Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2019, 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, 
$112,813,000, of which not to exceed $3,001,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 
to exceed $1,040,000 shall be available for the immediate 
Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $20,555,000 
shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; 
not to exceed $10,331,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not 
to exceed $14,019,000 shall be available for the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to 
exceed $2,546,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to ex-
ceed $29,356,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed 
$2,142,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Af-
fairs; not to exceed $1,760,000 shall be available for the 
Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed 
$11,318,000 shall be available for the Office of Intel-
ligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to ex-
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ceed $16,745,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Chief Information Officer: Provided, That the Secretary 
of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appro-
priated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any 
other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided fur-
ther, That no appropriation for any office shall be in-
creased or decreased by more than 10 percent by all such 
transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change in 
funding greater than 10 percent shall be submitted for 
approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 
shall be for allocation within the Department for official 
reception and representation expenses as the Secretary 
may determine: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, excluding fees authorized in 
Public Law 107–71, there may be credited to this appro-
priation up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: 
Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this 
Act shall be available for the position of Assistant Sec-
retary for Public Affairs. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 
$7,000,000, of which $2,218,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That there may be 
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credited to this appropriation, to be available until ex-
pended, funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
penses incurred for training: Provided further, That any 
reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or else-
where to the Research and Innovative Technology Admin-
istration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and 
Technology of the Department of Transportation. 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
For capital investments in surface transportation in-
frastructure, $750,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2021: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Transportation shall distribute funds provided under this 
heading as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, 
local government, transit agency, port authority, or a col-
laboration among such entities on a competitive basis for 
projects that will have a significant local or regional im-
pact: Provided further, That projects eligible for funding 
provided under this heading shall include, but not be lim-
ited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, 
United States Code; public transportation projects eligible 
under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; pas-
senger and freight rail transportation projects; and port 
infrastructure investments (including inland port infra-
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structure and land ports of entry): Provided further, That 
the Secretary may use up to 20 percent of the funds made 
available under this heading for the purpose of paying the 
subsidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for 
Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, 
United States Code, if the Secretary finds that such use 
of the funds would advance the purposes of this para-
graph: Provided further, That in distributing funds pro-
vided under this heading, the Secretary shall take such 
measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribu-
tion of funds and the investment in a variety of transpor-
tation modes: Provided further, That a grant funded under 
this heading shall be not less than $5,000,000 and not 
greater than $25,000,000: Provided further, That not 
more than 10 percent of the funds made available under 
this heading may be awarded to projects in a single State: 
Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for 
which an expenditure is made under this heading shall be, 
at the option of the recipient, up to 80 percent: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall give priority to projects 
that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to 
complete an overall financing package: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available under this heading 
$250,000,000 shall be for projects located in a rural area 
with a population of less than 200,000: Provided further, 
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That for projects located in a rural area, the minimum 
grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Secretary may in-
crease the Federal share of costs above 80 percent: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds made available under this 
heading $250,000,000 shall be for projects that are within 
the boundaries of seaport facilities and intermodal connec-
tors serving those facilities: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available under this heading $250,000,000 
shall be for projects located in an urbanized area with a 
population of more than 200,000: Provided further, That 
funds for an urbanized area under the previous proviso 
may be obligated to projects in the metropolitan area es-
tablished under section 134 of title 23, United States 
Code, that encompasses such urbanized area: Provided 
further, That projects conducted using funds provided 
under this heading must comply with the requirements of 
subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States 
Code: Provided further, That the Secretary shall conduct 
a new competition to select the grants and credit assist-
ance awarded under this heading: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may set aside not more than 3 percent of 
the funds provided under this heading, and may transfer 
portions of such funds to the Administrators of the Fed-
eral Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Admin-
istration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the 
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Maritime Administration for administrative costs related 
to awarding and overseeing grants and credit assistance 
made under either the national infrastructure investments 
program or programs authorized under section 117 of title 
23, United States Code: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall not use the Federal share as a selection cri-
teria in awarding projects: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity for 
grants and credit assistance awarded under this heading 
no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That such Notice of Funding Opportunity 
shall require application submissions 90 days after the 
publishing of such Notice: Provided further, That of the 
applications submitted under the previous two provisos, 
the Secretary shall make grants no later than 270 days 
after enactment of this Act in such amounts that the Sec-
retary determines. 
NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE 
FINANCE BUREAU 
For necessary expenses for the administration of the 
National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance 
Bureau (the Bureau) within the Office of the Secretary 
of Transportation, $10,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation 
shall use such amount for the necessary expenses to fulfill 
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Code: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 
or any other Act shall be used to enter into a new contract 
with a community located less than 40 miles from the 
nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has nego-
tiated with the community over a local cost share: Pro-
vided further, That amounts authorized to be distributed 
for the essential air service program under subsection 
41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made 
available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: 
Provided further, That the Administrator may reimburse 
such amounts from fees credited to the account estab-
lished under section 45303 of title 49, United States Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE 
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 
Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to ap-
prove assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining 
to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this 
Act, except for activities underway on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements 
have completed the normal reprogramming process for 
Congressional notification. 
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SEC. 102. The Secretary shall post on the Web site 
of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all 
meetings of the Council on Credit and Finance, including 
the agenda for each meeting, and require the Council on 
Credit and Finance to record the decisions and actions 
of each meeting. 
SEC. 103. In addition to authority provided by section 
327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s 
Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide 
partial or full payments in advance and accept subsequent 
reimbursements from all Federal agencies from available 
funds for transit benefit distribution services that are nec-
essary to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation 
fringe benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150 
and section 3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, That 
the Department shall maintain a reasonable operating re-
serve in the Working Capital Fund, to be expended in ad-
vance to provide uninterrupted transit benefits to Govern-
ment employees: Provided further, That such reserve will 
not exceed one month of benefits payable and may be used 
only for the purpose of providing for the continuation of 
transit benefits: Provided further, That the Working Cap-
ital Fund will be fully reimbursed by each customer agen-
cy from available funds for the actual cost of the transit 
benefit. 
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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper-
ations and research activities related to commercial space 
transportation, administrative expenses for research and 
development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the 
operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 
subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold 
to the public, the lease or purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made 
available by Public Law 112–95, $10,410,758,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2020, of which 
$9,594,758,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,840,013,000 
shall be available for air traffic organization activities; not 
to exceed $1,339,561,000 shall be available for aviation 
safety activities; not to exceed $24,917,000 shall be avail-
able for commercial space transportation activities; not to 
exceed $816,234,000 shall be available for finance and 
management activities; not to exceed $60,720,000 shall be 
available for NextGen and operations planning activities; 
not to exceed $114,018,000 shall be available for security 
and hazardous materials safety; and not to exceed 
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$215,295,000 shall be available for staff offices: Provided, 
That not to exceed 5 percent of any budget activity, except 
for aviation safety budget activity, may be transferred to 
any budget activity under this heading: Provided further, 
That no transfer may increase or decrease any appropria-
tion by more than 5 percent: Provided further, That any 
transfer in excess of 5 percent shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under section 405 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 
Provided further, That not later than March 31 of each 
fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress an an-
nual update to the report submitted to Congress in De-
cember 2004 pursuant to section 221 of Public Law 108– 
176: Provided further, That the amount herein appro-
priated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after 
March 31 that such report has not been submitted to the 
Congress: Provided further, That not later than March 31 
of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator shall 
transmit to Congress a companion report that describes 
a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training 
flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format 
similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, 
including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring 
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goals by fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount 
herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day 
for each day after March 31 that such report has not been 
submitted to Congress: Provided further, That funds may 
be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit 
standard-setting organization to assist in the development 
of aviation safety standards: Provided further, That none 
of the funds in this Act shall be available for new appli-
cants for the second career training program: Provided 
further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize 
or implement any regulation that would promulgate new 
aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after 
the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That there may be credited to this appropriation, as off-
setting collections, funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authori-
ties, and private sources for expenses incurred in the pro-
vision of agency services, including receipts for the mainte-
nance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for 
issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including 
airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for 
tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or al-
teration forms: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, not less than $168,000,000 
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