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at the close of that fiscal year may be made available to 
satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of 
title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appro-
priation current at the time of collection, to be merged with 
and available for the same purposes of such appropriation. 
SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of 
title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Admin-
istration employee unless such employee actually performed 
work during the time corresponding to such premium pay. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation 
Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certifi-
cate through use of a Government-issued credit card. 
SEC. 116. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for retention bonuses for an employee of 
the Federal Aviation Administration without the prior 
written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Administra-
tion of the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds made available under this Act or any 
prior Act may be used to implement or to continue to im-
plement any limitation on the ability of any owner or oper-
ator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the
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Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a 
blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft registration 
number from any display of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration’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 eight political 
and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration. 
SEC. 119. None of the funds made available under this 
Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 
of title 49, United States Code, until the Federal Aviation 
Administration provides to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related 
to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such 
fees are consistent 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 Adminis-
trator notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations not less than 90 full business days in advance. 
SEC. 119B. None of the funds appropriated or limited 
by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or
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prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, 
New Jersey. 
SEC. 119C. None of the funds provided under this Act 
may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration to withhold from consideration and ap-
proval any application for participation in the Contract 
Tower Program, or for reevaluation of Cost-share Program 
participants, pending as of January 1, 2016, as long as 
the Federal Aviation Administration has received an appli-
cation from the airport, and as long as the Administrator 
determines such tower is eligible using the factors set forth 
in the Federal Aviation Administration report, Establish-
ment and Discontinuance Criteria for Airport Traffic Con-
trol Towers (FAA–APO–90–7 as of August, 1990). 
SEC. 119D. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available in this Act may be 
obligated or expended to limit the use of an Organization 
Designation Authorization’s (ODA) delegated functions doc-
umented in its procedures manual on a type certification 
project unless the Administrator documents a systemic air-
worthiness noncompliance performance issue as a result of 
inspection or oversight that the safety of air commerce re-
quires a limitation with regard to a specific authorization 
or where an ODA’s capability has not been previously es-
tablished in terms of a new compliance method or design
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feature: Provided, That in such cases FAA shall work with 
the ODA holder if requested to develop the capability to exe-
cute that function safely, efficiently and effectively. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $439,443,925, together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 
administration and operation of the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration. In addition, $3,248,000 shall be transferred 
to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance 
with section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Funds available for the implementation or execution 
of Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States 
Code, and the provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act shall not exceed total obligations of 
$44,234,212,000 for fiscal year 2018: Provided, That the 
Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by title 
23, United States Code, to cover the costs of services of ex-
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pert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and 
project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing 
of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the 
costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit in-
struments: Provided further, That such fees are available 
until expended to pay for such costs: Provided further, That 
such amounts are in addition to administrative expenses 
that are also available for such purpose, and are not subject 
to any obligation limitation or the limitation on adminis-
trative 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, 
$44,973,212,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available 
until expended. 
HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS 
There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation 
$2,525,000,000: 
Provided, 
That 
the 
amounts made available under this heading shall be derived 
from the general fund, shall be in addition to any funds 
provided for fiscal year 2018 in this or any other Act for
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‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’ under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, and shall not affect the distribution or amount 
of funds provided in any other Act: Provided further, That 
section 1101(b) of Public Law 114–94 shall apply to funds 
made available under this heading: Provided further, That 
of the funds made available under this heading, 
$1,980,000,000 shall be set aside for activities eligible under 
section 133(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, 
$15,800,000 shall be set aside for activities eligible under 
the Puerto Rico Highway Program as described in section 
165(b)(2)(C) of such title, $4,200,000 shall be set aside for 
activities eligible under the Territorial Highway Program, 
as described in section 165(c)(6) of such title, and 
$300,000,000 shall be set aside for the nationally significant 
Federal lands and tribal projects program under section 
1123 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
(FAST) Act (Public Law 114–94): Provided further, That 
the funds made available under this heading for activities 
eligible under section 133(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United States 
Code, shall be apportioned to the States in the same ratio 
as the obligation limitation for fiscal year 2018 is distrib-
uted among the States in section 120(a)(5) of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That the funds made available under this 
heading for activities eligible under section 133(b)(1)(A) of 
title 23, United States Code, shall be suballocated in the