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propriated under the headings listed in paragraph 
(1) shall include funds planned for— 
(A) implementing the recommendations of 
the OIG reports referenced in clauses (iii) and 
(v); and 
(B) measurably reducing the FOIA and 
Congressional oversight requests backlog. 
GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 
SEC. 7078. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for 
obligation during fiscal year 2018 under the headings 
‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for 
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less than 
$50,500,000 shall be made available for programs to pro-
mote Internet freedom globally: Provided, That such pro-
grams shall be prioritized for countries whose governments 
restrict freedom of expression on the Internet, and that 
are important to the national interests of the United 
States: Provided further, That funds made available pursu-
ant to this section shall be matched, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, by sources other than the United States 
Government, including from the private sector. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 
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Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’ that are made available pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be— 
(A) coordinated with other democracy pro-
grams funded by this Act under such headings, 
and shall be incorporated into country assist-
ance and democracy promotion strategies, as 
appropriate; 
(B) for programs to implement the May 
2011, International Strategy for Cyberspace; 
the Department of State International Cyber-
space Policy Strategy required by section 402 
of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (division N of 
Public Law 114–113); and the comprehensive 
strategy to promote Internet freedom and ac-
cess to information in Iran, as required by sec-
tion 414 of the Iran Threat Reduction and 
Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 
8754); 
(C) made available for programs that sup-
port the efforts of civil society to counter the 
development of repressive Internet-related laws 
and regulations, including countering threats to 
Internet freedom at international organizations; 
to combat violence against bloggers and other 
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users; and to enhance digital security training 
and capacity building for democracy activists; 
(D) made available for research of key 
threats to Internet freedom; the continued de-
velopment of technologies that provide or en-
hance access to the Internet, including cir-
cumvention tools that bypass Internet blocking, 
filtering, and other censorship techniques used 
by authoritarian governments; and maintenance 
of the technological advantage of the United 
States Government over such censorship tech-
niques: Provided, That the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer 
(CEO) of the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
(BBG), shall coordinate any such research and 
development programs with other relevant 
United States Government departments and 
agencies in order to share information, tech-
nologies, and best practices, and to assess the 
effectiveness of such technologies; and 
(E) the responsibility of the Assistant Sec-
retary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ 
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that are made available pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall be— 
(A) made available only for tools and tech-
niques to securely develop and distribute BBG 
digital content; facilitate audience access to 
such content on Web sites that are censored; 
coordinate the distribution of BBG digital con-
tent to targeted regional audiences; and to pro-
mote and distribute such tools and techniques, 
including digital security techniques; 
(B) coordinated with programs funded by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘International 
Broadcasting Operations’’, and shall be incor-
porated into country broadcasting strategies, as 
appropriate; 
(C) coordinated by the BBG CEO to pro-
vide Internet circumvention tools and tech-
niques for audiences in countries that are stra-
tegic priorities for the BBG and in a manner 
consistent with the BBG Internet freedom 
strategy; and 
(D) made available for the research and 
development of new tools or techniques author-
ized in paragraph (A) only after the BBG CEO, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
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other relevant United States Government de-
partments and agencies, evaluates the risks and 
benefits of such new tools or techniques, and 
establishes safeguards to minimize the use of 
such new tools or techniques for illicit purposes. 
(c) COORDINATION AND SPEND PLANS.—After con-
sultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate 
and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
and the BBG CEO shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations spend plans for funds made available by this 
Act for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, 
which shall include a description of safeguards established 
by relevant agencies to ensure that such programs are not 
used for illicit purposes: Provided, That the Department 
of State spend plan shall include funding for all such pro-
grams for all relevant Department of State and USAID 
offices and bureaus. 
IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES 
SEC. 7079. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under titles III through VI of this 
Act may be obligated or expended to provide— 
(1) any financial incentive to a business enter-
prise currently located in the United States for the 
purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate 
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outside the United States if such incentive or in-
ducement is likely to reduce the number of employ-
ees of such business enterprise in the United States 
because United States production is being replaced 
by such enterprise outside the United States; 
(2) assistance for any program, project, or ac-
tivity that contributes to the violation of internation-
ally recognized workers’ rights, as defined in section 
507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the 
recipient country, including any designated zone or 
area in that country: Provided, That the application 
of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be 
commensurate with the level of development of the 
recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude 
assistance for the informal sector in such country, 
micro and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder 
agriculture; 
(3) any assistance to an entity outside the 
United States if such assistance is for the purpose 
of directly relocating or transferring jobs from the 
United States to other countries and adversely im-
pacts the labor force in the United States; or 
(4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, 
policy, or guidelines implemented pursuant to— 
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(A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) 
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010; 
(B) the modification proposed by the Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation in Novem-
ber 2013 to the Corporation’s Environmental 
and Social Policy Statement relating to coal; 
(C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High 
Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Ex-
port-Import Bank of the United States on De-
cember 12, 2013; or 
(D) the World Bank Group’s Directions 
for the World Bank Group’s Energy Sector re-
leased on July 16, 2013, 
when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or 
guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect of pro-
hibiting, any coal-fired or other power-generation 
project the purpose of which is to increase exports 
of goods and services from the United States or pre-
vent the loss of jobs from the United States. 
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TITLE VIII 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL 
WAR ON TERRORISM 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Con-
sular Programs’’, $2,975,971,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2019, of which $2,376,122,000 is for 
Worldwide Security Protection and shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of State may 
transfer up to $5,000,000 of the total funds made avail-
able under this heading to any other appropriation of any 
department or agency of the United States, upon the con-
currence of the head of such department or agency, to sup-
port operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and to 
carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961: Provided further, That any such transfer shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con-
tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $68,100,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019, of which $54,900,000 shall be for the 
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction 
(SIGAR) for reconstruction oversight: Provided, That 
printing and reproduction costs of SIGAR shall not exceed 
amounts for such costs during fiscal year 2017: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any employee of SIGAR who completes at least 12 months 
of continuous service after the date of enactment of this 
Act or who is employed on the date on which SIGAR ter-
minates, whichever occurs first, shall acquire competitive 
status for appointment to any position in the competitive 
service for which the employee possesses the required 
qualifications: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Embassy Security, 
Construction, and Maintenance’’, $71,778,000, to remain 
available until expended, for Worldwide Security Up-
grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized: Pro-
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vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions to 
International Organizations’’, $96,240,000: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions for 
International Peacekeeping Activities’’, $965,906,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, 
$136,555,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $2,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 
Assistance’’, $1,788,203,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS 
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 8001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated in this title are in addition to 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this 
Act for fiscal year 2018. 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND CONDITIONS 
SEC. 8002. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, 
the additional amounts appropriated by this title to appro-
priations accounts in this Act shall be available under the 
authorities and conditions applicable to such appropria-
tions accounts. 
COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND 
SEC. 8003. Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 
Related Programs’’ shall be made available for the 
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund for security pro-
grams in areas liberated from, under the influence of, or 
adversely affected by, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 
or other terrorist organizations: Provided, That such areas 
shall include the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Provided fur-
ther, That prior to the obligation of funds made available 
pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary of State shall 
take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are 
in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of such 
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funds: Provided further, That the Secretary shall promptly 
inform the appropriate congressional committees of each 
instance in which assistance provided pursuant to this sec-
tion has been diverted or destroyed, to include the type 
and amount of assistance, a description of the incident 
and parties involved, and an explanation of the response 
of the Department of State: Provided further, That funds 
made available pursuant to this section shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees and the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
RESCISSION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8004. Of the unobligated balances available to 
the President under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $156,913,000, which shall be derived from 
amounts under such heading previously designated by 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985, are hereby rescinded: Provided, That such 
amounts are designated by Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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DESIGNATION 
SEC. 8005. Each amount designated in this Act by 
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only 
if the President subsequently so designates all such 
amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 
TITLE IX—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISION 
REFERENCES TO ACT 
SEC. 9001. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 
any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this division shall 
be treated as referring only to the provisions of this divi-
sion. 
