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SEC. 114. None of the funds limited by this Act for 
grants under the Airport Improvement Program shall be 
made available to the sponsor of a commercial service air-
port if such sponsor fails to agree to a request from the 
Secretary of Transportation for cost-free space in a nonrev-
enue producing, public use area of the airport terminal or 
other airport facilities for the purpose of carrying out a 
public service air passenger rights and consumer outreach 
campaign. 
SEC. 115. 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 Admin-
istration employee unless such employee actually performed 
work during the time corresponding to such premium pay. 
SEC. 116. 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. 117. The Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor 
of an airport that received scheduled or unscheduled air 
service from a large certified air carrier (as defined in part 
241 of title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, or such other 
regulations as may be issued by the Secretary under the 
authority of section 41709) an amount equal to the min-
imum apportionment specified in 49 U.S.C. 47114(c), if 
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the Secretary determines that airport had more than 10,000 
passenger boardings in the preceding calendar year, based 
on data submitted to the Secretary under part 241 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 118. 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 
written approval of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Ad-
ministration of the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 119. Subparagraph (D) of section 47124(b)(3) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘ben-
efit.’’ and inserting ‘‘benefit, with the maximum allowable 
local cost share capped at 20 percent.’’. 
SEC. 119A. 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. 
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SEC. 119B. (a) COMPENSATION FOR FEDERAL EM-
PLOYEES.—Any Federal employees furloughed as a result 
of the lapse in expenditure authority from the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund after 11:59 p.m. on July 22, 2011, 
through August 5, 2011, may be compensated for the period 
of that lapse at their standard rates of compensation, as 
determined under policies established by the Secretary of 
Transportation. 
(b) RATIFICATION OF ESSENTIAL ACTIONS.—All ac-
tions taken by Federal employees, contractors, and grantees 
for the purposes of maintaining the essential level of Gov-
ernment operations, services, and activities to protect life 
and property and to bring about orderly termination of 
Government functions during the lapse in expenditure au-
thority from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund after 
11:59 p.m. on July 22, 2011, through August 5, 2011, are 
hereby ratified and approved, if otherwise in accord with 
the provisions of the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 
2011, part IV (Public Law 112–27). 
(c) TRUST FUND CODE.—Paragraph (1) of section 
9502(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
9502(d)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Department 
of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2012’’ before the 
semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A). 
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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $415,533,000, together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, shall be paid in accordance with law from 
appropriations made available by this Act to the Federal 
Highway Administration for necessary expenses for admin-
istration and operation. In addition, not to exceed 
$3,220,000 shall be paid from appropriations made avail-
able by this Act and transferred to the Appalachian Re-
gional Commission in accordance with section 104 of title 
23, United States Code. 
LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
the implementation or execution of programs, the obliga-
tions for which are in excess of $41,107,000,000 for Federal- 
aid highways and highway safety construction programs for 
fiscal year 2012: Provided, That within the $41,107,000,000 
obligation limitation on Federal-aid highways and highway 
safety construction programs, not more than $429,800,000 
shall be available for the implementation or execution of 
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programs for transportation research (chapter 5 of title 23, 
United States Code; sections 111, 5505, and 5506 of title 
49, United States Code; and title 5 of Public Law 109– 
59) for fiscal year 2012: Provided further, That this limita-
tion on transportation research programs shall not apply 
to any authority previously made available for obligation: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may, as authorized by 
section 605(b) of title 23, United States Code, collect and 
spend fees to cover the costs of services of expert firms, in-
cluding counsel, in the field of municipal and project fi-
nance to assist in the underwriting and servicing 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 ex-
pended to pay for such costs: Provided further, That such 
amounts are in addition to administrative expenses that 
are also available for such purpose, and are not subject to 
any obligation limitation or the limitation on administra-
tive expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United 
States Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid highways, 
not otherwise provided, including reimbursement for sums 
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expended pursuant to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308, 
$41,846,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available in 
and derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
Mass Transit Account), to remain available until expended. 
