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Union Calendar No. 472 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5394 
[Report No. 114–606] 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing 
and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2016 
Mr. DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the fol-
lowing bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transpor-
tation, and Housing and Urban Development, and re-
lated agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2017, and for other purposes. 
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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, 2017, 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, 
$112,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,758,000 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 $20,772,000 
shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; 
not to exceed $10,033,000 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 
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$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 
$11,089,000 shall be available for the Office of Intel-
ligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to ex-
ceed $16,485,000 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 5 percent by all such 
transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change in 
funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for ap-
proval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 shall 
be for allocation within the Department for official recep-
tion and representation expenses as the Secretary may de-
termine: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision 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. 
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RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 
$13,000,000, of which $8,218,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2019: Provided, That there may be 
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, $450,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2020: 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, or a collaboration among 
such entities on a competitive basis for projects that will 
have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan 
area, or a region: Provided further, That projects eligible 
for funding provided under this heading shall include, but 
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