REFERENCE TO REPORT 
SEC. 9002. Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying 
this Act’’ contained in this division shall be treated as a 
reference to House Report 115–253. The effect of such 
Report shall be limited to this division and shall apply for 
purposes of determining the allocation of funds provided 
by, and the implementation of, this division. 
SEC. 9003. None of the of funds made available by 
this division may be used by the Department of State to 
close or merge the Office of International Religious Free-
dom. 
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SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 9004. $0. 
LIMITATION ON CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE 
SEC. 9005. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to attend 
the Canadian Water Resources Association’s National 
2018 Conference, ‘‘Our Common Water Future: Building 
Resilience through Innovation’’. 
SEC. 9006. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to close the 
Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti- 
Semitism of the Department of State or to merge such 
Office with any other office or entity in the Department 
of State. 
SEC. 9007. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to close the 
Office of Global Criminal Justice of the Department of 
State or to merge such Office with any other office or enti-
ty in the Department of State. 
SEC. 9008. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to reduce the number of fellows in the 
Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, the 
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Pro-
gram, or the Donald M. Payne International Development 
Fellowship Program below current levels. 
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SEC. 9009. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to provide assistance to any of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The Dalal Mughrabi High School for Girls– 
Gaza. 
(2) The Dalal Mughrabi High School for Girls– 
Hebron. 
(3) The Dalal Mughrabi Elementary School for 
Girls–Hebron. 
(4) The Shadia Abu Ghazaleh School for Girls– 
Gaza. 
(5) The Shadia Abu Ghazalah High School for 
Boys–Jabaliya. 
(6) The Khalil Al-Wazir (Abu Jihad) Elemen-
tary School for Girls–Hebron. 
(7) The Martyr Khalil Al-Wazir Elementary 
School for Boys–Hebron. 
(8) The Martyr Khalil Al-Wazir Elementary 
School for Boys–Jenin. 
(9) The Abu Jihad High School for Boys– 
Jenin. 
(10) The Abu Jihad High School for Boys–He-
bron. 
(11) The Salah Khalaf Elementary School for 
Girls–Gaza. 
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(12) The Salah Khalaf Junior High School– 
Gaza. 
(13) The Martyr Abu Iyad School–Rafah. 
(14) The Salah Khalaf School–Tulkarem. 
(15) The Martyr Ahmed Yassin School for 
Boys–Jenin. 
(16) The Martyr Abdullah Azzam Elementary 
School for Boys–Jenin. 
(17) The Abu Ali Iyad High School for Girls– 
Qalqilya. 
(18) The Martyr Nash’at Abu Jabara High 
School for Girls–Tulkarem. 
(19) The Abu Ali Mustafa Elementary School 
for Boys–Jenin. 
(20) The Abu Ali Mustafa Elementary School 
for Girls–Jenin. 
(21) The Mustafa Hafez Elementary School for 
Boys–Khan Younis. 
(22) The Mustafa Hafez School–Gaza. 
(23) The Martyr Izzat Abu Al-Rubb High 
School–Jenin. 
(24) The Martyr Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam High 
School for Boys–Yaa’bad. 
(25) The Martyr Izz Al-Din (Al-Qassam) Ele-
mentary School–Jenin. 
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(26) The Martyr Osama Al-Najjar School– 
Khan Yunis. 
(27) The Kamal Adwan High School for Boys– 
Rafah. 
(28) The Martyr Saa’d Sayel Elementary 
School for Boys–Nablus. 
(29) The Amin Al-Husseini Elementary School– 
El-Bireh. 
(30) The Hassan Salameh Junior High School 
for Girls–Gaza. 
(31) The Hassan Salameh Elementary School– 
Gaza. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2018’’. 
