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 FAA pro-
vides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical 
navigation products and explains how such fees are con-
sistent with Executive Order 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 
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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. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $432,547,000, 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, not to exceed $3,248,000 shall 
be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission 
in accordance with section 104(a) of title 23, United 
States Code. 
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 
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Transportation Act shall not exceed total obligations of 
$43,266,100,000 for fiscal year 2017: Provided, That the 
Secretary 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. 
(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, 
$44,005,100,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain avail-
able until expended. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2017, 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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portioned under title 23, United States Code, to 
all States for such fiscal year. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 
The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 
not apply to obligations under or for— 
(1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 
(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation 
Assistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 
Stat. 2714); 
(3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act 
of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701); 
(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 
Stat. 2119); 
(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As-
sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); 
(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
1991 (105 Stat. 2027); 
(7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect on June 8, 1998); 
(8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but 
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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 2017, 
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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(A) remain available for a period of 4 fis-
cal years; and 
(B) be in addition to the amount of any 
limitation imposed on obligations for Federal- 
aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs for future fiscal years. 
(e) REDISTRIBUTION
OF
CERTAIN
AUTHORIZED 
FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of distribution of obligation limitation 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute 
to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized 
for the program under section 202 of title 23, 
United States Code) that— 
(A) are authorized to be appropriated for 
such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway pro-
grams; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be 
allocated to the States (or will not be appor-
tioned to the States under section 204 of title 
23, United States Code), and will not be avail-
able for obligation, for such fiscal year because 
of the imposition of any obligation limitation for 
such fiscal year. 
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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. 
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-
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ty operations and programs pursuant to section 31110 of 
title 49, United States Code, as amended by the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act, $277,200,000, 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 
$277,200,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and 
Programs’’ for fiscal year 2017, of which $9,180,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019, 
is for the research and technology program. 
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, $367,000,000, 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 $367,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 for 
‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’; of which $292,600,000 
shall be available for the motor carrier safety assistance 
program, $31,200,000 shall be available for commercial 
driver’s 
license 
program 
implementation 
program, 
$42,200,000 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. 
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. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any 
other Act may be used to implement, administer, or en-
force the requirement for two off-duty periods from 1:00 
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a.m. to 5:00 a.m. under subsection (c) of section 395.3 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or the prohibition 
on use of more than one restart during a consecutive 168- 
hour period under subsection (d) of such section, and such 
provisions shall have no force or effect. 
(b) RESTART RULE.—The 34-hour restart rule in ef-
fect on December 26, 2011, shall be restored to full force 
and effect, and funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act or any other Act shall be available 
to implement, administer, or enforce such rule. 
(c) DATE CHANGE.—Section 133(a) of title I of divi-
sion K of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2015, Pub-
lic Law 113–235, is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’, and in-
serting ‘‘2016’’, and by striking ‘‘June 30, 2013’’, and in-
serting ‘‘December 26, 2011’’. 
SEC. 133. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or previous appropriations Acts under the heading 
‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs’’ shall be 
used to pay for costs associated with design, development, 
testing, or implementation of a wireless roadside inspec-
tion program until 180 days after the Secretary of Trans-
portation certifies to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations that such program does not conflict 
with existing non-Federal electronic screening systems, 
create capabilities already available, or require additional 
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statutory authority to incorporate generated inspection 
data into safety determinations or databases, and has re-
strictions to specifically address privacy concerns of af-
fected motor carriers and operators. 
SEC. 134. FEDERAL AUTHORITY. 
(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 LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) A State, political subdivision 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 and effect of 
law prohibiting employees whose hours of serv-
ice 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 
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work to the full extent or at such times as per-
mitted under such section, including any related 
activities regulated under part 395 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(B) Nothing in this paragraph shall 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 (Pub. L. No. 103-305). 
SEC. 135. 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 P.L. 114-94. 
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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, $187,055,000, of which 
$20,000,000 shall remain available through September 
30, 2018. 
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, and chapter 303 of title 
49, United States Code, $145,900,000, to be derived from 
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) and to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for the planning or execution of programs the total obliga-
tions for which, in fiscal year 2017, are in excess of 
$145,900,000, of which $140,700,000 shall be for pro-
grams authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,200,000 
shall be for the National Driver Register authorized under 
chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That within the $145,900,000 obligation limitation 
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for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2018, and shall be in addi-
tion to the amount of any limitation imposed on obliga-
tions 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, 
$585,372,000, 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 2017, are in excess of 
$585,372,000 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 
$252,300,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ 
under 23 U.S.C. 402; $277,500,000 shall be for ‘‘National 
Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; 
$29,500,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement 
Program’’ under 23 U.S.C. 404; $26,072,000 shall be for 
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‘‘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 five 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 
23, United States Code, to pay for travel and related ex-
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penses for State management reviews and to pay for core 
competency development training and related expenses for 
highway safety staff. 
SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for 
which obligation authority was made available in previous 
public laws but only to the extent that the obligation au-
thority has not lapsed or been used. 
SEC. 142. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to conduct or support the National Road-
side Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers, or to 
conduct or support any similar survey of alcohol and drug 
use by drivers. 
SEC. 143. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to mandate global positioning system 
(GPS) tracking in private passenger motor vehicles with-
out providing full and appropriate consideration of privacy 
concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter II. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $207,000,000, of 
which $15,900,000 shall remain available until expended. 
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RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $43,100,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
FINANCING PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sec-
tions 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and 
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as 
amended, such authority to exist as long as any such di-
rect loan or loan guarantee is outstanding. Provided, That 
pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new 
direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made 
using Federal funds for the credit risk premium during 
fiscal year 2017, except for federal funds awarded in ac-
cordance with section 3028(c) of Public Law 114-94. 
FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR STATE OF GOOD 
REPAIR GRANTS 
For necessary expenses related to Federal-State 
Partnership for State of Good Repair Grants as author-
ized by section 24911 of title 49, United States Code, 
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may withhold up to one percent 
of the amount provided under this heading for the costs 
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of project management oversight of grants carried out 
under section 24911 of title 49, United States Code. 
CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY 
IMPROVEMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses related to Consolidated Rail 
Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grants as au-
thorized by section 24407 of title 49, United States Code, 
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may withhold up to one percent 
of the amount provided under this heading for the costs 
of project management oversight of grants carried out 
under section 24407 of title 49, United States Code. 
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as au-
thorized by section 11101 (a) of the Fixing America’s Sur-
face Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114— 
94), $420,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half 
of 1 percent of the funds provided under both this heading 
and the National Network Grants to the National Rail-
road Passenger Corporation heading to fund the costs of 
project management and oversight of activities authorized 
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by section 11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114— 
94: Provided further, That in addition to the project man-
agement oversight funds authorized under section 
11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114—94, the Sec-
retary may retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of the 
funds provided under this heading to fund expenses associ-
ated with implementing section 24905 of title 49, United 
States Code: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading and the National Network 
Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations into 
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. 
NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the National Network as author-
ized by section 11101(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114—94), 
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may retain up to an additional 
$2,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to 
fund expenses associated with the State-Supported Route 
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Committee established under 24712 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. None of the funds provided to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any 
overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual em-
ployee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak may waive 
the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees 
when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap 
poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the 
system: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak 
shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations each quarter of the calendar year on waivers 
granted to employees and amounts paid above the cap for 
each month within such quarter and delineate the reasons 
each waiver was granted: Provided further, That the Presi-
dent of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2017, a sum-
mary of all overtime payments incurred by the Corpora-
tion for 2016 and the three prior calendar years: Provided 
further, That such summary shall include the total number 
of employees that received waivers and the total overtime 
payments the Corporation paid to those employees receiv-
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ing waivers for each month for 2016 and for the three 
prior calendar years. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 
53 of title 49, United States Code, $110,665,000: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds provided or limited in this 
Act may be used to create a permanent office of transit 
security under this heading: Provided further, That upon 
submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2018 Presi-
dent’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall trans-
mit to Congress the annual report on New Starts, includ-
ing proposed allocations for fiscal year 2018. 
TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal 
Public Transportation Assistance Program in this ac-
count, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 
5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 
5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Trans-
portation Act, and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112– 
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141, and sections 3006(b) and 3028 of the Fixing Amer-
ica’s Surface Transportation Act, $10,800,000,000, to be 
derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That funds available for the implementation or exe-
cution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 
5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 
5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by the Fixing Amer-
ica’s Surface Transportation Act, and section 20005(b) of 
Public Law 112–141, and sections 3006(b) and 3028 of 
the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, shall 
not exceed total obligations of $9,733,706,043 in fiscal 
year 2017. 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314, 
$5,000,000. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309, 
$2,500,470,000, to remain available until expended. 
GRANTS TO WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT 
AUTHORITY 
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area 
Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of divi-
sion B of Public Law 110–432, $150,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 
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Transportation shall approve grants for capital and pre-
ventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington 
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving 
and reviewing a request for each specific project: Provided 
further, That prior to approving such grants, the Secretary 
shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan Area Tran-
sit Authority is making progress to improve its safety 
management system in response to the Federal Transit 
Administration’s safety inspections: Provided further, That 
prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify 
that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 
is making progress toward full implementation of the cor-
rective actions identified in the 2014 Financial Manage-
ment Oversight Review Report: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metropoli-
tan Area Transit Authority has placed the highest priority 
on those investments that will improve the safety of the 
system before approving such grants: Provided further, 
That the Secretary, in order to ensure safety throughout 
the rail system, may waive the requirements of section 
601(e)(1) of Division B of Public Law 110–432 (112 Stat. 
