thorized. Any funds so apportioned or allocated that re-
main unobligated at the end of such period shall be dis-
tributed by the Secretary in discretionary grants under 
section 6(d) in the subsequent fiscal year. 
(c) GRANTS
AS CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.—A 
grant for a project under this Act that is approved by the 
Secretary is a contractual obligation of the Government 
to pay the Federal share of the cost of the project. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.—A project to be 
carried out with assistance under this Act that is for a 
highway that is on a Federal-aid system (as such terms 
are defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code) 
shall be constructed to the same standards that would 
apply if such project was being carried out with assistance 
under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. 
(e) PREVAILING RATE OF WAGE.—Section 113 of 
title 23, United States Code, shall apply to a project being 
carried out with assistance provided under this Act in the 
same manner and to the same extent as such section 
would apply if such project was being carried out with as-
sistance provided under chapter 1 of such title. 
(f) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project for which a grant is made under 
this Act shall be 75 percent. 
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(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share of the cost of a project for which a grant is 
made under this Act may not be provided from Fed-
eral funds made available under any other law (in-
cluding funds from the Highway Trust Fund). 
(g) PROHIBITION.—No funds made available under 
this section may be used by grant recipients to conduct 
a study related to a future project. 
SEC. 8. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2010, and annually thereafter during the term of 
the National Goods Movement Improvement Grant Pro-
gram (in this section referred to as the ‘‘program’’), the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results 
of the program. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report to be submitted under 
subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum— 
(1) a description of the impact that the pro-
gram has had on enhancing the efficiency of goods 
movement across the United States, enhancing the 
security of the movement of goods, and supporting 
programs that mitigate the environmental damage 
caused by the movement of goods; 
(2) a list identifying each project selected for 
funding under the program during the prior fiscal 
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year and the amount of funding provided under this 
Act for the project; 
(3) a description of the impact, if any, that the 
program has had on the cost of imported consumer 
goods in the United States; 
(4) an assessment of the current condition of 
the National Goods Movement Improvement Ac-
count; 
(5) an assessment of the level of efficiency with 
which the Secretary distributes amounts from the 
National Goods Movement Improvement Account to 
projects nationwide; 
(6) recommendations regarding the potential 
for expansion or other changes to the program, in-
cluding adjustments to the fee collected under sec-
tion 4 to ensure that the fee is producing sufficient 
funding for the program; and 
(7) recommendations regarding whether the 
program should be reauthorized by Congress and, if 
so, whether the fee collected under section 4 should 
be increased or decreased to support infrastructure 
spending. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the report to be 
submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall con-
sult with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
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Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated out of the 
National Goods Movement Improvement Account to carry 
out this Act for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2019 
such sums as were deposited in the Account during the 
preceding fiscal year. 
SEC. 10. SUNSET PROVISION. 
The authority of the Secretary to make grants under 
this Act shall continue in effect until October 1, 2019. 
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