DIVISION H—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING 
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RE-
LATED 
AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2018 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2018, and for other purposes, namely: 
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TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$108,899,000 (reduced by $15,000,000) (reduced by 
$7,000,000) (reduced by $9,000,000), of which not to ex-
ceed $2,758,000 (reduced by $400,000) shall be available 
for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed 
$1,040,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of 
the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $20,772,000 (reduced 
by $3,000,000) shall be available for the Office of the Gen-
eral Counsel; not to exceed $10,033,000 shall be available 
for the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation 
for Policy; not to exceed $14,019,000 (reduced by 
$4,000,000) (reduced by $3,000,000) shall be available for 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Pro-
grams; not to exceed $2,546,000 shall be available for the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Af-
fairs; not to exceed $24,255,000 (reduced by $4,600,000) 
(reduced by $4,000,000) shall be available for the Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to ex-
ceed $2,142,000 shall be available for the Office of Public 
Affairs; not to exceed $1,760,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed 
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$11,089,000 shall be available for the Office of Intel-
ligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to ex-
ceed $18,485,000 (reduced by $3,000,000) shall be avail-
able for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Transportation is authorized 
to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office 
of the Secretary 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 10 per-
cent by all such transfers: Provided further, That notice 
of any change in funding greater than 10 percent shall 
be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $60,000 shall be for allocation within the Depart-
ment for official reception and representation expenses as 
the Secretary may determine: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, excluding fees au-
thorized in Public Law 107–71, there may be credited to 
this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received in 
user fees. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 
$8,465,109 (increased by $15,000,000), of which 
$2,618,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
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2020: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation, to be available until expended, funds received 
from States, counties, municipalities, other public authori-
ties, and private sources for expenses incurred for train-
ing: Provided further, That any reference in law, regula-
tion, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research 
and Innovative Technology Administration shall continue 
to be deemed to be a reference to the Office of the Assist-
ant Secretary for Research and Technology of the Depart-
ment of Transportation. 
NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE 
FINANCE BUREAU 
For necessary expenses of the National Surface 
Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 116, $1,000,000 Provided, That the 
Secretary is required to notify the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations prior to exercising the authori-
ties of 49 U.S.C. 116(h). 
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-
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businesses, the monitoring of existing loans in the guaran-
teed loan program, and the modification of such loans of 
the Minority Business Resource Center, $500,301, as au-
thorized by 49 U.S.C. 332; Provided, That notwith-
standing that section, these funds may be for business op-
portunities related to any mode of transportation. 
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND 
OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged 
business utilization and outreach activities, $3,999,093, to 
remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, 
That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be 
used for business opportunities related to any mode of 
transportation. 
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
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, $150,000,000, 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 basic essential air service minimum requirements 
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shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement 
under subsection 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 
or any other Act shall be used to enter into a new contract 
with a community located less than 40 miles from the 
nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has nego-
tiated with the community over a local cost share: Pro-
vided further, That amounts authorized to be distributed 
for the essential air service program under subsection 
41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made 
available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: 
Provided further, That the Administrator may reimburse 
such amounts from fees credited to the account estab-
lished under section 45303 of title 49, United States Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE 
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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 
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have completed the normal reprogramming process for 
Congressional notification. 
SEC. 102. The Secretary shall post on the Web site 
of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all 
meetings of the Council on Credit and Finance, including 
the agenda for each meeting, and require the Council on 
Credit and Finance to record the decisions and actions 
of each meeting. 
SEC. 103. In addition to authority provided by section 
327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s 
Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide 
partial or full payments in advance and accept subsequent 
reimbursements from all Federal agencies from available 
funds for transit benefit distribution services that are nec-
essary 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 maintain a reasonable operating re-
serve in the Working Capital Fund, to be expended in ad-
vance to provide uninterrupted transit benefits to Govern-
ment employees; Provided further, That such reserve will 
not exceed one month of benefits payable and may be used 
only for the purpose of providing for the continuation of 
transit benefits; Provided further, That the Working Cap-
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ital Fund will be fully reimbursed by each customer agen-
cy for the actual cost of the transit benefit. 
SEC. 104. Hereafter, the Secretary may transfer to 
the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Fi-
nance Bureau, for the purposes of the Bureau, funds allo-
cated to the administrative costs of processing applications 
for the programs referred to in 49 U.S.C. 116(d)(1) and 
funds allocated to any office or office function that the 
Secretary determines has duties, responsibilities, re-
sources, or expertise that support the purposes of the Bu-
reau: Provided, That any such funds, or portions thereof, 
transferred to the Bureau may be transferred back to and 
merged with the original account. 