4968). 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 
apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 
made available for obligation, or to any other authority 
previously made available for obligation. 
SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Fixed Guideway Capital Investment’’ of the Fed-
eral Transit Administration for projects specified in this 
Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not ob-
ligated by September 30, 2021, and other recoveries, shall 
be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the 
purposes for which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2016, under 
any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, 
that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred 
to and administered under the most recent appropriation 
heading for any such section. 
SEC. 163. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available in this Act shall 
be used to enter into a full funding grant agreement for 
a project with a New Starts share greater than 50 percent. 
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SEC. 164. (a) LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), none of the funds in this or any 
other Act may be available to advance in any way a new 
light or heavy rail project towards a full funding grant 
agreement as defined by 49 U.S.C. 5309 for the Metro-
politan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas if the 
proposed capital project is constructed on or planned to 
be constructed on Richmond Avenue west of South Shep-
herd Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond 
Avenue in Houston, Texas. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR A NEW ELECTION.—The Metro-
politan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, may 
attempt to construct or construct a new fixed guideway 
capital project, including light rail, in the locations re-
ferred to in subsection (a) if— 
(1) voters in the jurisdiction that includes such 
locations approve a ballot proposition that specifies 
routes on Richmond Avenue west of South Shepherd 
Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond 
Avenue in Houston, Texas; and 
(2) the proposed construction of such routes is 
part of a comprehensive, multi-modal, service-area 
wide transportation plan that includes multiple addi-
tional segments of fixed guideway capital projects, 
including light rail for the jurisdiction set forth in 
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the ballot proposition. The ballot language shall in-
clude reasonable cost estimates, sources of revenue 
to be used and the total amount of bonded indebted-
ness to be incurred as well as a description of each 
route and the beginning and end point of each pro-
posed transit project. 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT 
CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with-
in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available 
to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make 
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 
year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be 
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the 
Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, 
maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities of those 
portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and 
maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
Corporation, $36,028,000, to be derived from the Harbor 
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Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99– 
662. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security 
needs of the United States, $300,000,000. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $175,079,000, of which 
$22,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
maintenance and repair of training ships at State Mari-
time Academies, and of which $6,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for National Security Multi-Mis-
sion Vessel/School Ship Replacement program for State 
Maritime Academies and National Security, and of which 
$2,400,000 shall remain available through September 30, 
2018, for the Student Incentive Program at State Mari-
time Academies, and of which $1,200,000 shall remain 
available until expended for training ship fuel assistance 
payments, and of which $11,179,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for facilities maintenance and repair, 
equipment, and capital improvements at the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy, and of which $3,000,000 shall 
remain available through September 30, 2018, for Mari-
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time Environment and Technology Assistance grants, con-
tracts, and cooperative agreements: Provided, That 
amounts apportioned for the United States Merchant Ma-
rine Academy shall be available only upon allotments made 
personally by the Secretary of Transportation or the As-
sistant Secretary for Budget and Programs: Provided fur-
ther, That the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent 
and the Director of the Office of Resource Management 
of the United States Merchant Marine Academy may not 
be allotment holders for the United States Merchant Ma-
rine Academy, and the Administrator of the Maritime Ad-
ministration shall hold all allotments made by the Sec-
retary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for 
Budget and Programs under the previous proviso: Pro-
vided further, That 50 percent of the funding made avail-
able for the United States Merchant Marine Academy 
under this heading shall be available only after the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Superintendent and the 
Maritime Administrator, completes a plan detailing by 
program or activity how such funding will be expended at 
the Academy, and this plan is submitted to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That not later than January 12, 2017, the Administrator 
of the Maritime Administration shall transmit to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the an-
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nual report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at 
the United States Merchant Marine Academy as required 
pursuant to section 3507 of Public Law 110–417. 
SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of ob-
solete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the 
Maritime Administration, $10,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the guaran-
teed loan program, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Operations 
and Training’’, Maritime Administration: Provided, That 
of the unobligated balance of funds made available for ob-
ligation under Public Law 114–113, $5,000,000 are here-
by permanently rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Mari-
time Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and 
services and make necessary repairs in connection with 
any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government 
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property under control of the Maritime Administration: 
Provided, That payments received therefor shall be cred-
ited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or 
occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or 
repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous 
receipts. 
