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NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, $4,000,000, 
to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
the Mass Transit Account) and remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall 
be available for the implementation or execution of pro-
grams
the
obligations
for
which
are
in
excess
of 
$4,000,000 for the National Driver Register authorized 
under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code. 
(RESCISSION) 
Of amounts made available under this heading in 
prior appropriations Acts, $8,553 in unobligated balances 
are rescinded. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(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. 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, 
$587,750,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund
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(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 2007, are in excess of $587,750,000 
for programs authorized 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 $220,000,000 shall 
be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402; 
$25,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Occupant Protection Incentive 
Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; $124,500,000 shall be for 
‘‘Safety Belt Performance Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 406; 
$34,500,000 shall be for ‘‘State Traffic Safety Informa-
tion
System
Improvements’’
under
U.S.C.
408; 
$125,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving 
Countermeasures Incentive Grant Program’’ under 23 
U.S.C. 410; $17,750,000 shall be for ‘‘Administrative Ex-
penses’’ under section 2001(a)(11) of Public Law 109– 
59; $29,000,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement 
Program’’ under section 2009 of Public Law 109–59; 
$6,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Motorcyclist Safety’’ under sec-
tion 2010 of Public Law 109–59; and $6,000,000 shall 
be for ‘‘Child Safety and Child Booster Seat Safety Incen-
tive Grants’’ under section 2011 of Public Law 109–59: 
Provided further, That none of these funds shall be used 
for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for
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office furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private 
buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $500,000 of the funds made available for section 410 
‘‘Alcohol-Impaired
Driving
Countermeasures
Grants’’ 
shall be available for technical assistance to the States: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $750,000 of the 
funds made available for the ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement 
Program’’ shall be available for the evaluation required 
under section 2009(f) of Public Law 109–59. 
(RESCISSION) 
Of amounts made available under this heading in 
prior appropriations Acts, $5,646,863 in unobligated bal-
ances are rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
or limitation on the use of funds made available under 
section 403 of title 23, United States Code, an additional 
$130,000 shall be made available to the National 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 re-
views and to pay for core competency development train-
ing and related expenses for highway safety staff.
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FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $150,083,000 
(increased by $70,000), of which $13,870,890 shall re-
main available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $34,650,000 (reduced by $34,650,000), to re-
main available until expended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obli-
gations pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitaliza-
tion and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94– 
210), as amended, in such amounts and at such times as 
may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant 
to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations 
under sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such author-
ity to exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is 
outstanding: Provided, That pursuant to section 502 of 
such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan guar-
antee commitments shall be made using Federal funds for 
the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2007.
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CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE 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 maintenance and repair of capital infra-
structure owned by the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration, including railroad equipment, rolling stock, legal 
mandates and other services, $500,000,000 (increased by 
$129,000,000), to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $280,000,000 shall be for debt service 
obligations: Provided, That the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall approve funding for capital expenditures, in-
cluding advance purchase orders, for the National Rail-
road Passenger Corporation only after receiving and re-
viewing a grant request for each specific capital grant jus-
tifying the Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfaction: 
Provided further, That none of the funds under this head-
ing may be used to subsidize operating losses of the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided further, 
That none of the funds under this heading may be used 
for capital projects not approved by the Secretary of 
Transportation and on the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation’s fiscal year 2007 business plan.
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EFFICIENCY INCENTIVE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount to be made available to the 
Secretary for efficiency incentive grants to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation, $400,000,000 (increased 
by $85,000,000), to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may make grants to the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation for an additional 
sum for operating subsidies at any time during the fiscal 
year for the purpose of maintaining the operation of exist-
ing or new Amtrak routes: Provided further, That nothing 
in the previous proviso should be interpreted either to en-
courage or discourage the Corporation with respect to ad-
justing existing routes or frequencies: Provided further, 
That
the
Secretary
of
Transportation
shall
reserve 
$60,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading and 
is authorized to transfer such sums to the Surface Trans-
portation Board, upon request from said Board, to carry 
out directed service orders issued pursuant to section 
11123 of title 49, United States Code, to respond to the 
cessation of commuter rail operations by the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Transportation shall make the reserved 
funds available to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
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poration through an appropriate grant instrument not ear-
lier than September 1, 2007 to the extent that no directed 
service orders have been issued by the Surface Transpor-
tation Board as of the date of transfer or there is a bal-
ance of reserved funds not needed by the Board to pay 
for any directed service order issued through September 
30, 2007: Provided further, That upon the receipt and ap-
proval of Amtrak’s fiscal year 2007 business plan and if 
the Secretary deems it in the best interests of the trans-
portation system, in his sole discretion, the Secretary may 
make grants to the Corporation at such times and in such 
amounts for intercity passenger rail, including coverage of 
operating losses of the Corporation: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall approve funding to cover operating 
losses for the Corporation only after receiving and review-
