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research and technology program and $1,000,000 shall be 
available for commercial motor vehicle operator’s grants to 
carry out section 4134 of Public Law 109–59: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds under this heading for outreach and education 
shall be available for transfer. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
sections 31102, 31104, 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 31313 
of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4126 and 4128 
of Public Law 109–59, $294,000,000, to be derived from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) and to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
the implementation or execution of programs, the obliga-
tions for which are in excess of $294,000,000, for ‘‘Motor 
Carrier Safety Grants’’; of which $197,000,000 shall be 
available for the motor carrier safety assistance program 
to carry out sections 31102 and 31104 of title 49, United 
States Code; $25,000,000 shall be available for the commer-
cial driver’s license improvements program to carry out sec-
tion 31313 of title 49, United States Code; $32,000,000 shall 
be available for the border enforcement grants program to
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carry out section 31107 of title 49, United States Code; 
$5,000,000 shall be available for the performance and reg-
istration information system management program to 
carry out sections 31106 and 31109 of title 49, United 
States Code; $25,000,000 shall be available for the commer-
cial vehicle information systems and networks deployment 
program to carry out section 4126 of Public Law 109–59; 
$3,000,000 shall be available for the safety data improve-
ment program to carry out section 4128 of Public Law 109– 
59; and $7,000,000 shall be available for the commercial 
driver’s license information system modernization program 
to carry out section 31309 of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available for the 
motor carrier safety assistance program, $29,000,000 shall 
be available for audits of new entrant motor carriers. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the amounts made available under this heading in 
prior appropriations Acts, $27,122,669 in unobligated bal-
ances are rescinded.
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NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the amounts made available under this heading in 
prior appropriations Acts, $3,419,816 in unobligated bal-
ances are rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—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, including that the Sec-
retary submit a report to the House and Senate Appropria-
tions Committees annually on the safety and security of 
transportation into the United States by Mexico-domiciled 
motor carriers. 
SEC. 131. Section 4305(a) of Public Law 109–59 is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Section’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘12’’ and inserting ‘‘24’’; and 
(3) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) The Department of Transportation and the 
board of directors for the unified carrier registration 
plan shall conclude and complete any and all 
rulemakings, final rules, and administrative proce-
dures to constitute final agency actions and imple-
mentation of all Federal obligations and requirements
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for the Uniform Carrier Registration system plan and 
agreement under this Act on the first April 1 occur-
ring more than 12 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
‘‘(3) The Government Accountability Office shall 
provide quarterly reports to the Congress on the 
progress being made to meet the statutory require-
ments of this section.’’. 
SEC. 132. MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION. (a) 
GENERAL REQUIREMENT.—Section 31138(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘motor vehicle’’ before ‘‘trans-
portation of’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘by commercial motor vehicle’’ 
and inserting ‘‘by a for-hire motor carrier or private 
motor carrier (as such terms are defined in section 
390.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as in 
effect on the date of enactment of this parenthetical 
phrase)’’ . 
(b) 
TRANSPORTATION
OF
PROPERTY.—Section 
31139(b)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘motor vehicle’’ before transpor-
tation of’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘by commercial motor vehicle’’ 
and inserting ‘‘by a for-hire motor carrier or private
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motor carrier (as such terms are defined in section 
390.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as in 
effect on the date of enactment of this parenthetical 
phrase)’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS.— 
Paragraphs (6)(B), (7)(B), (14), and (15) of section 13102 
of title 49, United States Code, are each amended by strik-
ing ‘‘commercial motor vehicle (as defined in section 
31132)’’ and inserting ‘‘motor vehicle’’. 
(d) FREIGHT FORWARDERS.—Section 13903(a) of 
such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall register a per-
son to provide service subject to jurisdiction under sub-
chapter III of chapter 135 as a freight forwarder if the Sec-
retary finds that the person is fit, willing, and able to pro-
vide the service and to comply with this part and applicable 
regulations of the Secretary and the Board.’’. 
(e) BROKERS.—Section 13904(a) of such title is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall register, sub-
ject to section 13906(b), a person to be a broker for trans-
portation of property subject to jurisdiction under sub-
chapter I of chapter 135, if the Secretary finds that the per-
son is fit, willing, and able to be a broker for transportation
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and to comply with this part and applicable regulations 
of the Secretary.’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect August 10, 2005, immediately fol-
lowing the date of enactment of the Safe, Accountable, Flexi-
ble, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
Users Act (Public Law 109–59). 
(g) CLARIFICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall be applied and administered as if sections 
4120(a)(1), 4120(b)(1), and 4142 of the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
Users Act (119 Stat. 1733, 1747) (and the amendments 
made by such sections) had not been enacted. 
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 under 
chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, and part C 
of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, $123,750,000, 
of which $73,595,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007 and $50,155,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2009: Provided, That none of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to 
plan, finalize, or implement any rulemaking to add to sec-
tion 575.104 of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations
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any requirement pertaining to a grading standard that is 
different from the three grading standards (treadwear, trac-
tion, and temperature resistance) already in effect. 
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, to remain available until 
expended, $107,750,000, to be derived from the Highway 
Trust Fund: 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 2007, are in 
excess of $107,750,000 for programs authorized under 23 
U.S.C. 403. 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the amounts made available under this heading in 
prior appropriations Acts, $6,772,751 in unobligated bal-
ances are rescinded. 
NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, $4,000,000, to 
be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and remain
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available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That none 
of the funds in this Act shall be available for the implemen-
tation or execution of programs the obligations for which 
are in excess of $4,000,000 for the National Driver Register 
authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the amounts made available under this heading in 
prior appropriations Acts, $8,553 in unobligated balances 
are rescinded. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(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. 402, 405, 406, 408, and 410 
and sections 2001(a)(11), 2009, 2010, and 2011 of Public 
Law 109–59, to remain available until expended, 
$583,750,000 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 2007, are in excess of $583,750,000 for programs 
authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 406, 408, and 410 
and sections 2001(a)(11), 2009, 2010, and 2011 of Public 
Law 109–59, of which $220,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway
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Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402, $25,000,000 shall 
be for ‘‘Occupant Protection Incentive Grants’’ under 23 
U.S.C. 405, $124,500,000 shall be for ‘‘Safety Belt Perform-
ance Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 406, $34,500,000 shall be 
for ‘‘State Traffic Safety Information System Improve-
ments’’ under 23 U.S.C. 408, $125,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Al-
cohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Incentive Grant 
Program’’ under 23 U.S.C. 410, $17,750,000 shall be for 
‘‘Administrative Expenses’’ under section 2001(a)(11) of 
Public Law 109–59, $25,000,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visi-
bility Enforcement Program’’ under section 2009 of Public 
Law 109–59, $6,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Motorcyclist Safety’’ 
under section 2010 of Public Law 109–59, and $6,000,000 
shall be for ‘‘Child Safety and Child Booster Seat Safety 
Incentive Grants’’ under section 2011 of Public Law 109– 
59: Provided further, That none of these funds shall be used 
for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for 
office furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private 
buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$500,000 of the funds made available for section 410 ‘‘Alco-
hol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grants’’ shall be 
available for technical assistance to the States: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $750,000 of the funds made 
available for the ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement Program’’ 
shall be available for the evaluation required under section
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2009(f) of Public Law 109–59: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law or limitation on 
the use of funds made available under 23 U.S.C. 403, an 
additional $130,000 shall be made available to the NHTSA, 
out of the amount limited for 23 U.S.C. 402, to pay for 
travel and related expenses for State management reviews 
and to pay for core competency development training and 
related expenses for highway safety staff. 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the amounts made available under this heading in 
prior appropriations Acts, $5,646,863 in unobligated bal-
ances are rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. The Secretary may transfer funds in any 
fiscal year provided for administrative expenses for Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National 
Driver Register, under section 2001(a)(7) of Public Law 
109–59, and for the agency’s administrative and related op-
erating expenses, under section 2001(a)(11) of Public Law 
109–59, to the ‘‘Operations and Research’’ account and the 
‘‘Operations and Research, Limitations on Obligations, 
Highway Trust Fund’’ accounts. 
SEC. 141. Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, using funds made available to the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Sec-
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retary of Transportation shall prepare and submit to the 
Congress a report describing the feasibility and marginal 
production costs of making all new passenger automobiles 
and light trucks sold in the United States capable of using 
a flexible fuel mixture. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, $150,578,000, of which 
$13,870,890 shall remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and devel-
opment, $34,650,000, to remain available until expended. 
CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration for the maintenance and repair of capital infra-
structure owned by the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration, including railroad equipment, rollingstock, legal 
mandates and other services, $750,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which not to exceed $295,000,000 
shall be for debt service obligations: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall approve funding for capital 
expenditures, including advance purchase orders of mate-
rials required for future capital projects only after receiv-
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ing, reviewing and approving a grant request for each spe-
cific capital grant justifying the Federal support to the Sec-
retary’s satisfaction: Provided further, That none of the 
funds under this heading may be used to subsidize oper-
ating losses of the Corporation: Provided further, That none 
of the funds under this heading may be used for capital 
projects not approved by the Secretary of Transportation 
or the Corporation’s fiscal year 2007 business plan: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Transportation may 
retain up to one-quarter of one percent of the funds under 
this heading to fund the oversight by the Federal Railroad 
Administration of the design and implementation of capital 
projects funded by grants made under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Transportation shall 
not approve any grant for the maintenance, repair or refur-
bishment of equipment or facilities used for food and bev-
erage service or used for sleeper and first class service unless 
such maintenance, repair or refurbishment is consistent 
with plans accepted by the Secretary under which the Fed-
eral subsidy of the Corporation’s food and beverage service 
and the Corporation’s sleeper and first class service will be 
progressively decreased and eliminated not later than the 
end of fiscal year 2011: Provided further, That as a condi-
tion for accepting any grant under this heading, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall require the Corporation to
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undertake to the Secretary’s satisfaction the development of 
a detailed five-year capital investment plan that reflects the 
investments needed to provide safe, cost-effective, and timely 
intercity passenger rail service: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Transportation shall require in the develop-
ment of the capital investment plan, that the Corporation 
solicits the input, review and comment of the States where 
the Corporation provides service, and the railroads use in-
frastructure owned or controlled by the Corporation as to 
those capital investments required to meet transportation 
needs identified by the States or railroads: Provided further, 
That the annual budget submission to Congress shall in-
clude a detailed list of capital improvements to the system 
in prioritized order with a cost estimate for said projects 
along with a description and location for each project in 
the plan for this fiscal year and for the four fiscal years 
thereafter: Provided further, That the detailed capital in-
vestment plan shall identify those capital investments re-
quired to provide for or support the extent to which such 
investments will be funded by entities other than the Cor-
poration: Provided further, That the detailed capital invest-
ment plan shall identify projects by whether they are needed 
to assure safety, whether they are needed to improve the 
cost effectiveness of passenger rail service, or whether they 
are required to preserve or improve the timelines of oper-