SEC. 171. None of the funds available or appro-
priated in this Act shall be used by the United States De-
partment of Transportation or the United States Maritime 
Administration to negotiate or otherwise execute, enter 
into, facilitate or perform fee-for-service contracts for ves-
sel disposal, scrapping or recycling, unless there is no 
qualified domestic ship recycler that will pay any sum of 
money to purchase and scrap or recycle a vessel owned, 
operated or managed by the Maritime Administration or 
that is part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet: Pro-
vided, That such sales offers must be consistent with the 
solicitation and provide that the work will be performed 
in a timely manner at a facility qualified within the mean-
ing of section 3502 of Public Law 106–398: Provided fur-
ther, That nothing contained herein shall affect the Mari-
time Administration’s authority to award contracts at 
least cost to the Federal Government and consistent with 
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the requirements of 54 U.S.C. 308704, section 3502, or 
otherwise authorized under the Federal Acquisition Regu-
lation. 
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline 
and 
Hazardous 
Materials 
Safety 
Administration, 
$21,000,000. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous 
materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration, $57,000,000, of which 
$7,570,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That up to $800,000 in fees collected 
under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general 
fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided fur-
ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to 
be available until expended, funds received from States, 
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri-
vate sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports 
publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses in-
curred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions 
and approvals functions. 
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PIPELINE SAFETY 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of 
the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out 
a pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 
60107, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibil-
ities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $150,000,000, of 
which $22,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
ability Trust Fund and shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019; and of which $128,000,000 shall be de-
rived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which 
$59,835,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That not less than $1,058,000 of the 
funds provided under this heading shall be for the One- 
Call State grant program. 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 
Notwithstanding the fiscal year limitation specified in 
49 U.S.C. 5116, not more than $28,318,000 shall be made 
available for obligation in fiscal year 2017 from amounts 
made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(h), and 5128(b) and 
(c): 
Provided, 
That 
notwithstanding 
U.S.C. 
5116(h)(4), not more than 4 percent of the amounts made 
available from this account shall be available to pay ad-
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ministrative costs: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(h), 5128(b), or 
5128(c) shall be made available for obligation by individ-
uals other than the Secretary of Transportation, or his 
or her designee: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
49 U.S.C. 5128(b) and (c) and the current year obligation 
limitation, prior year recoveries recognized in the current 
year shall be available to develop a hazardous materials 
response training curriculum for emergency responders, 
including response activities for the transportation of 
crude oil, ethanol and other flammable liquids by rail, con-
sistent with National Fire Protection Association stand-
ards, and to make such training available through an elec-
tronic format: Provided further, That the prior year recov-
eries made available under this heading shall also be avail-
able to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5116(a)(1)(C) and 5116(i). 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, as amended, $90,152,000: Provided, 
That the Inspector General shall have all necessary au-
thority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspec-
tor General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to inves-
tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 
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the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity 
that is subject to regulation by the Department of Trans-
portation: Provided further, That the funds made available 
under this heading may be used to investigate, pursuant 
to section 41712 of title 49, United States Code: (1) un-
fair or deceptive practices and unfair methods of competi-
tion by domestic and foreign air carriers and ticket agents; 
and (2) the compliance of domestic and foreign air carriers 
with respect to item (1) of this proviso. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 180. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall 
be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of 
liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign 
countries on official department business; and uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901– 
5902). 
SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for 
the Department of Transportation shall be available for 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to 
the rate for an Executive Level IV. 
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SEC. 182. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political 
and Presidential appointees in the Department of Trans-
portation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered 
by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail out-
side the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 183. (a) No recipient of funds made available 
in this Act shall disseminate personal information (as de-
fined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State depart-
ment of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle 
record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided 
in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 
2721. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any 
grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 
SEC. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway 
Administration and Federal Railroad Administration from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
and private sources for expenses incurred for training may 
be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Adminis-
tration’s ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account and to the Fed-
eral Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’ 
account, except for State rail safety inspectors partici-
pating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 
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SEC. 185. None of the funds in this Act to the De-
partment of Transportation may be used to make a loan, 
loan guarantee, line of credit, or grant unless the Sec-
retary of Transportation notifies the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full busi-
ness days before any project competitively selected to re-
ceive a discretionary grant award, any discretionary grant 
award, letter of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee 
commitment, line of credit commitment, or full funding 
grant agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more is an-
nounced by the department or its modal administrations 
from— 
(1) any discretionary grant or federal credit 
program of the Federal Highway Administration in-
cluding the emergency relief program; 
(2) the airport improvement program of the 
Federal Aviation Administration; 
(3) any program of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration; 
(4) any program of the Federal Transit Admin-
istration other than the formula grants and fixed 
guideway modernization programs; 
(5) any program of the Maritime Administra-
tion; or 
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(6) any funding provided under the headings 
‘‘National Infrastructure Investments’’ in this Act: 
Provided, That the Secretary gives concurrent notification 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
for any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emergency relief 
program: Provided further, That no notification shall in-
volve funds that are not available for obligation. 