EMERGENCY RELIEF 
For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief 
Program as authorized under section 125 of title 23, United 
States Code, $1,900,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for expenses resulting from a major disaster des-
ignated pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)): Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding section 125(d)(1) of title 23, 
United States Code, for an event resulting from a disaster 
eligible under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, 
in a State occurring in fiscal years 2011 or 2012, the Sec-
retary of Transportation may obligate under the Emer-
gency Relief Program more than $100,000,000 for eligible 
expenses: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
120 of title 23, United States Code, for expenses resulting 
from a disaster eligible under section 125 of title 23, United 
States Code, occurring in fiscal years 2011 or 2012, the Sec-
retary shall extend the time period in 120(e) in consider-
ation of any delay in the State’s ability to access damaged 
facilities to evaluate damage and estimate the cost of repair: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding sections 120(a) and 
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120(b) of title 23, United States Code, the Federal share 
for permanent repairs resulting from a disaster eligible 
under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, occurring 
in fiscal years 2011 or 2012 may be up to 100 percent at 
the Secretary’s discretion if the eligible expenses incurred 
by a State due to such a disaster exceeds twice the State’s 
annual apportionment under the Federal-aid Highway pro-
gram for the year in which the disaster occurred: Provided 
further, That the amount provided under this heading is 
designated by Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–177), 
as amended. 
RESCISSION 
Of unobligated balances of funds made available for 
obligation from the general fund of the Treasury for pro-
grams administered by the Federal Highway Administra-
tion in Public Laws 91–605, 93–87, 93–643, 94–280, 96– 
131, 97–424, 98–8, 98–473, 99–190, 100–17, 100–202, 100– 
457, 101–164, 101–516, 102–143, 102–240, 103–122, 103– 
331, 106–346, 107–87, 108–7 and 108–199, excluding any 
unobligated balance of funds provided for the Appalachian 
Development Highway System, $73,000,000 are perma-
nently rescinded. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2012, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall— 
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways amounts authorized for ad-
ministrative expenses and programs by section 104(a) 
of title 23, United States Code; programs funded from 
the administrative takedown authorized by section 
104(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code (as in effect 
on the date before the date of enactment of the Safe, 
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Eq-
uity Act: A Legacy for Users); the highway use tax 
evasion program; and the Bureau of Transportation 
Statistics; 
(2) not distribute an amount from the obligation 
limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal to 
the unobligated balance of amounts made available 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account) for Federal-aid highways and high-
way safety programs for previous fiscal years the 
funds for which are allocated by the Secretary; 
(3) determine the ratio that— 
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(A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
highways, less the aggregate of amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), bears to 
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
appropriated for Federal-aid highways and high-
way safety construction programs (other than 
sums authorized to be appropriated for provi-
sions of law described in paragraphs (1) through 
(9) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be 
appropriated for section 105 of title 23, United 
States Code, equal to the amount referred to in 
subsection (b)(10) for such fiscal year), less the 
aggregate of the amounts not distributed under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; 
(4)(A) distribute the obligation limitation for 
Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for sections 
1301, 1302, and 1934 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexi-
ble, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy 
for Users; sections 117 and section 144(g) of title 23, 
United States Code; and section 14501 of title 40, 
United States Code, so that the amount of obligation 
authority available for each of such sections is equal 
to the amount determined by multiplying the ratio 
determined under paragraph (3) by the sums author-
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ized to be appropriated for that section for the fiscal 
year; and 
(B) distribute $2,000,000,000 for section 105 of 
title 23, United States Code; 
(5) distribute the obligation limitation provided 
for Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts 
not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for each of 
the programs that are allocated by the Secretary 
under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Trans-
portation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users and title 
23, United States Code (other than to programs to 
which paragraphs (1) and (4) apply), by multiplying 
the ratio determined under paragraph (3) by the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such 
program for such fiscal year; and 
(6) distribute the obligation limitation provided 
for Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts 
not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
amounts distributed under paragraphs (4) and (5), 
for Federal-aid highways and highway safety con-
struction programs (other than the amounts appor-
tioned for the equity bonus program, but only to the 
extent that the amounts apportioned for the equity 
bonus program for the fiscal year are greater than 
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$2,639,000,000, and the Appalachian development 
highway system program) that are apportioned by the 
Secretary under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Effi-
cient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 
and title 23, United States Code, in the ratio that— 
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for such programs that are apportioned to each 
State for such fiscal year, bear to 
(B) the total of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for such programs that are ap-
portioned to all States for such fiscal year. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 
The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 
not apply to obligations: 
(1) under section 125 of title 23, United States 
Code; 
(2) under section 147 of the Surface Transpor-
tation Assistance Act of 1978; 
(3) under section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway 
Act of 1981; 
(4) under subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 
of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982; 
(5) under subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 
of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Reloca-
tion Assistance Act of 1987; 
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tation on obligations at the time at which the funds 
were initially made available for obligation. 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU-
THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year, revise a distribu-
tion of the obligation limitation made available under sub-
section (a) if the amount distributed cannot be obligated 
during that fiscal year, and redistribute sufficient amounts 
to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those 
previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving pri-
ority to those States having large unobligated balances of 
funds apportioned under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, 
United States Code. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO 
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.—The obligation 
limitation shall apply to transportation research programs 
carried out under chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, 
and title V (research title) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, 
except that obligation authority made available for such 
programs under such limitation shall remain available for 
a period of 3 fiscal years and shall be in addition to the 
amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Fed-
eral-aid highway and highway safety construction pro-
grams for future fiscal years. 
