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(d) DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE
OF INSPECTOR 
GENERAL REVIEW.—Prior to the study required under this sub-
section commencing and within 60 days of the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a plan outlining the scope 
and methodology for the study to the Department of Transportation 
Inspector General. 
(1) Within 30 days of receiving the plan, the Office of 
Inspector General shall review and report whether it includes— 
(A) a sufficient number of participating drivers to 
produce statistically significant results consistent with sub-
section (c)(2); 
(B) the use of reliable technologies to assess the oper-
ational, safety and fatigue components of the study to 
produce consistent and valid results; 
(C) appropriate performance measures to properly 
evaluate the study outcomes; and 
(D) an appropriate selection of the independent review 
panel under subsection (c)(5). 
(2) The Office of Inspector General shall report its findings, 
conclusions and any recommendations to the Secretary and 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 
30 days of receipt of the plan. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall submit a 
final report on the findings and conclusions of the study and the 
Department’s recommendations on whether the provisions in effect 
on July 1, 2013, provide a greater net benefit for the operational, 
safety, health and fatigue impacts of the restart provisions to the 
Inspector General within 210 days of receiving the Office of the 
Inspector General report required in subsection (d)(2). 
(1) Within 60 days of receipt of the Secretary’s findings 
and recommendations in subsection (e), the Inspector General 
shall report to the Secretary and the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations on the study’s compliance with the 
requirements outlined under subsection (c). 
(2) Upon submission of the Office of the Inspector General 
report in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit its report 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and 
make the report publically available on its website. 
(f) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Transportation shall cer-
tify in writing in a manner addressing the Inspector General’s 
findings and recommendations in subsection (d)(1) and (e)(1) of 
this section that the Secretary has met the requirements as 
described in section (c) and (d). 
(g) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT EXCEPTION.—The study and 
the Office of the Inspector General reviews shall not be subject 
to section 3506 or 3507 of title 44, United States Code. 
SEC. 134. None of the funds limited or otherwise made available 
under the heading ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs’’ 
may be used to deny an application to renew a Hazardous Materials 
Safety Program permit for a motor carrier based on that carrier’s 
Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service rate, unless the carrier has 
the opportunity to submit a written description of corrective actions 
taken, and other documentation the carrier wishes the Secretary 
to consider, including submitting a corrective action plan, and the 
Secretary determines the actions or plan is insufficient to address 
the safety concerns that resulted in that Hazardous Materials Out- 
of-Service rate.
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NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Sec-
retary, with respect to traffic and highway safety authorized under 
chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States 
Code, $130,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall remain available 
through September 30, 2016. 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provi-
sions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title 49, United States 
Code, $138,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available 
until expended: 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 2015, are in excess of 
$138,500,000, of which $133,500,000 shall be for programs author-
ized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,000,000 shall be for the National 
Driver Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United 
States Code: Provided further, That within the $133,500,000 obliga-
tion limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2016, and shall be in addition 
to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for future 
years: Provided further, That $20,000,000 of the total obligation 
limitation for operations and research in fiscal year 2015 shall 
be applied toward unobligated balances of contract authority pro-
vided in prior Acts for carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 
403, and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out provisions 
of 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of Public Law 109–59, 
as amended by Public Law 112–141, and section 31101(a)(6) of 
Public Law 112–141, to remain available until expended, 
$561,500,000, 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 2015, are 
in excess of $561,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 
402 and 405, section 2009 of Public Law 109–59, as amended 
by Public Law 112–141, and section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law
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112–141, of which $235,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Pro-
grams’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402; $272,000,000 shall be for ‘‘National 
Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; $29,000,000 shall 
be for ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement Program’’ under section 2009 
of Public Law 109–59, as amended by Public Law 112–141; 
$25,500,000 shall be for ‘‘Administrative Expenses’’ under section 
31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141: 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 ‘‘National 
Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405 for ‘‘Impaired 
Driving Countermeasures’’ (as described in subsection (d) of that 
section) shall be available for technical assistance to the States: 
Provided further, That with respect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provision 
under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G), any amounts transferred to increase 
the amounts made available under section 402 shall include the 
obligation authority for such amounts: Provided further, That the 
Administrator shall notify the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations of any exercise of the authority granted under the 
previous proviso or under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) within 60 days. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made available to 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of the 
amount limited for section 402 of title 23, United States Code, 
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. 
SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the programs of 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in this 
Act shall not apply to obligations for which obligation authority 
was made available in previous public laws but only to the extent 
that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used. 
SEC. 142. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, 
not otherwise provided for, $186,870,000, of which $15,400,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, 
$39,100,000, to remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue direct 
loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sections 501 through 504 
of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 
(Public Law 94–210), as amended, such authority to exist as long
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as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding: Provided, 
That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new 
direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made using 
Federal funds for the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2015: 
Provided further, That no new direct loans or loan guarantee 
commitments made under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improve-
ment Financing Program in fiscal year 2015 shall cause the total 
principal amount of direct loans and loan guarantees committed 
under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Pro-
gram to projects in a single state to exceed $5,600,000,000. 
OPERATING GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER 
CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, in amounts 
based on the Secretary’s assessment of the Corporation’s seasonal 
cash flow requirements, for the operation of intercity passenger 
rail, as authorized by section 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment 
and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110– 
432), $250,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That the amounts available under this paragraph shall be available 
for the Secretary to approve funding to cover operating losses for 
the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request 
for each specific train route: Provided further, That each such 
grant request shall be accompanied by a detailed financial analysis, 
revenue projection, and capital expenditure projection justifying 
the Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfaction: Provided further, 
That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Corpora-
tion shall transmit, in electronic format, to the Secretary and the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual 
budget, business plan, the 5-Year Financial Plan for fiscal year 
2015 required under section 204 of the Passenger Rail Investment 
and Improvement Act of 2008 and the comprehensive fleet plan 
for all Amtrak rolling stock: Provided further, That the budget, 
business plan and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall include annual 
information on the maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, and 
expansion for all Amtrak rolling stock consistent with the com-
prehensive fleet plan: Provided further, That the Corporation shall 
provide monthly performance reports in an electronic format which 
shall describe the work completed to date, any changes to the 
business plan, and the reasons for such changes as well as progress 
against the milestones and target dates of the 2012 performance 
improvement plan: Provided further, That the Corporation’s budget, 
business plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, semiannual reports, monthly 
reports, comprehensive fleet plan and all supplemental reports or 
plans comply with requirements in Public Law 112–55: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used 
to support any route on which Amtrak offers a discounted fare 
of more than 50 percent off the normal peak fare: Provided further, 
That the preceding proviso does not apply to routes where the 
operating loss as a result of the discount is covered by a State 
and the State participates in the setting of fares.
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CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD 
PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for capital invest-
ments as authorized by sections 101(c), 102, and 219(b) of the 
Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division 
B of Public Law 110–432), $1,140,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which not to exceed $175,000,000 shall be for 
debt service obligations as authorized by section 102 of such Act: 
Provided, That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to bring Amtrak- 
served facilities and stations into compliance with the Americans 
with Disabilities Act: Provided further, That after an initial distribu-
tion of up to $200,000,000, which shall be used by the Corporation 
as a working capital account, all remaining funds shall be provided 
to the Corporation only on a reimbursable basis: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to 
$50,000,000 may be used by the Secretary to subsidize operating 
losses of the Corporation should the funds provided under the 
heading ‘‘Operating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation’’ be insufficient to meet operational costs for fiscal 
year 2015: Provided further, That the Secretary may retain up 
to one-half of 1 percent of the funds provided under this heading 
to fund the costs of project management and oversight of activities 
authorized by subsections 101(a) and 101(c) of division B of Public 
Law 110–432: Provided further, That the Secretary shall approve 
funding for capital expenditures, including advance purchase orders 
of materials, for the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing 
a grant request for each specific capital project justifying the Fed-
eral support to the Secretary’s satisfaction: Provided further, That 
except as otherwise provided herein, none of the funds under this 
heading may be used to subsidize operating losses of the Corpora-
tion: Provided further, That none of the funds under this heading 
may be used for capital projects not approved by the Secretary 
of Transportation or on the Corporation’s fiscal year 2015 business 
plan: Provided further, That in addition to the project management 
oversight funds authorized under section 101(d) of division B of 
Public Law 110–432, the Secretary may retain up to an additional 
$5,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to fund 
expenses associated with implementing section 212 of division B 
of Public Law 110–432, including the amendments made by section 
212 to section 24905 of title 49, United States Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. The Secretary of Transportation may receive and 
expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts and similar items, 
from non-United States Government sources to repair damages 
to or replace United States Government owned automated track 
inspection cars and equipment as a result of third-party liability 
for such damages, and any amounts collected under this section 
shall be credited directly to the Safety and Operations account 
of the Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain available 
until expended for the repair, operation and maintenance of auto-
mated track inspection cars and equipment in connection with 
the automated track inspection program.