SEC. 105. Section 503(l)(4) of the Railroad Revital-
ization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 
823(l)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by striking the heading ‘‘SAFETY AND OP-
ERATIONS ACCOUNT’’ and inserting the heading 
‘‘NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNO-
VATIVE FINANCE BUREAU ACCOUNT, OFFICE
OF 
THE SECRETARY’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘the Safety 
and Operations account of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Surface 
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Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau ac-
count.’’ 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper-
ations and research activities related to commercial space 
transportation, administrative expenses for research and 
development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the 
operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 
subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold 
to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehi-
cles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made 
available by Public Law 112–95, $10,185,482,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2019, of which 
$8,859,900,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,691,814,000 
shall be available for air traffic organization activities; not 
to exceed $1,309,749,000 shall be available for aviation 
safety activities; not to exceed $21,587,000 shall be avail-
able for commercial space transportation activities; not to 
exceed $777,506,000 shall be available for finance and 
management activities; not to exceed $59,951,000 shall be 
available for NextGen and operations planning activities; 
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not to exceed $112,622,000 shall be available for security 
and hazardous materials safety; and not to exceed 
$212,253,000 shall be available for staff offices: Provided, 
That not to exceed 5 percent of any budget activity, except 
for aviation safety budget activity, may be transferred to 
any budget activity under this heading: Provided further, 
That no transfer may increase or decrease any appropria-
tion by more than 5 percent: Provided further, That any 
transfer in excess of 5 percent shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under section 405 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 
Provided further, That not later than March 31 of each 
fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress an an-
nual update to the report submitted to Congress in De-
cember 2004 pursuant to section 221 of Public Law 108– 
176: Provided further, That the amount herein appro-
priated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after 
March 31 that such report has not been submitted to the 
Congress: Provided further, That not later than March 31 
of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator shall 
transmit to Congress a companion report that describes 
a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training 
flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format 
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similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, 
including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring 
goals by fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount 
herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day 
for each day after March 31 that such report has not been 
submitted to Congress: Provided further, That funds may 
be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit 
standard-setting organization to assist in the development 
of aviation safety standards: Provided further, That none 
of the funds in this Act shall be available for new appli-
cants for the second career training program: Provided 
further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize 
or implement any regulation that would promulgate new 
aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after 
the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That there may be credited to this appropriation, as off-
setting collections, funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authori-
ties, and private sources for expenses incurred in the pro-
vision of agency services, including receipts for the mainte-
nance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for 
issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including 
airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for 
tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or al-
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teration forms: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, not less than $162,000,000 
shall be for the contract tower program, including the con-
tract tower cost share program: Provided further, That 
none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical charting 
and cartography are available for activities conducted by, 
or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act or any other Act may 
be used to eliminate the Contract Weather Observers pro-
gram at any airport. 
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-
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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, $2,855,000,000, of which $493,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2019, $2,247,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2020, and 
$115,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other 
public authorities, and private sources, for expenses in-
curred in the establishment, improvement, and moderniza-
tion of national airspace systems: Provided further, That 
no later than March 31, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall transmit to the Congress an investment plan for the 
Federal Aviation Administration which includes funding 
for each budget line item for fiscal years 2019 through 
2023, with total funding for each year of the plan con-
strained to the funding targets for those years as esti-
mated and approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget. 
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for research, engineering, and development, as authorized 
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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, 
$170,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 
2020: 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. 
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 
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certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States 
Code, $3,000,000,000 (increased by $10,000,000), to be 
derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That none of 
the funds under this heading shall be available for the 
planning or execution of programs the obligations for 
which are in excess of $3,350,000,000 in fiscal year 2018, 
notwithstanding section 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 systems, reconfiguration of terminal 
baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are 
necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding 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 section shall be 95 percent for 
a project at other than a large or medium hub airport 
that 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 fur-
ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
funds limited under this heading, not more than 
$111,863,000 shall be available for administration, not 
less than $15,000,000 shall be available for the Airport 
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Cooperative Research Program, and not less than 
$33,210,000 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 2017. 