SEC. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, 
minor fees and other funds received by the Department 
of Transportation from travel management centers, 
charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, 
and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropria-
tions of the Department of Transportation and allocated 
to elements of the Department of Transportation using 
fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be avail-
able until expended. 
SEC. 187. Amounts made available in this or any 
other Act that the Secretary determines represent im-
proper payments by the Department of Transportation to 
a third-party contractor under a financial assistance 
award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be avail-
able— 
(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred 
by the Department of Transportation in recovering 
improper payments; and 
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(2) to pay contractors for services provided in 
recovering improper payments or contractor support 
in the implementation of the Improper Payments In-
formation Act of 2002: Provided, That amounts in 
excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)— 
(A) shall be credited to and merged with 
the appropriation from which the improper pay-
ments were made, and shall be available for the 
purposes and period for which such appropria-
tions are available: Provided further, That 
where specific project or accounting information 
associated with the improper payment or pay-
ments is not readily available, the Secretary 
may credit an appropriate account, which shall 
be available for the purposes and period associ-
ated with the account so credited; or 
(B) if no such appropriation remains avail-
able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts: Provided further, That prior 
to the transfer of any such recovery to an ap-
propriations account, the Secretary shall notify 
the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations of the amount and reasons for such 
transfer: Provided further, That for purposes of 
this section, the term ‘‘improper payments’’ has 
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the same meaning as that provided in section 
2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300. 
SEC. 188. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are 
subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to 
be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations, transmission of said reprogramming notice 
shall be provided solely to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations, and said reprogramming action 
shall be approved or denied solely by the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the 
Secretary of Transportation may provide notice to other 
congressional committees of the action of the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations on such reprogram-
ming but not sooner than 30 days following the date on 
which the reprogramming action has been approved or de-
nied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
SEC. 189. Funds appropriated in this Act to the 
modal administrations may be obligated for the Office of 
the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reim-
bursable agreements only when such amounts are for the 
costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide 
a direct benefit to the applicable modal administration or 
administrations. 
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SEC. 190. The Secretary of Transportation is author-
ized to carry out a program that establishes uniform 
standards for developing and supporting agency transit 
pass and transit benefits authorized under section 7905 
of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of 
transit benefits by various paper and electronic media. 
SEC. 191. The Department of Transportation may 
use funds provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist 
a contract under title 49 U.S.C. or title 23 U.S.C. utilizing 
geographic, economic, or any other hiring preference not 
otherwise authorized by law, or to amend a rule, regula-
tion, policy or other measure that forbids a recipient of 
a Federal Highway Administration or Federal Transit Ad-
ministration grant from imposing such hiring preference 
on a contract or construction project with which the De-
partment of Transportation is assisting, only if the grant 
recipient certifies the following: 
(1) that except with respect to apprentices or 
trainees, a pool of readily available but unemployed 
individuals possessing the knowledge, skill, and abil-
ity to perform the work that the contract requires 
resides in the jurisdiction; 
(2) that the grant recipient will include appro-
priate provisions in its bid document ensuring that 
the contractor does not displace any of its existing 
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employees in order to satisfy such hiring preference; 
and 
(3) that any increase in the cost of labor, train-
ing, or delays resulting from the use of such hiring 
preference does not delay or displace any transpor-
tation project in the applicable Statewide Transpor-
tation Improvement Program or Transportation Im-
provement Program. 
SEC. 192. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for high-speed rail in the State of Cali-
fornia or for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, 
nor may any be used by the Federal Railroad Administra-
tion to administer a grant agreement with the California 
High-Speed Rail Authority that contains a tapered match-
ing requirement. 
SEC. 193. PENALTY WAGES.— 
(a) Foreign and Intercoastal Voyages- Section 
10313(g) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘all claims in a class action 
suit by seamen’’ and inserting ‘‘each claim by 
a seaman’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the seamen’’ and inserting 
‘‘the seaman’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘class action’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, by 
a seaman who is a claimant in the suit,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘by the seaman’’. 
(b) Coastwise Voyages- Section 10504(c) of such title 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘all claims in a class action 
suit by seamen’’ and inserting ‘‘each claim by 
a seaman’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the seamen’’ and inserting 
‘‘the seaman’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘class action’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, by 
a seaman who is a claimant in the suit,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘by the seaman’’. 
