104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3675
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1997, and for other purposes.
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
Department of Transportation and related agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, 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,
$53,816,000, of which not to exceed $40,000 shall be
available as the Secretary may determine for allocation
within the Department for official reception and represen-
tation expenses: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, there may be credited to this appropria-
tion up to $1,000,000 in funds received in user fees estab-
lished to support the electronic tariff filing system: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this
Act or otherwise made available may be used to maintain
custody of airline tariffs that are already available for pub-
lic and departmental access at no cost; to secure them
against detection, alteration, or tampering; and open to
inspection by the Department.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
$5,574,000.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND
DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation
planning, research, systems development, and development
activities, to remain available until expended, $3,000,000.
TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital
outlays of the Transportation Administrative Service Cen-
ter, not to exceed $124,812,000, shall be paid from appro-
priations made available to the Department of Transpor-
tation: Provided, That such services shall be provided on
a competitive basis to entities within the Department of
Transportation: Provided further, That the above limita-
tion on operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT
entities: Provided further, That no funds appropriated in
this Act to an agency of the Department shall be trans-
ferred to the Transportation Administrative Service Cen-
ter without the approval of the agency modal adminis-
trator: Provided further, That no assessments may be lev-
ied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or
project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees.
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for payments
to air carriers of so much of the compensation fixed and
determined under subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49,
United States Code, as is payable by the Department of
Transportation, $10,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended and to be derived from the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act
shall be available for the implementation or execution of
programs in excess of $10,000,000 for the Payments to
Air Carriers program in fiscal year 1997: Provided further,
That none of the funds in this Act shall be used by the
Secretary of Transportation to make payment of com-
pensation under subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49,
United States Code, in excess of the appropriation in this
Act for liquidation of obligations incurred under the ‘‘Pay-
ments to air carriers’’ program: Provided further, That
none of the funds in this Act shall be used for the payment
of claims for such compensation except in accordance with
this provision: Provided further, That none of the funds
in this Act shall be available for service to communities
in the forty-eight contiguous States that are located fewer
than seventy highway miles from the nearest large or me-
dium hub airport, or that require a rate of subsidy per
passenger in excess of $200 unless such point is greater
than two hundred and ten miles from the nearest large
or medium hub airport: Provided further, That of funds
provided for ‘‘Small Community Air Service’’ by Public
Law 101–508, $28,600,000 in fiscal year 1997 is hereby
rescinded.
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
(RESCISSION)
Of the budgetary resources remaining available under
this heading, $1,133,000 are rescinded.
RENTAL PAYMENTS
For necessary expenses for rental of headquarters
and field space not to exceed 8,580,000 square feet and
for related services assessed by the General Services Ad-
ministration, $127,447,000: Provided, That of this
amount, $2,022,000 shall be derived from the Highway
Trust Fund, $39,113,000 shall be derived from the Air-
port and Airway Trust Fund, $840,000 shall be derived
from the Pipeline Safety Fund, and $193,000 shall be de-
rived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: Provided
further, That in addition, for assessments by the General
Services Administration related to the space needs of the
Federal Highway Administration, $17,294,000, to be de-
rived from ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’, subject to the ‘‘Limi-
tation on General Operating Expenses’’.
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM
For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, includ-
ing the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That these funds are available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
loans not to exceed $15,000,000. In addition, for adminis-
trative expenses to carry out the direct loan program,
$400,000.
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH
For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Re-
source Center outreach activities, $2,900,000, of which
$2,635,000 shall remain available until September 30,
1998: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332,
these funds may be used for business opportunities related
to any mode of transportation.
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur-
chase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for
replacement only; payments pursuant to section 156 of