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SEC. 151. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule 
or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to allow 
the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the Department 
to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the Depart-
ment of an amount to be determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 152. None of the funds provided to the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any overtime costs 
in excess of $35,000 for any individual employee: Provided, That 
the President of Amtrak may waive the cap set in the previous 
proviso for specific employees when the President of Amtrak deter-
mines such a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency 
of the system: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak 
shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
each quarter of the calendar year on waivers granted to employees 
and amounts paid above the cap for each month within such quarter 
and delineate the reasons each waiver was granted: Provided fur-
ther, That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2015, a summary 
of all overtime payments incurred by the Corporation for 2014 
and the three prior calendar years: Provided further, That such 
summary shall include the total number of employees that received 
waivers and the total overtime payments the Corporation paid 
to those employees receiving waivers for each month for 2014 and 
for the three prior calendar years. 
SEC. 153. For an additional amount, $10,000,000 shall be made 
available until expended for the Secretary to make grants for grade 
crossing and track improvements on rail routes that transport 
energy products. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit 
Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 53 of title 49, 
United States Code, $105,933,000, of which not less than $4,500,000 
shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5329 
and not less than $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the 
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5326: Provided, That none of the funds 
provided or limited in this Act may be used to create a permanent 
office of transit security under this heading: Provided further, That 
upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2016 President’s 
budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress 
the annual report on New Starts, including proposed allocations 
for fiscal year 2016. 
TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public 
Transportation Assistance Program in this account, and for payment 
of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 
5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339,
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and 5340, as amended by Public Law 112–141, and section 20005(b) 
of Public Law 112–141, $9,500,000,000, to be derived from the 
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That funds available for the 
implementation or execution of programs authorized under 49 
U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 
5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by Public Law 112–141, and 
section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, shall not exceed total 
obligations of $8,595,000,000 in fiscal year 2015. 
TRANSIT RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5312 and 5313, 
$33,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
$30,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5312 
and $3,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 
5313. 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314 and 5322(a), 
(b) and (e), $4,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $4,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 
49 U.S.C. 5314 and $500,000 shall be for activities authorized 
under 49 U.S.C. 5322(a), (b) and (e). 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309, 
$2,120,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
when distributing funds among Recommended New Starts Projects, 
the Administrator shall first fully fund those projects covered by 
a full funding grant agreement, then fully fund those projects 
whose section 5309 share is less than 40 percent, and then dis-
tribute the remaining funds so as to protect as much as possible 
the projects’ budgets and schedules: Provided further, That of the 
unobligated amounts available for the Capital Investment Grants 
program, $121,546,138 is hereby rescinded. 
GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT 
AUTHORITY 
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of Public 
Law 110–432, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall approve grants for capital and 
preventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington Metropoli-
tan Area Transit Authority only after receiving and reviewing a 
request for each specific project: Provided further, That prior to 
approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify that the Wash-
ington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is making significant 
progress in eliminating the material weaknesses, significant defi-
ciencies, and minor control deficiencies identified in the most recent 
Financial Management Oversight Review: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan 
Area Transit Authority has placed the highest priority on those
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investments that will improve the safety of the system before 
approving such grants: Provided further, That the Secretary, in 
order to ensure safety throughout the rail system, may waive the 
requirements of section 601(e)(1) of title VI of Public Law 110– 
432 (112 Stat. 4968). 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the programs of 
the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority 
under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for obligation, 
or to any other authority previously made available for obligation. 
SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading ‘‘Fixed Guide-
way Capital Investment’’ of the Federal Transit Administration 
for projects specified in this Act or identified in reports accom-
panying this Act not obligated by September 30, 2019, and other 
recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds 
for the purposes for which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
funds appropriated before October 1, 2014, under any section of 
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain available 
for expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under 
the most recent appropriation heading for any such section. 
SEC. 163. The Secretary may not enforce regulations related 
to charter bus service under part 604 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations, for any transit agency that during fiscal year 2008 
was both initially granted a 60-day period to come into compliance 
with part 604, and then was subsequently granted an exception 
from said part. 
SEC. 164. For purposes of applying the project justification 
and local financial commitment criteria of 49 U.S.C. 5309(d) to 
a New Starts project, the Secretary may consider the costs and 
ridership of any connected project in an instance in which private 
parties are making significant financial contributions to the 
construction of the connected project; additionally, the Secretary 
may consider the significant financial contributions of private par-
ties to the connected project in calculating the non-Federal share 
of net capital project costs for the New Starts project. 
SEC. 165. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds made available in this Act shall be used to enter 
into a full funding grant agreement for a project with a New 
Starts share greater than 60 percent. 
SEC. 166. None of the funds in this or any other Act may 
be available to advance in any way a new light or heavy rail 
project towards a full funding grant agreement as defined by 49 
U.S.C. 5309 for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris 
County, Texas if the proposed capital project is constructed on 
or planned to be constructed on Richmond Avenue west of South 
Shepherd Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond 
Avenue in Houston, Texas. 
SEC. 167. In developing guidance implementing 49 U.S.C. 
5309(i) Program of Interrelated Projects, the Secretary shall con-
sider projects eligible under section 5309(h) Small Starts Projects, 
including streetcars. 
SEC. 168. Of the unobligated balance of amounts made available 
for fiscal year 2011 or prior fiscal years to carry out the discretionary
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bus and bus facilities program under 49 U.S.C. 5309, $27,989,839 
shall be used for new bus rapid transit projects recommended, 
in the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget request, to be funded 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Transportation-Federal Transit 
Administration-Capital Investment Grants’’: Provided, That all such 
projects shall remain subject to the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 
5309 for New Starts, Small Starts, or Core Capacity projects, as 
applicable, under the Capital Investment Grants Program: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be in addition to the amounts other-
wise made available by this Act for ‘‘Department of Transportation- 
Federal Transit Administration-Capital Investment Grants’’. 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is 
hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits 
of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, 
and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commit-
ments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by 
section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as 
amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 
forth in the Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, maintenance, 
and capital asset renewal activities of those portions of the St. 
Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, $32,042,000, to be 
derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to 
Public Law 99–662. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag 
merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United 
States, $186,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training activities 
authorized by law, $148,050,000, of which $11,300,000 shall remain 
available until expended for maintenance and repair of training 
ships at State Maritime Academies, and of which $2,400,000 shall 
remain available through September 30, 2016, for the Student 
Incentive Program at State Maritime Academies, and of which 
$1,200,000 shall remain available until expended for training ship 
fuel assistance payments, and of which $15,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for facilities maintenance and repair, 
equipment, and capital improvements at the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy: Provided, That amounts apportioned for 
the United States Merchant Marine Academy shall be available 
only upon allotments made personally by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation or the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs: Provided