SEC. 194. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 24305(c)(4) 
of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 195. Section 5303(r)(2)(C) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and 25 square miles of land 
area’’ after ‘‘145,000’’; and 
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(2) by inserting ‘‘and 12 square miles of land 
area’’ after ‘‘65,000’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans-
portation Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
EXECUTIVE OFFICES 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Of-
fices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Sec-
retary, Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congres-
sional and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, 
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the 
Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, 
$14,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $25,000 of the 
amount made available under this heading shall be avail-
able to the Secretary for official reception and representa-
tion expenses as the Secretary may determine. 
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Administra-
tive Support Offices, $516,000,000, of which $53,500,000 
shall be available for the Office of the Chief Financial Offi-
cer; $95,250,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
General Counsel; $202,500,000 shall be available for the 
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Office of Administration; $40,250,000 shall be available 
for the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer; 
$51,250,000 shall be available for the Office of Field Pol-
icy and Management; $19,000,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer; $3,500,000 
shall be available for the Office of Departmental Equal 
Employment Opportunity; $4,500,000 shall be available 
for the Office of Strategic Planning and Management; and 
$46,250,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief 
Information Officer: Provided, That funds provided under 
this heading may be used for necessary administrative and 
non-administrative expenses of the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development, not otherwise provided for, 
including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading 
may be used for advertising and promotional activities 
that directly support program activities funded in this 
title: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations quar-
terly written notification regarding the status of pending 
congressional reports: Provided further, That the Sec-
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retary shall provide in electronic form all signed reports 
required by Congress. 
PROGRAM OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, $216,000,000. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Community Planning and Development, $109,000,000. 
HOUSING 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Housing, $387,000,000. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Policy Development and Research, $23,000,000. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, $72,000,000. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY 
HOMES 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, $8,000,000. 
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the working capital fund for the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this para-
graph as the ‘‘Fund’’), pursuant, in part, to section 7(f) 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(f)), amounts transferred to the Fund 
under this heading shall be available for Federal shared 
services used by offices and agencies of the Department, 
and for such portion of any office or agency’s printing, 
records management, space renovation, furniture, or sup-
ply services as the Secretary determines shall be derived 
from centralized sources made available by the Depart-
ment to all offices and agencies and funded through the 
Fund: Provided, That of the amounts made available in 
this title for salaries and expenses under the headings 
‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Administrative Support Offices’’, 
‘‘Program Office Salaries and Expenses’’, and ‘‘Govern-
ment National Mortgage Association’’, the Secretary shall 
transfer to the Fund such amounts, to remain available 
until expended, as are necessary to fund services, specified 
in the first proviso, for which the appropriation would oth-
erwise have been available, and may transfer not to exceed 
an additional $10,000,000, in aggregate, from all such ap-
propriations, to be merged with the Fund and to remain 
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available until expended for use for any office or agency: 
Provided further, That amounts in the Fund shall be the 
only amounts available to each office or agency of the De-
partment for the services, or portion of services, specified 
in the first proviso: Provided further, That with respect 
to the Fund, the authorities and conditions under this 
heading shall supplement the authorities and conditions 
provided under section 7(f). 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING PROGRAMS 
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of ten-
ant-based rental assistance authorized under the United 
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 
et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not otherwise provided for, 
$16,188,675,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be available on October 1, 2016 (in addition to the 
$4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this head-
ing that shall be available on October 1, 2016), and 
$4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be available on October 1, 2017: Provided, That the 
amounts made available under this heading are provided 
as follows: 
(1) $18,311,675,000 shall be available for re-
newals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual 
contributions contracts (including renewals of en-
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hanced vouchers under any provision of law author-
izing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) 
and including renewal of other special purpose incre-
mental vouchers: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, from amounts provided 
under this paragraph and any carryover, the Sec-
retary for the calendar year 2017 funding cycle shall 
provide renewal funding for each public housing 
agency based on validated voucher management sys-
tem (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior cal-
endar year and by applying an inflation factor as es-
tablished by the Secretary, by notice published in 
the Federal Register, and by making any necessary 
adjustments for the costs associated with the first- 
time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph in-
cluding tenant protection, and Choice Neighborhoods 
vouchers: Provided further, That in determining cal-
endar year 2017 funding allocations under this 
heading for public housing agencies, including agen-
cies participating in the Moving To Work (MTW) 
demonstration, the Secretary may take into account 
the anticipated impact of changes in targeting and 
utility allowances, on public housing agencies’ con-
tract renewal needs: Provided further, That none of 
the funds provided under this paragraph may be 
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used to fund a total number of unit months under 
lease which exceeds a public housing agency’s au-
thorized level of units under contract, except for 
public housing agencies participating in the MTW 
demonstration, which are instead governed by the 
terms and conditions of their MTW agreements: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the ex-
tent necessary to stay within the amount specified 
