H. R. 3288 
One Hundred Eleventh Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and 
Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2010, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
Sec. 4. Statement of appropriations. 
DIVISION A—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, 
AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010 
Title I—Department of Transportation 
Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Title III—Related agencies 
Title IV—General provisions—This Act 
DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010 
Title I—Department of Commerce 
Title II—Department of Justice 
Title III—Science 
Title IV—Related agencies 
Title V—General provisions 
DIVISION C—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010 
Title I—Department of the Treasury 
Title II—Executive Office of the President and funds appropriated to the Presi-
dent 
Title III—The judiciary 
Title IV—District of Columbia 
Title V—Independent agencies 
Title VI—General provisions—This Act 
Title VII—General provisions—Government-wide 
Title VIII—General provisions—District of Columbia 
DIVISION D—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010 
Title I—Department of Labor 
Title II—Department of Health and Human Services 
Title III—Department of Education 
Title IV—Related agencies
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Title V—General provisions 
DIVISION E—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010 
Title I—Department of Defense 
Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs 
Title III—Related agencies 
Title IV—Overseas contingency operations 
Title V—General provisions 
DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010 
Title I—Department of State and related agency 
Title II—United States Agency for International Development 
Title III—Bilateral economic assistance 
Title IV—International security assistance 
Title V—Multilateral assistance 
Title VI—Export and investment assistance 
Title VII—General provisions 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘‘this 
Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as 
referring only to the provisions of that division. 
SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010. 
DIVISION A—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DE-
VELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2010 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$102,686,000, of which not to exceed $2,631,000 shall be available 
for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $986,000 
shall be available for the immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; 
not to exceed $20,359,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
General Counsel; not to exceed $11,100,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; 
not to exceed $10,559,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed 
$2,504,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Sec-
retary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $25,520,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administra-
tion; not to exceed $2,055,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,658,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed $1,499,000 
shall be available for the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Busi-
ness Utilization; not to exceed $10,600,000 for the Office of Intel-
ligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to exceed 
$13,215,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Information
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Officer: Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation 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 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 approval to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 
shall be for allocation within the Department for official reception 
and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine: Pro-
vided 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. 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
For capital investments in surface transportation infrastruc-
ture, $600,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2012: 
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 collabora-
tion 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 not be limited to, 
highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States 
Code; public transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 of 
title 49, United States Code; passenger and freight rail transpor-
tation projects; and port infrastructure investments: Provided fur-
ther, That in distributing funds provided under this heading, the 
Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an equitable 
geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in 
addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and the investment 
in a variety of transportation modes: Provided further, That a 
grant funded under this heading shall be not less than $10,000,000 
and not greater than $200,000,000: Provided further, That not 
more than 25 percent of the funds made available under this 
heading may be awarded to projects in a single State: Provided 
further, That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure 
is made under this heading shall be, at the option of the recipient, 
up to 80 percent: Provided further, That the Secretary shall give 
priority to projects that require a contribution of Federal funds 
in order to complete an overall financing package: Provided further, 
That not less than $140,000,000 of the funds provided under this 
heading shall be for projects located in rural areas: Provided further, 
That for projects located in rural areas, the minimum grant size 
shall be $1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal 
share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further, That of the 
amount made available under this heading, the Secretary may 
use an amount not to exceed $150,000,000 for the purpose of paying 
the subsidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for federal 
credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, 
if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds would advance 
the purposes of this paragraph: Provided further, That of the
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amount made available under this heading, the Secretary may 
use an amount not to exceed $35,000,000 for the planning, prepara-
tion or design of projects eligible for funding under this heading: 
Provided further, That projects conducted using funds provided 
under this heading must comply with the requirements of sub-
chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall publish criteria on which to base 
the competition for any grants awarded under this heading no 
sooner than 60 days after enactment of this Act, require applications 
for funding provided under this heading to be submitted no sooner 
than 120 days after the publication of such criteria, and announce 
all projects selected to be funded from funds provided under this 
heading no sooner than September 15, 2010: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may retain up to $25,000,000 of the funds provided 
under this heading, and may transfer portions of those funds to 
the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration, the 
Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administra-
tion and the Federal Maritime Administration, to fund the award 
and oversight of grants made under this heading. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the 
Department 
of 
Transportation’s 
financial 
systems 
and 
re- 
engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $9,667,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, 
research, systems development, development activities, and making 
grants, to remain available until expended, $16,168,000. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays 
of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $147,596,000, 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: Provided further, That the above limitation on oper-
ating expenses 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 with-
out the approval of the agency modal administrator: Provided fur-
ther, That no assessments may be levied against any program, 
budget activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act unless 
notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are presented 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are 
approved by such Committees.