ing a grant request for each specific train route: Provided 
further, That each such grant request shall be accom-
panied by a detailed financial analysis, revenue projection, 
and capital expenditure projection justifying the Federal 
support to the Secretary’s satisfaction: Provided further, 
That the Corporation is directed to achieve savings 
through the operating efficiencies including, but not lim-
ited to, modifications to food and beverage service and 
first class service and efficiencies in overhead: Provided 
further, That the Inspector General of the Department of
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Transportation shall report to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations beginning three months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and quarterly there-
after with estimates of the savings accrued as a result of 
all operational reforms instituted by the Corporation: Pro-
vided further, That if the Inspector General cannot certify 
that the Corporation has achieved operational savings by 
July 1, 2007, none of the funds in this Act may be used 
after July 1, 2007, to subsidize the net losses of food and 
beverage service and sleeper car service on any Amtrak 
route: Provided further, That not later than 120 days after 
enactment of this Act, Amtrak shall transmit to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations a detailed plan 
to improve the financial performance of food and beverage 
service and a detailed plan to improve the financial per-
formance of first class service (including sleeping car serv-
ice) so that these services are revenue neutral or better 
on a fully allocated cost basis no later than October 1, 
2008: Provided further, That these plans shall include 
milestones and target dates for implementation and pro-
jected cost savings in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 and that 
Amtrak shall report quarterly to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations on its progress in imple-
menting these plans, quantify savings realized to date on 
a monthly basis compared to those projected in the plans,
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identify any changes in the plans or delays in imple-
menting these plans, and identify the causes of delay and 
proposed corrective measures: Provided further, That not 
later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, Amtrak 
shall transmit to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations a report on its overhead expenses as of Oc-
tober 1, 2006, identifying those that are directly associ-
ated with a specific route or group of routes or lines of 
business and those system overhead expenses not directly 
charged to specific trains, routes or other lines of business, 
and a plan to reduce system overhead expenses by 10 per-
cent annually through strategic investments, transfer of 
responsibilities to entities that request Amtrak provide 
specific services, and other measures: Provided further, 
That as part of its report and plan to reduce overhead 
expenses, Amtrak shall include a report on the expenses 
associated with intercity passenger rail reservations and 
ticketing, including a comparison of such expenses to 
those associated with domestic airlines and intercity bus 
service, and a plan, including milestones and target dates, 
for reducing the expenses associated with its reservations 
and ticketing including technology enhancements, the use 
of electronic ticketing, and such other measures that will 
result in expense savings, enhanced revenue, and assure 
accurate manifests of passengers on specific trains at all
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times: Provided further, That not later than October 1, 
2008, Amtrak shall reduce its system overhead expenses 
by 10 percent from the level identified as existing on Octo-
ber 1, 2006, and in each subsequent fiscal year, reduce 
system overhead expenses by 10 percent of the level exist-
ing on October 1 of the immediate preceding year: Pro-
vided further, That if the Inspector General deems it nec-
essary for the continued development and implementation, 
not less than $5,000,000 of the funds provided under this 
section shall be expended for the managerial cost account-
ing system, which includes average and marginal unit cost 
capability: Provided further, That within 30 days of the 
development of the managerial cost accounting system, the 
Department of Transportation’s Inspector General shall 
review and comment to the Secretary and the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations upon the strengths 
and weaknesses of the system and how it best can be im-
plemented to improve decision making by the Board of Di-
rectors and management of the Corporation: Provided fur-
ther, That no later than 120 days after enactment of this 
Act, Amtrak shall transmit to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations a detailed plan, including mile-
stones, target dates and cost estimates, to improve its 
management cost accounting system and integrate such 
system with the Corporation’s other processes including
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budgeting, financial forecasting and modeling, and ac-
counting, to permit more informed decisions by manage-
ment and the Board of Directors as to the financial rami-
fications of proposed changes to routes and services: Pro-
vided further, That, as part of the plan to improve its man-
agement cost accounting system, Amtrak shall include a 
plan to improve or replace the Corporation’s Route Profit-
ability System (RPS) to provide more current, accurate, 
and clear information on revenues and expenses on all of 
the Corporation’s routes and services, including the alloca-
tion of expenses not directly charged to specific trains, 
routes, or other business lines: Provided further, That not 
later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the 
Corporation shall transmit, in electronic format, to the 
Secretary, the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations, the House Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and Senate Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation a comprehensive business 
plan approved by the Board of Directors for fiscal year 
2007 under 49 U.S.C. 24104(a): Provided further, That 
the business plan shall include, as applicable, targets for 
ridership, revenues, and capital and operating expenses: 
Provided further, That the plan shall also include a sepa-
rate accounting of such targets for the Northeast Cor-
ridor; commuter service; long-distance Amtrak service;
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State-supported service; each intercity train route, includ-
ing Autotrain; and commercial activities including con-
tract operations: Provided further, That the business plan 
shall include a description of the work to be funded, along 
with cost estimates and an estimated timetable for comple-
tion of the projects covered by the business plan: Provided 
further, That the Corporation shall continue to provide 
monthly reports in electronic format regarding the pend-
ing 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 accompanied by a justification as 
to why said contract was awarded on a sole source basis: 
Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may 
be used for operating expenses, including advance pur-
chase orders, not approved by the Secretary and in the 
Corporation’s fiscal year 2007 business plan: Provided fur-
ther, That the Corporation shall display the business plan 
and all subsequent supplemental plans on the Corpora-
tion’s website within a reasonable timeframe following 
their submission to the appropriate entities: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds under this heading may be 
obligated or expended until the Corporation agrees to con-
tinue to abide by the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 
5, and 11 of the summary of conditions for the direct loan