
‘‘(C) by striking out ‘$163’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘$196’.
‘‘(b) CORRESPONDENCE COURSE.—Section 3534(b)
of such title is amended by striking out ‘$404’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘$485’.
‘‘(c) SPECIAL
RESTORATIVE
TRAINING.—Section
3542(a) of such title is amended—
‘‘(1) by striking out ‘$404’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘$485’;
‘‘(2) by striking out ‘$127’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘$152’; and
‘‘(3) by striking out ‘$13.46’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘$16.16’.
‘‘(d) 
APPRENTICESHIP
TRAINING.—Section
3687(b)(2) of such title is amended—
‘‘(1) by striking out ‘$294’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘$353’;
‘‘(2) by striking out ‘$220’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘$264’;
‘‘(3) by striking out ‘$146’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘$175’; and
‘‘(4) by striking out ‘$73’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘$88’.
‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 1998, and shall
apply with respect to educational assistance allowances
paid for months after September 1998.’’.
SEC. 15. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS REGARDING TITLE IX.
(a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—Subsection (f) of sec-
tion 9002 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraphs:
‘‘(4) The last sentence of section 9503(c)(1), as
amended by subsection (d), is amended by striking
‘the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century’ and inserting ‘the date of
the enactment of the TEA 21 Restoration Act’.
‘‘(5) Paragraph (3) of section 9503(e), as
amended by subsection (d), is amended by striking
‘the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century’ and inserting ‘the date of
the enactment of the TEA 21 Restoration Act’.’’.
(b) BOAT SAFETY ACCOUNT AND SPORT FISH RES-
TORATION ACCOUNT.—Section 9005 of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
‘‘(1) Subparagraph (A) of section 9504(b)(2),
as amended by subsection (b)(1), is amended by
striking ‘the date of the enactment of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century’ and insert-
ing ‘the date of the enactment of the TEA 21 Res-
toration Act’.
‘‘(2) Subparagraph (B) of section 9504(b)(2),
as added by subsection (b)(3), is amended by strik-
ing ‘such Act’ and inserting ‘the TEA 21 Restora-
tion Act’.
‘‘(3) Subparagraph (C) of section 9504(b)(2),
as amended by subsection (b)(2) and redesignated
by subsection (b)(3), is amended by striking ‘the
date of the enactment of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century’ and inserting ‘the date of
the enactment of the TEA 21 Restoration Act’.
‘‘(4) Subsection (c) of section 9504, as amend-
ed by subsection (c)(2), is amended by striking ‘the
date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century’ and inserting ‘the date of the
enactment of the TEA 21 Restoration Act’.’’.
SEC. 16. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect simultaneously with the enactment of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. For pur-
poses of all Federal laws, the amendments made by this
Act shall be treated as being included in the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century at the time of the
enactment of such Act, and the provisions of such Act (in-
cluding the amendments made by such Act) (as in effect
on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) that
are amended by this Act shall be treated as not being en-
acted.
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