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. 
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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 and any amount remaining in such ac-
count 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 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. 115. 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. 116. 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 
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written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Adminis-
tration of the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 117. 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. 118. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than nine political 
and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration. 
SEC. 119. None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 
44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the Federal 
Aviation Administration provides to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all 
fees related to aeronautical navigation products and ex-
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plains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order 
No. 13642. 
SEC. 119A. None of the funds in this Act may be 
used to close a regional operations center of the Federal 
Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the 
Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in 
advance. 
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. 
SEC. 119C. None of the funds provided under this 
Act may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration to withhold from consideration and 
approval any application for participation in the Contract 
Tower Program, or for reevaluation of Cost-share Pro-
gram participants, pending as of January 1, 2016, as long 
as the Federal Aviation Administration has received an 
application from the airport, and as long as the Adminis-
trator determines such tower is eligible using the factors 
set forth in the Federal Aviation Administration report, 
Establishment and Discontinuance Criteria for Airport 
Traffic Control Towers (FAA–APO–90–7 as of August, 
1990). 
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SEC. 119D. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available in this Act may be 
obligated or expended to limit an Organization Designa-
tion Authorization holder from utilizing authorized dele-
gated functions, unless the FAA documents, through sur-
veillance, oversight or accident/incident finding, a systemic 
airworthiness noncompliance performance issue on the 
part of the ODA holder with regard to a specific function 
or where an ODA’s capability has not been previously es-
tablished in terms of a new compliance method or design 
feature: Provided, that where the FAA has limited the au-
thority of the ODA the FAA shall work with the ODA 
holder to develop the capability to execute that function 
safely and effectively. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $439,443,925, together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 
administration and operation of the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration. In addition, $3,248,000 shall be transferred 
to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance 
with section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code. 
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FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Funds available for the implementation or execution 
of Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States 
Code, and the provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act shall not exceed total obligations of 
$44,234,212,000 (reduced by $12,000,000) (increased by 
$12,000,000) for fiscal year 2018: Provided, That the Sec-
retary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by title 
23, United States Code, 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. 
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(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, 
$44,973,212,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain avail-
able until expended. 
(RESCISSION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned 
among the States under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, a total of $800,000,000 is hereby perma-
nently rescinded on November 30, 2017: Provided, That 
such rescission shall not apply to funds that are exempt 
from the obligation limitation or subject to special no-year 
obligation limitation: Provided further, That the amount 
to be rescinded from a State shall be determined by multi-
plying the total amount of the rescission by the ratio that 
the unobligated balances subject to the rescission as of 
September 30, 2017, for the State; bears to the unobli-
gated balances subject to the rescission as of September 
30, 2017, for all States. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall— 
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways— 
(A) amounts authorized for administrative 
expenses and programs by section 104(a) of 
title 23, United States Code; and 
(B) amounts authorized for 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— 
(A) made available from the Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) for Federal-aid highway and highway 
safety construction programs for previous fiscal 
years the funds for which are allocated by the 
Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary 
under sections 202 or 204 of title 23, United 
States Code); and 
(B) for which obligation limitation was 
provided in a previous fiscal year; 
(3) determine the proportion that— 
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(A) the obligation limitation for Federal- 
aid highways, less the aggregate of amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
this subsection; bears to 
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and 
highway safety construction programs (other 
than sums authorized to be appropriated for 
provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) 
through (11) of subsection (b) and sums au-
thorized to be appropriated for section 119 of 
title 23, United States Code, equal to the 
amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for 
such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the 
amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of this subsection; 
(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each 
of the programs (other than programs to which 
paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Sec-
retary under the Fixing America’s Surface Trans-
portation Act and title 23, United States Code, or 
apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 
204 of that title, by multiplying— 
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(A) the proportion determined under para-
graph (3); by 
(B) the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for each such program for such fiscal 
year; and 
(5) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the 
amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Fed-
eral-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 
under title 23, United States Code (other than the 
amounts apportioned for the National Highway Per-
formance Program in section 119 of title 23, United 
States Code, that are exempt from the limitation 
under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts appor-
tioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in 
the proportion that— 
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the programs that are apportioned under 
title 23, United States Code, to each State for 
such fiscal year; bears to 