under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified 
under this paragraph), prorate each public housing 
agency’s allocation otherwise established pursuant to 
this paragraph: Provided further, That except as 
provided in the following provisos, the entire amount 
specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise 
modified under this paragraph) shall be obligated to 
the public housing agencies based on the allocation 
and pro rata method described above, and the Sec-
retary shall notify public housing agencies of their 
annual budget by the latter of 60 days after enact-
ment of this Act or March 1, 2017: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may extend the notification pe-
riod with the prior written approval of the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That public housing agencies participating 
in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant 
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to their MTW agreements, and in accordance with 
the requirements of the MTW program, and shall be 
subject to the same pro rata adjustments under the 
previous provisos: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may offset public housing agencies’ calendar 
year 2017 allocations based on the excess amounts 
of public housing agencies’ net restricted assets ac-
counts, including HUD held programmatic reserves 
(in accordance with VMS data in calendar year 2016 
that is verifiable and complete), as determined by 
the Secretary: Provided further, That public housing 
agencies participating in the MTW demonstration 
shall also be subject to the offset, as determined by 
the Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the sin-
gle fund budget authority provisions of their MTW 
agreements, from the agencies’ calendar year 2017 
MTW funding allocation: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the pre-
vious two provisos throughout the calendar year to 
prevent the termination of rental assistance for fam-
ilies as the result of insufficient funding, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the 
proration of renewal funding allocations: Provided 
further, That up to $75,000,000 shall be available 
only: (1) for adjustments in the allocations for public 
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housing agencies, after application for an adjust-
ment by a public housing agency that experienced a 
significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, 
in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unfore-
seen circumstances or from portability under section 
8(r) of the Act; (2) for vouchers that were not in use 
during the previous 12-month period in order to be 
available to meet a commitment pursuant to section 
8(o)(13) of the Act; (3) for adjustments for costs as-
sociated with HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive 
Housing (HUD–VASH) vouchers; and (4) for public 
housing agencies that despite taking reasonable cost 
savings measures, as determined by the Secretary, 
would otherwise be required to terminate rental as-
sistance for families as a result of insufficient fund-
ing: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allo-
cate amounts under the previous proviso based on 
need, as determined by the Secretary; 
(2) $110,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental 
assistance for relocation and replacement of housing 
units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to 
section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 
projects to assistance under section 8, the family 
unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, 
relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to 
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combat crime in public and assisted housing pursu-
ant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecu-
tion agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision 
of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) 
of the Act, HOPE VI and Choice Neighborhood 
vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and 
tenant protection assistance including replacement 
and relocation assistance or for project-based assist-
ance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elder-
ly tenants currently residing in section 202 prop-
erties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refi-
nanced pursuant to Public Law 106–569, as amend-
ed, or under the authority as provided under this 
Act: Provided, That when a public housing develop-
ment is submitted for demolition or disposition 
under section 18 of the Act, the Secretary may pro-
vide section 8 rental assistance when the units pose 
an imminent health and safety risk to residents: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may only pro-
vide replacement vouchers for units that were occu-
pied within the previous 24 months that cease to be 
available as assisted housing, subject only to the 
availability of funds: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this paragraph, 
$5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant pro-
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tection assistance, not otherwise provided under this 
paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy 
areas and who may have to pay rents greater than 
30 percent of household income, as the result of: (A) 
the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or sec-
tion 202 loan that requires the permission of the 
Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (B) the expira-
tion of a rental assistance contract for which the 
tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or ten-
ant protection assistance under existing law; or (C) 
the expiration of affordability restrictions accom-
panying a mortgage or preservation program admin-
istered by the Secretary: Provided further, That such 
tenant protection assistance made available under 
the previous proviso may be provided under the au-
thority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(t)): Provided further, That any tenant protec-
tion voucher made available from amounts under 
this paragraph shall not be reissued by any public 
housing agency, except the replacement vouchers as 
defined by the Secretary by notice, when the initial 
family that received any such voucher no longer re-
ceives such voucher, and the authority for any public 
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housing agency to issue any such voucher shall cease 
to exist; 
(3) $1,650,000,000 shall be for administrative 
and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad-
ministering the section 8 tenant-based rental assist-
ance program, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be 
available to the Secretary to allocate to public hous-
ing agencies that need additional funds to admin-
ister their section 8 programs, including fees associ-
ated with section 8 tenant protection rental assist-
ance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, 
Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, and 
other special purpose incremental vouchers: Pro-
vided, That no less than $1,640,000,000 of the 
amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated 
to public housing agencies for the calendar year 
2017 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the Act 
(and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in ef-
fect immediately before the enactment of the Quality 
Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Pub-
lic Law 105–276): Provided further, That if the 
amounts made available under this paragraph are 
insufficient to pay the amounts determined under 
the previous proviso, the Secretary may decrease the 
amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percent-
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age applicable to all agencies receiving funding 