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(e) REDISTRIBUTION
OF
CERTAIN
AUTHORIZED 
FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the distribution of obligation limitation 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute to 
the States any funds that— 
(A) are authorized to be appropriated for 
such fiscal year for Federal-aid highways pro-
grams; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be al-
located to the States, and will not be available 
for obligation, in such fiscal year due to the im-
position of any obligation limitation for such fis-
cal year. 
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under 
paragraph (1) in the same ratio as the distribution 
of obligation authority under subsection (a)(6). 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed under 
paragraph (1) shall be available for any purposes de-
scribed in section 133(b) of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(f) SPECIAL LIMITATION CHARACTERISTICS.—Obliga-
tion limitation distributed for a fiscal year under sub-
section (a)(4) for the provision specified in subsection (a)(4) 
shall— 
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(1) remain available until used for obligation of 
funds for that provision; and 
(2) be in addition to the amount of any limita-
tion imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway 
and highway safety construction programs for future 
fiscal years. 
(g) LIMITATION
ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the dis-
tribution of obligation authority under subsection (a)(4)(A) 
for each of the individual projects numbered greater than 
3676 listed in the table contained in section 1702 of the 
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Eq-
uity Act: A Legacy for Users. 
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 49 U.S.C. 111 may be credited to the Federal-aid 
Highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bu-
reau for such expenses: Provided, That such funds shall be 
subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid High-
ways and highway safety construction programs. 
SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, 
under his statutory authority, any Buy America require-
ment for Federal-aid highway projects, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall make an informal public notice and 
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comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and 
the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Secretary shall pro-
vide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy 
America requirements. 
SEC. 123. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subsection (b), none of the funds made available, limited, 
or otherwise affected by this Act shall be used to approve 
or otherwise authorize the imposition of any toll on any 
segment of highway located on the Federal-aid system in 
the State of Texas that— 
(1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, is not 
tolled; 
(2) is constructed with Federal assistance pro-
vided under title 23, United States Code; and 
(3) is in actual operation as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) NUMBER OF TOLL LANES.—Subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any segment of highway on the 
Federal-aid system described in that subsection that, 
as of the date on which a toll is imposed on the seg-
ment, will have the same number of nontoll lanes as 
were in existence prior to that date. 
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(2) HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES.—A high- 
occupancy vehicle lane that is converted to a toll lane 
shall not be subject to this section, and shall not be 
considered to be a nontoll lane for purposes of deter-
mining whether a highway will have fewer nontoll 
lanes than prior to the date of imposition of the toll, 
if— 
(A) high-occupancy vehicles occupied by the 
number of passengers specified by the entity op-
erating the toll lane may use the toll lane with-
out paying a toll, unless otherwise specified by 
the appropriate county, town, municipal or 
other local government entity, or public toll road 
or transit authority; or 
(B) each high-occupancy vehicle lane that 
was converted to a toll lane was constructed as 
a temporary lane to be replaced by a toll lane 
under a plan approved by the appropriate coun-
ty, town, municipal or other local government 
entity, or public toll road or transit authority. 
SEC. 124. Of the funds made available in fiscal year 
2012 for the Surface Transportation Research, Develop-
ment, and Deployment Program, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall transfer $5,000,000 to the Bureau of Transpor-
tation Statistics to carry out section 111 of title 49, United 
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States Code: Provided, That an equivalent amount of fiscal 
year 2012 obligation limitation associated with the funds 
to be transferred shall also be transferred. 