(B) the total of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for the programs that are ap-
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only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 
of those fiscal years); 
(9) Federal-aid highway programs for which ob-
ligation authority was made available under the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
(112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple 
years or to remain available until expended, but only 
to the extent that the obligation authority has not 
lapsed or been used; 
(10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 
of those fiscal years); 
(11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 
U.S.C. 118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that 
funds obligated in accordance with that section were 
not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time 
at which the funds were initially made available for 
obligation; and 
(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 
(but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018, 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000). 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU-
THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— 
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(1) revise a distribution of the obligation limita-
tion made available under subsection (a) if an 
amount distributed cannot be obligated during that 
fiscal year; and 
(2) 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 bal-
ances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
Public Law 112–141) and 104 of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO 
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
highways shall apply to contract authority for trans-
portation research programs carried out under— 
(A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States 
Code; and 
(B) title VI of the Fixing America’s Sur-
face Transportation Act. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made 
available under paragraph (1) shall— 
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(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under 
paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the dis-
tribution of obligation authority under subsection 
(a)(5). 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each 
State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any 
purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, 
United States Code. 
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 chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, 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 obliga-
tion limitation for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs. 
SEC. 122. 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 Sec-
retary of Transportation shall make an informal public no-
tice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such 
waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall provide an annual report to the House and 
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Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers 
granted under the Buy America requirements. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds in this Act to the De-
partment of Transportation may be used to provide credit 
assistance unless not less than 3 days before any applica-
tion 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 
following 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 Rep-
resentatives: Provided, That such notification shall in-
clude, but not be limited to, the name of the project spon-
sor; 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. 
SEC. 124. 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 Appropriations of the proposed grant, including an 
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evaluation and justification for the project and the amount 
of the proposed grant award. 
SEC. 125. For this fiscal year, the Federal Highway 
Administration shall reinstate Interim Approval IA–5, re-
lating to the provisional use of an alternative lettering 
style on certain highway guide signs, as it existed before 
its termination, as announced in the Federal Register on 
January 25, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 4083). 
SEC. 126. Section 127(t) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading by inserting 
‘‘NORTH DAKOTA AND’’ before ‘‘IDAHO’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
inserting ‘‘North Dakota or’’ before ‘‘Idaho’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘Idaho State 
law’’ and inserting ‘‘the law of the relevant State’’. 
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 
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America’s Surface Transportation Act, $283,000,000, to 
be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
Mass Transit Account), together with advances and reim-
bursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, the sum of which shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That funds available for imple-
mentation, execution or administration of motor carrier 
safety operations and programs authorized under title 49, 
United States Code, shall not exceed total obligations of 
$283,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and 
Programs’’ for fiscal year 2018, of which $9,073,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020, 
is for the research and technology program, and of which 
$34,824,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2020, is for information management. 
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, $374,800,000, to be derived 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Tran-
sit Account) and to remain available until expended: Pro-
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vided, That funds available for the implementation or exe-
cution of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed 
total obligations of $374,800,000 in fiscal year 2018 for 
‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’; of which $298,900,000 
shall be available for the motor carrier safety assistance 
program, $31,800,000 shall be available for the commer-
cial driver’s license program implementation program, 
$43,100,000 shall be available for the high priority activi-
ties program, and $1,000,000 shall be available for the 
commercial motor vehicle operators grant program: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts provided for Commer-
cial Vehicle Information Systems Network Development or 
other Motor Carrier Safety grants in the Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178), 
SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59), or other appropria-
tion or authorization acts prior to Fiscal Year 2017, 
$100,000,000 in additional obligation limitation is pro-
vided for a highly automated commercial vehicle research 
and development program, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 
31108, and shall remain available until September 30, 
2022: Provided further, That the activities funded by the 
previous proviso may be accomplished through direct ex-
penditure, direct research activities, grants, cooperative 
agreements, contracts, intra or interagency agreements, 
other agreements with private and public organizations, 
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and transfers to other Federal agencies for activities 
under this heading: Provided further, That such funds as 
necessary for payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out this section shall be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to be avail-
able until expended. 
