110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3074 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transpor-
tation, and Housing and Urban Development, and re-
lated agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$90,678,000, of which not to exceed $2,305,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 
to exceed $724,000 shall be available for the immediate 
Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $15,753,000 
shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; 
not to exceed $12,100,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not 
to exceed $8,903,000 shall be available for the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to 
exceed $2,382,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to ex-
ceed $23,568,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed 
$1,984,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Af-
fairs; not to exceed $1,498,000 shall be available for the
Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed 
$1,314,000 shall be available for the Office of Small and 
Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to exceed 
$2,737,000 for the Office of Intelligence and Security; not 
to exceed $12,273,000 shall be available for the Office of 
the Chief Information Officer; and not to exceed 
$5,137,000 shall be available for the Office of Emergency 
Transportation: Provided, That the Secretary of Trans-
portation 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 de-
creased by more than 5 percent by all such transfers: Pro-
vided 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: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $60,000 shall be for allo-
cation within the Department for official reception and 
representation expenses as the Secretary may determine: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion 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 fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall
be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for 
Public Affairs. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$9,140,900. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex-
pended, $8,515,000. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital 
outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
$128,094,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 
available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 
That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 
to entities within the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the above limitation on operating ex-
penses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency 
of the Department shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund without the approval of the agency modal 
administrator: Provided further, That no assessments may 
be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity 
or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees. 
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $370,000, as au-
thorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, in-
cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be 
guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. In addition, for 
administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan 
program, $523,000. 
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Re-
source Center outreach activities, $2,970,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That not-
withstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for 
business opportunities related to any mode of transpor-
tation. 
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
In addition to funds made available from any other 
source to carry out the essential air service program under 
49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $60,000,000, to be de-