SEC. 125. Section 127(a)(11) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(11)(A) With respect to all portions of the 
Interstate Highway System in the State of Maine, 
laws (including regulations) of that State concerning 
vehicle weight limitations applicable to other State 
highways shall be applicable in lieu of the require-
ments under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) With respect to all portions of the Interstate 
Highway System in the State of Vermont, laws (in-
cluding regulations) of that State concerning vehicle 
weight limitations applicable to other State highways 
shall be applicable in lieu of the requirements under 
this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 126. Section 112 of the Surface and Air Trans-
portation Programs Extension Act of 2011 is amended by 
striking ‘‘$196,427,625’’ and inserting ‘‘an amount equal 
to one-half the sum authorized for such purpose for fiscal 
year 2011 by section 412(a)(2) of the Surface Transpor-
tation Extension Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 127. Any road, highway, or bridge that is in op-
eration for less than 30 years or under construction, dam-
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aged by an emergency declared by the Governor of the State 
and concurred in by the Secretary, or declared by the Presi-
dent pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121), may be recon-
structed in the same location with the same capacity, di-
mensions, and design as before the emergency and shall be 
exempt from any environmental reviews, approvals, licens-
ing, and permit requirements under— 
(1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(2) sections 402 and 404 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342, 1344); 
(3) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 470 et seq.); 
(4) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 
703 et seq.); 
(5) the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1271 et seq.); 
(6) the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 
U.S.C. 661 et seq.); 
(7) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), except when the reconstruction 
occurs in designated critical habitat for threatened 
and endangered species; 
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(8) Executive Order 11990 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; 
relating to the protection of wetlands); and 
(9) any Federal law (including regulations) re-
quiring no net loss of wetlands. 
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 31104(i) 
of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4127 and 4134 
of Public Law 109–59, $250,023,000, to be derived from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count), together with advances and reimbursements received 
by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the 
sum of which shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds derived from the Highway 
Trust Fund in this Act shall be available for the implemen-
tation, execution or administration of programs, the obliga-
tions for which are in excess of $250,023,000, for ‘‘Motor 
Carrier Safety Operations and Programs’’ of which 
$8,543,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2014, is for the research and technology program 
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and $1,000,000 shall be available for commercial motor ve-
hicle operator’s grants to carry out section 4134 of Public 
Law 109–59: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, none of the funds under this heading 
for outreach and education shall be available for transfer: 
Provided further, That the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration shall transmit to Congress a report on 
March 30, 2012, and September 30, 2012, on the agency’s 
ability to meet its requirement to conduct compliance re-
views on high-risk carriers. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
sections 31102, 31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 
31313 of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4126 
and 4128 of Public Law 109–59, $307,000,000, to be de-
rived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account) and to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for the implementation or execution of programs, the 
obligations for which are in excess of $307,000,000, for 
‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’; of which $212,000,000 shall 
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be available for the motor carrier safety assistance program 
to carry out sections 31102 and 31104(a) of title 49, United 
States Code; $30,000,000 shall be available for the commer-
cial driver’s license improvements program to carry out sec-
tion 31313 of title 49, United States Code; $32,000,000 shall 
be available for the border enforcement grants program to 
carry out section 31107 of title 49, United States Code; 
$5,000,000 shall be available for the performance and reg-
istration information system management program to 
carry out sections 31106(b) and 31109 of title 49, United 
States Code; $25,000,000 shall be available for the commer-
cial vehicle information systems and networks deployment 
program to carry out section 4126 of Public Law 109–59; 
and $3,000,000 shall be available for the safety data im-
provement program to carry out section 4128 of Public Law 
109–59: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
for 
the 
motor 
carrier 
safety 
assistance 
program, 
$32,000,000 shall be available for audits of new entrant 
motor carriers: Provided further, That of the prior year un-
obligated balances for the commercial vehicle information 
systems and networks deployment program, $1,000,000 is 
permanently rescinded. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act 
shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in 
section 350 of Public Law 107–87 and section 6901 of Pub-
lic Law 110–28, including that the Secretary submit a re-
port to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees 
annually on the safety and security of transportation into 
the United States by Mexico-domiciled motor carriers. 
SEC. 131. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
States receiving funds for core or expanded deployment ac-
tivities under the Commercial Vehicle Information Systems 
and Networks program pursuant to sections 4101(c)(4) and 
4126 of Public Law 109–59 that did not meet award eligi-
bility requirements set forth in section 4126; received grant 
amounts in excess of the maximum amounts specified in 
sections 4126(c)(2) or 4126(d)(3); or were awarded grants 
either prior to or after the expiration of the period of per-
formance specified in a grant agreement, shall not be re-
quired to repay grant amounts received in error under such 
sections and, in addition, shall be reimbursed for core or 
expanded deployment expenditures such States made before 
the date of the enactment of this Act in reliance on a grant 
awarded in error under such sections. 
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