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MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $353,000, as authorized by 
49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including 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 subsidize total loan principal, any part of 
which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. In addition, 
for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan pro-
gram, $570,000. 
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center 
outreach activities, $3,074,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2011: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these 
funds may be used for business opportunities related to any mode 
of transportation. 
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
In addition to funds made available from any other source 
to carry out the essential air service program under 49 U.S.C. 
41731 through 41742, $150,000,000, to be derived from the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That, in determining between or among carriers competing 
to provide service to a community, the Secretary may consider 
the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further, 
That, if the funds under this heading are insufficient to meet 
the costs of the essential air service program in the current fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall transfer such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out the essential air service program from any available 
amounts appropriated to or directly administered by the Office 
of the Secretary for such fiscal year. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this Act to 
the Department of Transportation may be obligated for the Office 
of the Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or 
reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the 
modal administrations in this Act, except for activities underway 
on the date of enactment of this Act, unless such assessments 
or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process 
for Congressional notification. 
SEC. 102. None of the funds made available under this Act 
may be obligated or expended to establish or implement a program 
under which essential air service communities are required to 
assume subsidy costs commonly referred to as the EAS local partici-
pation program. 
SEC. 103. The Secretary or his designee may engage in activities 
with States and State legislators to consider proposals related to 
the reduction of motorcycle fatalities.
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SEC. 104. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
transfer the unexpended balances available for the bonding assist-
ance program from ‘‘Office of the Secretary, Salaries and expenses’’ 
to ‘‘Minority Business Outreach’’. 
SEC. 105. Such amounts as are required from amounts provided 
in this Act to the Office of the Secretary of Transportation for 
the Transportation Planning, Research and Development program 
may be used for the development, coordination, and analysis of 
data collection procedures and national performance measures. 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
not otherwise provided for, including operations and research activi-
ties related to commercial space transportation, administrative 
expenses for research and development, establishment of air naviga-
tion facilities, the operation (including leasing) and maintenance 
of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps 
sold to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles 
for replacement only, in addition to amounts made available by 
Public Law 108–176, $9,350,028,000, of which $4,000,000,000 shall 
be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which 
not to exceed $7,299,299,000 shall be available for air traffic 
organization activities; not to exceed $1,234,065,000 shall be avail-
able for aviation safety activities; not to exceed $15,237,000 shall 
be available for commercial space transportation activities; not to 
exceed $113,681,000 shall be available for financial services activi-
ties; not to exceed $100,428,000 shall be available for human 
resources program activities; not to exceed $341,977,000 shall be 
available for region and center operations and regional coordination 
activities; not to exceed $196,063,000 shall be available for staff 
offices; and not to exceed $49,278,000 shall be available for informa-
tion services: Provided, That the Secretary utilize not less than 
$17,084,000 of the funds provided for aviation safety activities 
to pay for staff increases in the Office of Aviation Flight Standards 
and the Office of Aircraft Certification: Provided further, That none 
of the funds provided for increases to the staffs of the aviation 
flight standards and aircraft certification offices shall be used for 
other purposes: Provided further, That not to exceed 2 percent 
of any budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, 
may be transferred to any budget activity under this heading: 
Provided further, That no transfer may increase or decrease any 
appropriation by more than 2 percent: Provided further, That any 
transfer in excess of 2 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming 
of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be available 
for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That not later 
than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress 
an annual update to the report submitted to Congress in December 
2004 pursuant to section 221 of Public Law 108–176: Provided 
further, That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced
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by $100,000 for each day after March 31 that such report has 
not been submitted to the Congress: Provided further, That not 
later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator 
shall transmit to Congress a companion report that describes a 
comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training flight 
standards and aircraft certification staff in a format similar to 
the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, including stated 
attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year: Pro-
vided further, That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced 
by $100,000 per day for each day after March 31 that such report 
has not been submitted to Congress: Provided further, That funds 
may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit 
standard-setting organization to assist in the development of avia-
tion safety standards: Provided further, That none of the funds 
in this Act shall be available for new applicants for the second 
career training program: Provided further, That none of the funds 
in this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion to finalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate 
new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after 
the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That there 
may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, 
counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authori-
ties, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the provision 
of agency services, including receipts for the maintenance and oper-
ation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modi-
fication of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station 
certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing major 
repair or alteration forms: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, not less than $9,500,000 shall 
be for the contract tower cost-sharing program: Provided further, 
That none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical charting and 
