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(b) Section 24301(c) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘11123,’’ after ‘‘except for sec-
tions’’. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
Transit Administration’s programs, $14,500,000: Pro-
vided, That no more than $72,500,000 of budget authority 
shall be available for these purposes: Provided further, 
That of the funds available not to exceed $948,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the Administrator; not to 
exceed $6,126,000 shall be available for the Office of Ad-
ministration; not to exceed $3,848,000 shall be available 
for the Office of the Chief Counsel; not to exceed 
$1,067,000 shall be available for the Office of Commu-
nication and Congressional Affairs; not to exceed 
$7,303,000 shall be available for the Office of Program 
Management; not to exceed $6,027,000 shall be available 
for the Office of Budget and Policy; not to exceed 
$4,328,000 shall be available for the Office of Demonstra-
tion and Innovation; not to exceed $2,657,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Civil Rights; not to exceed 
$3,732,000 shall be available for the Office of Planning; 
not to exceed $17,697,000 shall be available for regional 
offices; and not to exceed $16,567,000 shall be available
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NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL 
For necessary expenses for the Next Generation 
High-Speed Rail program as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 
26101 and 26102, $28,250,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER 
CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 
$900,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2004, including $400,000,000 for quarterly grants for op-
erating expenses, $373,000,000 for quarterly grants for 
capital expenses along the Northeast Corridor Mainline, 
and $127,000,000 for quarterly grants for general capital 
improvements: Provided, That the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall approve funding to cover operating losses and 
a long-distance train of the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant re-
quest for each specific train route: Provided further, That 
each such grant request shall be accompanied by a de-
tailed financial analysis and revenue projection justifying 
the Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfaction: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Transportation and 
the Amtrak Board of Directors shall ensure that, of the 
amount made available under this heading, sufficient sums
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TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$93,577,000 (increased by $500,000), of which not to ex-
ceed $2,212,000 shall be available for the immediate Of-
fice of the Secretary; not to exceed $841,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Deputy Sec-
retary; not to exceed $15,560,000 shall be available for 
the
Office
of
the
General
Counsel;
not
to
exceed 
$12,717,000 shall be available for the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to exceed 
$8,630,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assist-
ant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed 
$2,518,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assist-
ant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed 
$28,882,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assist-
ant
Secretary
for
Administration;
not
to
exceed 
$1,982,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Af-
fairs; not to exceed $1,447,000 shall be available for the 
Office
of
the
Executive
Secretariat;
not
to
exceed 
$730,000 shall be available for the Board of Contract Ap-
peals; not to exceed $1,268,000 shall be available for the 
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization;
count) for the Alaska Highway program under sec-
tion 218 of such title $7,833,333 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—Funds made 
available by this subsection shall be available for ob-
ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap-
portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga-
tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs.’’. 
(f) OPERATION LIFESAVER.—Section 1101 of such 
Act is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) OPERATION LIFESAVER.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of the amount set 
aside under section 104(d)(1) of title 23, United 
States Code, there shall be available from the High-
way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) to carry out the operation lifesaver program 
under such section $208,333 for the period of Octo-
ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—Funds made 
available by this subsection shall be available for ob-
ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap-
portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga-
tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs.’’. 
(g) BRIDGE DISCRETIONARY.—Section 1101 of such 
Act is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) BRIDGE DISCRETIONARY.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There shall be available 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account) $41,666,667 to the Secretary at 
the discretion of the Secretary to carry out section 
144(g) of title 23, United States Code, for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 
2004. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—Funds made 
available by this subsection shall be available for ob-
ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap-
portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga-
tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs.’’. 
(h) INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE.—Section 1101 of 
such Act is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There shall be available 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
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not to exceed $14,565,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Chief Information Officer; and not to exceed 
$2,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Intelligence 
and Security: Provided, That the Secretary of Transpor-
tation is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any 
office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office 
of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That no 
appropriation for any office shall be increased or de-
creased by more than 5 percent by all such transfers: Pro-
vided further, That any change in funding greater than 
5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $60,000 shall be for allocation 
within the Department for official reception and represen-
tation expenses as the Secretary may determine: 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 further, That none 
of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for 
the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$8,569,000.
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Transportation in any development of electronic travel so-
lutions for its modal administrations. 
SEC. 509. (a) The Administrator of General Services 
shall carry out the authority of the Election Assistance 
Commission to make election assistance payments under 
subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 
2002, including the authority under such subtitle to re-
ceive statements and applications from entities seeking 
such payments and reports from entities receiving such 
payments. 
(b) The authority of the Administrator of General 
Services under subsection (a) shall apply with respect to 
amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2004 and amounts 
appropriated for fiscal year 2003 which remain unobli-
gated and unexpended at the end of fiscal year 2003, ex-
cept that this authority shall expire upon the earlier of—
(1) the expiration of the 3-month period which 
begins on the date on which all members of the 
Election Assistance Commission are appointed; or 
(2) June 30, 2004. 