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 
Public Law 110–28. 
SEC. 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin-
istration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 vio-
lations by certified mail, registered mail, or another man-
ner of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by 
the persons responsible for the violations. 
SEC. 132. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Department of Transportation 
by this Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended 
to implement, administer, or enforce the requirements of 
section 31137 of title 49, United States Code, or any regu-
lation issued by the Secretary pursuant to such section, 
with respect to the use of electronic logging devices by op-
erators of commercial motor vehicles, as defined in section 
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31132(1) of such title, transporting livestock as defined 
in section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assist-
ance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471) or insects. 
SEC. 133. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act or any other Act may be 
used to amend, revise or otherwise modify by rulemaking, 
guidance, or interpretation the regulations in effect on De-
cember 4, 2015 relating to safety fitness determinations 
for motor carriers until the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Transportation makes the certifications set 
out in section 5223(a) of Public Law 114–94. 
FEDERAL AUTHORITY 
SEC. 134. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 14501(c) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘paragraphs 
(2) and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3) and 
(4)’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(5) as paragraphs (3) through (6) respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State, political sub-
division of a State, or political authority of 2 or 
more States may not enact or enforce a law, 
regulation, or other provision having the force 
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and effect of law prohibiting employees whose 
hours of service are subject to regulation by the 
Secretary under section 31502 from working to 
the full extent permitted or at such times as 
permitted under such section, or imposing any 
additional obligations on motor carriers if such 
employees work to the full extent or at such 
times as permitted under such section, includ-
ing any related activities regulated under part 
395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(B) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Noth-
ing in this paragraph may be construed to limit 
the provisions of paragraph (1).’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated) by strik-
ing ‘‘Paragraph (1)—’’ and inserting ‘‘Paragraphs 
(1) and (2)—’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (4)(A) (as redesignated) by 
striking ‘‘Paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘Paragraphs 
(1) and (2)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall have the force and effect as if enacted 
on the date of enactment of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration Authorization Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–305). 
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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 
authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI 
of title 49, United States Code, $180,075,000 (increased 
by $9,000,000), of which $20,000,000 shall remain avail-
able through September 30, 2019. 
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, section 4011 of the Fix-
ing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, and 
chapter 
303 
of 
title 
49, 
United 
States 
Code, 
$149,000,000, 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 2018, are in excess of $149,000,000, of which 
$143,700,000 shall be for programs authorized under 23 
U.S.C. 403 and $5,300,000 shall be for the National Driv-
er Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, 
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United States Code: Provided further, That within the 
$149,000,000 obligation limitation for operations and re-
search, $20,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019, 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 Transpor-
tation 
Act, 
to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
$597,629,000, 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 2018, are in excess of 
$597,629,000 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 
$261,200,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ 
under 23 U.S.C. 402; $280,200,000 shall be for ‘‘National 
Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; 
$29,900,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement 
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Program’’ under 23 U.S.C. 404; $26,329,000 shall be for 
‘‘Administrative Expenses’’ under section 4001(a)(6) of 
the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act: Pro-
vided further, That none of these funds shall be used for 
construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for of-
fice 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 ‘‘National 
Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405 for ‘‘Im-
paired Driving Countermeasures’’ (as described in sub-
section (d) of that section) shall be available for technical 
assistance to the States: Provided further, That with re-
spect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provision under 23 U.S.C. 
405(a)(8), any amounts transferred to increase the 
amounts made available under section 402 shall include 
the obligation authority for such amounts: Provided fur-
ther, 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)(8) within 5 days. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made 
available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration, out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 
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