cartography are available for activities conducted by, or coordinated 
through, the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That of the 
funds available under this heading not to exceed $500,000 shall 
be provided to the Department of Transportation’s Office of 
Inspector General through reimbursement to conduct the annual 
audits of financial statements in accordance with section 3521 of 
title 31, United States Code, and not to exceed $120,000 shall 
be provided to that office through reimbursement to conduct the 
annual Enterprise Services Center Statement on Auditing Stand-
ards 70 audit. 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisi-
tion, establishment, technical support services, improvement by 
contract or purchase, and hire of national airspace systems and 
experimental facilities and equipment, as authorized under part 
A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including initial 
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and 
service testing, including construction of test facilities and acquisi-
tion of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing 
of quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees 
of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities 
where such accommodations are not available; and the purchase,
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lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under this 
heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certification; 
to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 
$2,936,203,000, of which $2,466,203,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2012, and of which $470,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2010: Provided, That there may be credited 
to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, munici-
palities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses 
incurred in the establishment and modernization of air navigation 
facilities: Provided further, That upon initial submission to the 
Congress of the fiscal year 2011 President’s budget, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress a comprehensive 
capital investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration 
which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 
2011 through 2015, with total funding for each year of the plan 
constrained to the funding targets for those years as estimated 
and approved by the Office of Management and Budget. 
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
research, engineering, and development, as authorized under part 
A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including construc-
tion of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites 
by lease or grant, $190,500,000, to be derived from the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until September 
30, 2012: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
as offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, which 
shall be available for expenses incurred for research, engineering, 
and development. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for air-
port planning and development, and noise compatibility planning 
and programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 
and subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, 
and under other law authorizing such obligations; for procurement, 
installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention 
devices and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 
under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and for inspec-
tion activities and administration of airport safety programs, 
including those related to airport operating certificates under sec-
tion 44706 of title 49, United States Code, $3,000,000,000 to be 
derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds under 
this heading shall be available for the planning or execution of
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programs the obligations for which are in excess of $3,515,000,000 
in fiscal year 2010, notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That none of the funds under 
this heading shall be available for the replacement of baggage 
conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or 
other airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explo-
sive detection systems: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, of funds limited under this heading, not 
more than $93,422,000 shall be obligated for administration, not 
less than $15,000,000 shall be available for the airport cooperative 
research program, not less than $22,472,000 shall be for Airport 
Technology Research and $6,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be available and transferred to ‘‘Office of the Sec-
retary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out the Small Community 
Air Service Development Program. 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the amounts authorized for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2009, and prior years under sections 48103 and 48112 of title 
49, United States Code, $394,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used to com-
pensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the federally 
funded research and development center contract between the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation 
Systems Development during fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors 
to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost 
building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space 
in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic 
control, air navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the 
prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations 
between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement 
on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to grant assurances 
that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the 
FAA for air traffic control facilities. 
SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy 49 U.S.C. 
41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 49 U.S.C. 45303: Provided, 
That during fiscal year 2010, 49 U.S.C. 41742(b) shall not apply, 
and any amount remaining in such account at the close of that 
fiscal year may be made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) 
for the subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of title 
49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appropriation 
current at the time of collection, to be merged with and available 
for the same purposes of such appropriation. 
SEC. 114. (a) Section 44302(f)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009,’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2010,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009,’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2010,’’.
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(b) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2009,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010,’’. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds appropriated or limited by this 
Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission 
rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey. 
SEC. 116. None of the funds limited by this Act for grants 
under the Airport Improvement Program shall be made available 
to the sponsor of a commercial service airport if such sponsor 
fails to agree to a request from the Secretary of Transportation 
for cost-free space in a non-revenue producing, public use area 
of the airport terminal or other airport facilities for the purpose 
of carrying out a public service air passenger rights and consumer 
outreach campaign. 