(c) Upon the appointment of all members of the Elec-
tion Assistance Commission, the Administrator of General 
Services shall transmit to the Commission all statements, 
applications, and reports received by the Administrator in 
carrying out this section.
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under this section that have the highest benefits to high-
way safety. Such system may include a safety manage-
ment system established by the State under section 303 
of title 23, United States Code, or a survey established 
pursuant to section 152(a) of such title. 
(d) APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS.—On October 1 of 
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall apportion among 
States sums authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section for such fiscal year as follows: 
(1) 1⁄3 in the ratio that—
(A) each State’s public road lane mileage 
for rural minor collectors and rural local roads; 
bears to 
(B) the total public road lane mileage for 
rural minor collectors and rural local roads of 
all States. 
(2) 1⁄3 in the ratio that—
(A) the population of areas other than ur-
banized areas in each State, as shown by the 
most recent Government decennial census of 
population; bears to 
(B) the population of all areas other than 
urbanized areas in the United States, as shown 
by that census. 
(3) 1⁄3 in the ratio that—
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‘‘(U) provides that the State will include in 
the training manual for the licensing examina-
tion to drive a noncommercial motor vehicle and 
a commercial motor vehicle, information on best 
practices for driving safely in the vicinity of 
commercial motor vehicles and in the vicinity of 
noncommercial motor vehicles, respectively; 
‘‘(V) provides that the State will enforce 
the registration requirements of section 13902 
by placing out of service any vehicle discovered 
to be operated by a motor carrier without a reg-
istration issued under such section or to be op-
erating beyond the scope of such registration; 
and 
‘‘(W) provides that the State will conduct 
comprehensive and highly visible traffic enforce-
ment and commercial motor vehicle safety in-
spection programs in high-risk locations and 
corridors.’’.
(b) USE OF GRANTS TO ENFORCE OTHER LAWS.—
Section 31102 of such title is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following:
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innovative pavement technologies, practices, per-
formance, and benefits. 
‘‘(2) GOALS.—The goals of the innovative pave-
ment research and deployment program shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) the deployment of new, cost-effective, 
innovative designs, materials, recycled materials 
(including taconite tailings and foundry sand), 
and practices to extend pavement life and per-
formance and to improve customer satisfaction; 
‘‘(B) the reduction of initial costs and life- 
cycle costs of pavements, including the costs of 
new construction, replacement, maintenance, 
and rehabilitation; 
‘‘(C) the deployment of accelerated con-
struction techniques to increase safety and re-
duce construction time and traffic disruption 
and congestion; 
‘‘(D) the deployment of engineering design 
criteria and specifications for innovative prac-
tices, products, and materials for use in high-
way pavements; 
‘‘(E) the deployment of new nondestructive 
and real-time pavement evaluation technologies 
and techniques;
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and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, 
may be paid during the periods for which subsection (a) 
is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would 
be payable under subsection (a) were subsection (a) appli-
cable to such employee. 
(c) For the purposes of this section, the rates payable 
to an employee who is covered by this section and who 
is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 
2003, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by 
the Office of Personnel Management. 
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates 
of premium pay for employees subject to this section may 
not be changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 
2003, except to the extent determined by the Office of 
Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose 
of this section. 
(e) This section shall apply with respect to pay for 
service performed after September 30, 2003. 
(f) For the purpose of administering any provision 
of law (including any rule or regulation that provides pre-
mium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other em-
ployee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribu-
tion, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the 
basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary
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TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex-
pended, $8,336,000. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital 
outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
$116,715,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 
available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 
That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 
to entities within the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the above limitation on operating ex-
penses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency 
of the Department shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund without the approval of the agency modal 
administrator: Provided further, That no assessments may 
be levied 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.
piping or wiring to interconnect such property to the 
dwelling unit shall be taken into account for pur-
poses of this section. 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of this sec-
tion—
‘‘(1) DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN CASE OF JOINT OC-
CUPANCY.—In the case of any structure which is 
jointly occupied and used during any calendar year 
by 2 or more persons the following shall apply: 
‘‘(A) The amount of the credit allowable 
under subsection (a) by reason of expenditures 
(as the case may be) made during such cal-
endar year by any of such persons with respect 
to such structure shall be determined by treat-
ing all of such persons as 1 taxpayer whose tax-
able year is such calendar year. 
‘‘(B) There shall be allowable with respect 
to such expenditures to each of such person, a 
credit under subsection (a) for the taxable year 
in which such calendar year ends in an amount 
which bears the same ratio to the amount de-
termined under subparagraph (A) as the 
amount of such expenditures made by such per-
son during such calendar year bears to the ag-
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3140
AN ACT
To provide for availability of contact lens prescriptions to
patients, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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mated cost to construct the project without 
the warranty plus the estimated costs that 
would be incurred by the State and that 
would otherwise be covered during the pro-
posed warranty period if a warranty were 
in effect; and 
(ii) the estimated cost to road users 
during the warranty period is less than 
such estimated cost without a warranty. 