under this paragraph or may, to the extent nec-
essary to provide full payment of amounts deter-
mined under the previous proviso, utilize unobligated 
balances, including recaptures and carryovers, re-
maining from funds appropriated to the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development under this 
heading from prior fiscal years, excluding special 
purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the purposes for 
which such amounts were appropriated: Provided 
further, That all public housing agencies partici-
pating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded 
pursuant to their MTW agreements, and in accord-
ance with the requirements of the MTW program, 
and shall be subject to the same uniform percentage 
decrease as under the previous proviso: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts provided under this paragraph 
shall be only for activities related to the provision of 
tenant-based rental assistance authorized under sec-
tion 8, including related development activities; 
(4) $110,000,000 for the renewal of tenant- 
based assistance contracts under section 811 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
(42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary administra-
tive expenses: Provided, That administrative and 
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other expenses of public housing agencies in admin-
istering the special purpose vouchers in this para-
graph shall be funded under the same terms and be 
subject to the same pro rata reduction as the per-
cent decrease for administrative and other expenses 
to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of 
this heading; 
(5) $7,000,000 shall be for rental assistance 
and associated administrative fees for Tribal HUD– 
VA Supportive Housing to serve Native American 
veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homeless-
ness living on or near a reservation or other Indian 
areas: Provided, That such amount shall be made 
available for renewal grants to the recipients that re-
ceived assistance under the rental assistance and 
supportive housing demonstration program for Na-
tive American veterans authorized under the heading 
‘‘TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE’’ in title II of 
division K of the Consolidated and Further Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113– 
235, 128 Stat. 2733): Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall be authorized to specify criteria for 
renewal grants, including data on the utilization of 
assistance reported by grant recipients under the 
demonstration program: Provided further, That any 
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amounts remaining after such renewal assistance is 
awarded may be available for new grants to recipi-
ents eligible to receive block grants under the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina-
tion Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. section 4101 et seq.) 
for rental assistance and associated administrative 
fees for Tribal HUD–VA Supportive Housing to 
serve Native American veterans that are homeless or 
at-risk of homelessness living on or near a reserva-
tion or other Indian areas: Provided further, That 
funds shall be awarded based on need, administra-
tive capacity, and any other funding criteria estab-
lished by the Secretary in a Notice published in the 
Federal Register after coordination with the Sec-
retary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Pro-
vided further, That renewal grants and new grants 
under this paragraph shall be administered by block 
grant recipients in accordance with program require-
ments under the Native American Housing Assist-
ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996: Provided 
further, That assistance under this paragraph shall 
be modeled after, with necessary and appropriate ad-
justments for Native American grant recipients and 
veterans, the rental assistance and supportive hous-
ing program known as HUD–VASH program, in-
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cluding administration in conjunction with the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs and overall implemen-
tation of section 8(o)(19) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may 
waive, or specify alternative requirements for any 
provision of any statute or regulation that the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development admin-
isters in connection with the use of funds made 
available under this paragraph (except for require-
ments related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
labor standards, and the environment), upon a find-
ing by the Secretary that any such waivers or alter-
native requirements are necessary for the effective 
delivery and administration of such assistance: Pro-
vided further, That grant recipients shall report to 
the Secretary on utilization of such rental assistance 
and other program data, as prescribed by the Sec-
retary; and 
(6) the Secretary shall separately track all spe-
cial purpose vouchers funded under this heading. 
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
Unobligated balances, including recaptures and car-
ryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Depart-
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ment of Housing and Urban Development under this 
heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted 
Housing’’ and the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assist-
ance’’, for fiscal year 2017 and prior years may be used 
for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based 
contracts and for performance-based contract administra-
tors, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds 
were appropriated: Provided, That any obligated balances 
of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that 
have been terminated shall be rescinded: Provided further, 
That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during 
the current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based con-
tracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal 
year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of addi-
tional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount re-
scinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until 
expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, 
in addition to amounts otherwise available. 
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to 
carry out capital and management activities for public 
housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) 
(the ‘‘Act’’) $1,900,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
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128 
by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzales Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act; 
(D) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such sec-
tion existed before the enactment of the Cran-
ston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; 
(E) housing that is assisted under section 
811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Afford-
able Housing Act; or 
(F) housing or vacant land that is subject 
to a use agreement; 
(3) 
the 
term 
‘‘project-based 
assistance’’ 
means— 
(A) assistance provided under section 8(b) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937; 
(B) assistance for housing constructed or 
substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assist-
ance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act 
(as such section existed immediately before Oc-
tober 1, 1983); 
(C) rent supplement payments under sec-
tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1965; 
(D) interest reduction payments under sec-
tion 236 and/or additional assistance payments 
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