SEC. 117. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration employee 
unless such employee actually performed work during the time 
corresponding to such premium pay. 
SEC. 118. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated 
or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration 
to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of 
a Government-issued credit card. 
SEC. 119. The Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of an 
airport that received scheduled or unscheduled air service from 
a large certified air carrier (as defined in part 241 of title 14 
Code of Federal Regulations, or such other regulations as may 
be issued by the Secretary under the authority of section 41709) 
an amount equal to the minimum apportionment specified in 49 
U.S.C. 47114(c), if the Secretary determines that airport had more 
than 10,000 passenger boardings in the preceding calendar year, 
based on data submitted to the Secretary under part 241 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $413,533,000, together with advances and 
reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration, 
shall be paid in accordance with law from appropriations made 
available by this Act to the Federal Highway Administration for 
necessary expenses for administration and operation. In addition, 
not to exceed $3,524,000 shall be paid from appropriations made 
available by this Act and transferred to the Department of 
Transportation’s Office of Inspector General for costs associated 
with audits and investigations of projects and programs of the 
Federal Highway Administration, and not to exceed $285,000 shall 
be paid from appropriations made available by this Act and provided 
to that office through reimbursement to conduct the annual audits 
of financial statements in accordance with section 3521 of title 
31, United States Code. In addition, not to exceed $3,220,000 shall 
be paid from appropriations made available by this Act and trans-
ferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance with 
section 104 of title 23, United States Code.
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FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
implementation or execution of programs, the obligations for which 
are in excess of $41,107,000,000 for Federal-aid highways and high-
way safety construction programs for fiscal year 2010: Provided, 
That within the $41,107,000,000 obligation limitation on Federal- 
aid highways and highway safety construction programs, not more 
than $429,800,000 shall be available for the implementation or 
execution of programs for transportation research (chapter 5 of 
title 23, United States Code; sections 111, 5505, and 5506 of title 
49, United States Code; and title 5 of Public Law 109–59) for 
fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That this limitation on transpor-
tation research programs shall not apply to any authority previously 
made available for obligation: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may, as authorized by section 605(b) of title 23, United States 
Code, collect and spend fees to cover the costs of services of expert 
firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance 
to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit 
instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Govern-
ment of servicing such credit instruments: Provided further, That 
such fees are available until expended to pay for such costs: Pro-
vided further, That such amounts are in addition to administrative 
expenses that are also available for such purpose, and are not 
subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on administra-
tive expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States Code. 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code, 
that are attributable to Federal-aid highways, not otherwise pro-
vided, including reimbursement for sums expended pursuant to 
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $41,846,000,000 or so much thereof 
as may be available in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available until 
expended. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES 
For the necessary expenses of certain highway and surface 
transportation projects, $292,829,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading 
shall be made available for the programs, projects, and activities 
identified under this heading in the explanatory statement accom-
panying this Act: Provided further, That funds provided under 
this heading, at the request of a State, shall be transferred by 
the Secretary to another Federal agency: Provided further, That 
the Federal share payable on account of any program, project, 
or activity carried out with funds provided under this heading 
shall be 100 percent: Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided under this heading shall be subject to any limitation
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on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs set forth in this Act or any other Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2010, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall— 
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for Federal- 
aid highways amounts authorized for administrative expenses 
and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code; 
programs funded from the administrative takedown authorized 
by section 104(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code (as in 
effect on the date before the date of enactment of the Safe, 
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users); the highway use tax evasion program; and 
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; 
(2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways that is equal to the unobligated bal-
ance of amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highways 
and highway safety programs for previous fiscal years the funds 
for which are allocated by the Secretary; 
(3) determine the ratio that— 
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, 
less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under para-
graphs (1) and (2), bears to 
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated 
for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction 
programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated 
for provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through 
(9) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated 
for section 105 of title 23, United States Code, equal to 
the amount referred to in subsection (b)(10) for such fiscal 
year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed 
under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; 
(4)(A) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under 
paragraphs (1) and (2), for sections 1301, 1302, and 1934 of 
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
Act: A Legacy for Users; sections 117 (but individually for 
each project numbered 1 through 3676 listed in the table con-
tained in section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Effi-
cient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) and sec-
tion 144(g) of title 23, United States Code; and section 14501 
of title 40, United States Code, so that the amount of obligation 
authority available for each of such sections is equal to the 
amount determined by multiplying the ratio determined under 
paragraph (3) by the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