(B) In determining the sufficient duration 
of a long-term limited warranty under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall establish separate 
sufficient 
durations 
for 
different 
types 
of 
projects, such as initial construction, pavement 
resurfacing and rehabilitation, and pavement 
markings. 
(C) A requirement that the limited war-
ranty must address, at a minimum—
(i) the responsibilities of the warranty 
provider; 
(ii) the responsibilities of the Depart-
ment of Transportation; 
(iii) the terms of the warranty, includ-
ing duration and, if applicable, traffic vol-
umes and vehicle classification; and
at the United States Mint at West Point, New York, to 
the greatest extent possible. 
SEC. 102. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS FOR PEOPLE 
ABOARD UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93 WHO 
HELPED 
RESIST 
THE 
HIJACKERS 
AND 
CAUSED THE PLANE TO CRASH. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds 
as follows: 
(1) On September 11, 2001, United Airlines 
Flight 93, piloted by Captain James Dahl, departed 
from Newark International Airport at 8:01 a.m. on 
its scheduled route to San Francisco, California, 
with 7 crew members and 38 passengers on board. 
(2) Shortly after departure, United Airlines 
Flight 93 was hijacked by terrorists. 
(3) At 10:37 a.m. United Airlines Flight 93 
crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. 
(4) Evidence indicates that people aboard 
United Airlines Flight 93 learned that other hi-
jacked planes had been used to attack the World 
Trade Center in New York City and resisted the ac-
tions of the hijackers on board. 
(5) The effort to resist the hijackers aboard 
United Airlines Flight 93 appears to have caused 
the plane to crash prematurely, potentially saving
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5343(a)(5) of title 5 shall be considered to be located in 
the pay locality designated as ‘‘Rest of US’’ pursuant to 
section 5304 of title 5 for purposes of this paragraph. 
(c) Funds used to carry out this section shall be paid 
from appropriations, which are made to each applicable 
department or agency for salaries and expenses for fiscal 
year 2004. 
SEC. 741. Not later than December 31 of each year, 
the head of each agency shall submit to Congress a report 
on the competitive sourcing activities performed during 
the previous fiscal year by Federal Government sources 
that are on the list required under the Federal Activities 
Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–270; 31 
U.S.C. 501 note). The report shall include—
(1) the number of full time equivalent Federal 
employees studied for competitive sourcing; 
(2) the total agency cost required to carry out 
its competitive sourcing program; 
(3) the costs attributable to paying outside con-
sultants and contractors to carry out the agency’s 
competitive sourcing program; 
(4) the costs attributable to paying agency per-
sonnel to carry out its competitive sourcing program; 
and
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(5) an estimate of the savings attributed as a 
result of the agency competitive sourcing program.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation, Treas-
ury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2004’’.
Union Calendar No. 133
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2989
[Report No. 108–243] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation and Treasury, and independent 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, and for other purposes. 
JULY 30, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
recommendations to be included in the Commission’s 
report identified in subsection (h)(3). 
(2) FIELD HEARINGS.—The Commission shall 
conduct at least 4 hearings to be held in different 
States. 
(i) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall pre-
pare a report describing the activities and rec-
ommendations of the Commission and shall submit 
the report to the President, the Speaker and Minor-
ity Leader of the House of Representatives, the Ma-
jority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, and the 
chief executive officers of the States not later than 
July 1, 2005. 
(2) APPROVAL OF REPORT.—Approval of the 
Commission’s report shall require a majority of the 
Commission. 
(3) REPORT CONTENTS.—In addition to sum-
marizing the activities of the Commission, the report 
shall include proposals for improving economics and 
finance education, including recommendations for—
(A) integrating high quality, standards-
based economic and financial education in the 
curricula of primary, secondary and postsec-
ondary education;
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INLAND EMPIRE AND CUCAMONGA COUNTY RE-
CYCLING PROJECTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘Inland Empire Regional Water Recycling Initiative’’.
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102–
575, Title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 1636. INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL WATER RECYCLING
PROJECT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation
with the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, may participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the Inland
Empire regional water recycling project described in the
report submitted under section 1606(c).
‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost
of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent of the total cost of the project.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary
shall not be used for operation and maintenance of the
project described in subsection (a).
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$20,000,000.
‘‘SEC. 1637. CUCAMONGA COUNTY WATER RECYCLING
PROJECT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation
with the Cucamonga County Water District, may partici-
pate in the design, planning, and construction of the
Cucamonga County Water District pilot satellite recycling
plant in Rancho Cucamonga, California, to reclaim and
recycle approximately 2 million gallons per day of domestic
wastewater.
‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost
of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent of the capital cost of the project.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary
shall not be used for operation and maintenance of the
project described in subsection (a).
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,
$10,000,000.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec-
tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 1635 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Sec. 1636. Inland Empire Regional Water Recycling Program.
‘‘Sec. 1637. Cucamonga County Water Recycling Project.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 2004.
Attest:
Clerk.