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(A) an emergency exists in the country that applied 
for the loan and that country requires immediate assistance 
to avoid disrupting orderly financial markets; or 
(B) other extraordinary circumstances exist that war-
rant delaying the submission of the report and analysis; 
and 
(2) submits with the report and analysis a detailed expla-
nation of the emergency or extraordinary circumstances and 
the reasons for the delay. 
(d) FORM
OF REPORT
AND ANALYSIS.—The report and debt 
sustainability analysis and related documentation required by sub-
section (a) may be submitted in classified form. 
REPEAL OF SYSTEMIC RISK EXEMPTION TO LIMITATIONS TO ACCESS 
POLICY OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 
SEC. 9005. (a) POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall direct the United States Executive Director 
of the International Monetary Fund (the Fund) to use the voice 
and vote of the United States to urge the Executive Board of 
the Fund to repeal the systemic risk exemption to the debt sustain-
ability criterion of the Fund’s exceptional access framework, as 
set forth in paragraph 3(b) of Decision No. 14064-(08/18) of the 
Fund (relating to access policy and limits in the credit tranches 
and under the extended Fund facility and overall access to the 
Fund’s general resources, and exceptional access policy). 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The quota increase authorized by the 
amendments made by section 9002 shall not be disbursed until 
the Secretary of the Treasury reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees 
on Appropriations and Financial Services of the House of Represent-
atives that the United States has taken all necessary steps to 
secure repeal of the systemic risk exemption to the framework 
described in subsection (a). 
ANNUAL REPORT ON LENDING, SURVEILLANCE, OR TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE POLICIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 
SEC. 9006. Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 2025, the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appro-
priations and Financial Services of the House of Representatives 
a written report that includes— 
(1) a description of any changes in the policies of the 
International Monetary Fund (the Fund) with respect to 
lending, surveillance, or technical assistance; 
(2) an analysis of whether those changes, if any, increase 
or decrease the risk to United States financial commitments 
to the Fund; 
(3) an analysis of any new or ongoing exceptional access 
loans of the Fund in place during the year preceding the 
submission of the report; and 
(4) a description of any changes to the exceptional access 
policies of the Fund.
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REPORT ON IMPROVING UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN THE 
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 
SEC. 9007. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Financial Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives a written report on ways 
to improve the effectiveness, and mitigate the risks, of United 
States participation in the International Monetary Fund (the Fund) 
that includes the following: 
(1) An analysis of recent changes to the surveillance prod-
ucts and policies of the Fund and whether those products 
and policies effectively address the shortcomings of surveillance 
by the Fund in the periods preceding the global financial crisis 
that began in 2008 and the European debt crisis that began 
in 2009. 
(2) A discussion of ways to better encourage countries to 
implement policy recommendations of the Fund, including— 
(A) whether the implementation rate of such policy 
recommendations would increase if the Fund provided reg-
ular status reports on whether countries have implemented 
its policy recommendations; and 
(B) whether or not lending by the Fund should be 
limited to countries that have taken necessary steps to 
implement such policy recommendations, including an anal-
ysis of the potential effectiveness of that limitation. 
(3) An analysis of the transparency policy of the Fund, 
ways that transparency policy can be improved, and whether 
such improvements would be beneficial. 
(4) A detailed analysis of the riskiness of exceptional access 
loans provided by the Fund, including— 
(A) whether the additional interest rate surcharge is 
working as intended to discourage large and prolonged 
use of resources of the Fund; and 
(B) whether it would be beneficial for the Fund to 
require collateral when making exceptional access loans, 
and how requiring collateral would affect the make-up 
of exceptional access loans and the demand for such loans. 
(5) A description of how the classification of loans provided 
by the Fund would change if Fund quotas were increased 
under the amendments to the Articles of Agreement of the 
Fund proposed in resolution 66–2 of the Board of Governors 
of the Fund, including an assessment of how the quota increase 
would affect the classification of exceptional access loans out-
standing as of the date of the report and whether the quota 
increase would lead to revisions of the classification of such 
loans. 
(6) A discussion and analysis of lessons learned from the 
lending arrangements that included the Fund, the European 
Commission, and the European Central Bank (commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Troika’’) during the European debt crisis. 
(7) An analysis of the risks or benefits of increasing the 
transparency of the technical assistance projects of the Fund, 
including a discussion of— 
(A) the advantages and disadvantages of the current 
technical assistance disclosure policies of the Fund;
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(B) how technical assistance from the Fund could be 
better used to prevent crises from happening in the future; 
and 
(C) whether and how the Fund coordinates technical 
assistance projects with other organizations, including the 
United States Department of the Treasury, to avoid 
duplication of efforts. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 
DIVISION L—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO-
PRIATIONS ACT, 2016 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$108,750,000, of which not to exceed $2,734,000 shall be available 
for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,025,000 
shall be available for the immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; 
not to exceed $20,609,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
General Counsel; not to exceed $9,941,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; 
not to exceed $13,697,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed 
$2,546,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Sec-
retary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $25,925,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administra-
tion; not to exceed $2,029,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,737,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed $1,434,000 
shall be available for the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Busi-
ness Utilization; not to exceed $10,793,000 shall be available for 
the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and 
not to exceed $16,280,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Chief Information Officer: Provided, That the Secretary of Transpor-
tation 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 5 percent 
by all such transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change 
in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $60,000 shall be for allocation within 
the Department for official reception and representation expenses 
as the Secretary may determine: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, excluding fees authorized in 
Public Law 107–71, there may be credited to this appropriation 
up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available 
for the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs: Provided 
further, That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
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of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Con-
gress the final Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study, 
as required by section 32801 of Public Law 112–141. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Research and Technology, $13,000,000, of which 
$8,218,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018: Pro-
vided, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be 
available until expended, funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for 
expenses incurred for training: Provided further, That any reference 
in law, regulation, 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 Assistant Secretary 
for Research and Technology of the Department of Transportation. 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
For capital investments in surface transportation infrastruc-
ture, $500,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2019: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute 
funds provided under this heading as discretionary grants to be 
awarded to a State, local government, transit agency, or a collabora-
tion among such entities on a competitive basis for projects that 
will have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, 
or a region: Provided further, That projects eligible for funding 
provided under this heading shall include, but not be limited to, 
highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States 
Code; public transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 of 
title 49, United States Code; passenger and freight rail transpor-
tation projects; and port infrastructure investments (including 
inland port infrastructure and land ports of entry): Provided further, 
That the Secretary may use up to 20 percent of the funds made 
available under this heading for the purpose of paying the subsidy 
and administrative costs of projects eligible for Federal credit assist-
ance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, if the Secretary 
finds that such use of the funds would advance the purposes of 
this paragraph: Provided further, That in distributing funds pro-
vided under this heading, the Secretary shall take such measures 
so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an 
appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural 
areas, and the investment in a variety of transportation modes: 
Provided further, That a grant funded under this heading shall 
be not less than $5,000,000 and not greater than $100,000,000: 
Provided further, That not more than 20 percent of the funds 
made available under this heading may be awarded to projects 
in a single State: Provided further, That the Federal share of 
the costs for which an expenditure is made under this heading 
shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 80 percent: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall give priority to projects that 
require a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete an 
overall financing package: Provided further, That not less than 
20 percent of the funds provided under this heading shall be for 
projects located in rural areas: Provided further, That for projects 
located in rural areas, the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 
and the Secretary may increase the Federal share of costs above