that section for the fiscal year; and 
(B) distribute $2,000,000,000 for section 105 of title 23, 
United States Code; 
(5) distribute the obligation limitation provided for Federal- 
aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under para-
graph (4), for each of the programs that are allocated by the 
Secretary under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users and title 23,
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United States Code (other than to programs to which para-
graphs (1) and (4) apply), by multiplying the ratio determined 
under paragraph (3) by the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for each such program for such fiscal year; and 
(6) distribute the obligation limitation provided for Federal- 
aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under para-
graphs (4) and (5), for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs (other than the amounts apportioned 
for the equity bonus program, but only to the extent that 
the amounts apportioned for the equity bonus program for 
the fiscal year are greater than $2,639,000,000, and the Appa-
lachian development highway system program) that are appor-
tioned by the Secretary under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users and 
title 23, United States Code, in the ratio that— 
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for such 
programs that are apportioned to each State for such fiscal 
year, bear to 
(B) the total of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for such programs that are apportioned to all States 
for such fiscal year. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.—The obligation 
limitation for Federal-aid highways shall not apply to obligations: 
(1) under section 125 of title 23, United States Code; (2) under 
section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978; 
(3) under section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981; (4) 
under subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transpor-
tation Assistance Act of 1982; (5) under subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation 
Assistance Act of 1987; (6) under sections 1103 through 1108 of 
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; (7) 
under section 157 of title 23, United States Code, as in effect 
on the day before the date of the enactment of the Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st Century; (8) under section 105 of title 
23, United States Code, as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 
2004, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of 
those fiscal years; (9) for Federal-aid highway programs for which 
obligation authority was made available under the Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st Century or subsequent public laws for 
multiple years or to remain available until used, but only to the 
extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used; 
(10) under section 105 of title 23, United States Code, but only 
in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
through 2010; and (11) under section 1603 of the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, 
to the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section 
were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time at 
which the funds were initially made available for obligation. 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Not-
withstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 
of such fiscal year, revise a distribution of the obligation limitation 
made available under subsection (a) if the amount distributed 
cannot be obligated during that fiscal year and redistribute suffi-
cient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition 
to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving pri-
ority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds
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apportioned under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO TRANSPOR-
TATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.—The obligation limitation shall apply 
to transportation research programs carried out under chapter 5 
of title 23, United States Code, and title V (research title) of 
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 
A Legacy for Users, except that obligation authority made available 
for such programs under such limitation shall remain available 
for a period of 3 fiscal years and shall be in addition to the 
amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid 
highway and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal 
years. 
(e) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the distribution of obligation limitation under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds 
that— 
(A) are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal 
year for Federal-aid highways programs; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated to 
the States, and will not be available for obligation, in 
such fiscal year due to the imposition of any obligation 
limitation for such fiscal year. 
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under paragraph 
(1) in the same ratio as the distribution of obligation authority 
under subsection (a)(6). 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed under paragraph (1) 
shall be available for any purposes described in section 133(b) 
of title 23, United States Code. 
(f) SPECIAL LIMITATION CHARACTERISTICS.—Obligation limita-
tion distributed for a fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) for the 
provision specified in subsection (a)(4) shall— 
(1) remain available until used for obligation of funds for 
that provision; and 
(2) be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed 
on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs for future fiscal years. 
(g) HIGH PRIORITY PROJECT FLEXIBILITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), obligation 
authority distributed for such fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) 
for each project numbered 1 through 3676 listed in the table 
contained in section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users may 
be obligated for any other project in such section in the same 
State. 
(2) RESTORATION.—Obligation authority used as described 
in paragraph (1) shall be restored to the original purpose on 
the date on which obligation authority is distributed under 
this section for the next fiscal year following obligation under 
paragraph (1). 
(h) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to limit the distribution of obligation 
authority under subsection (a)(4)(A) for each of the individual 
projects numbered greater than 3676 listed in the table contained 
in section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.
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SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by 
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data prod-
ucts, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 111 
may be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the purpose 
of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided, That such 
funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal- 
aid highways and highway safety construction. 
SEC. 122. There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation $650,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2012: Provided, That the funds provided under this 
section shall be apportioned to the States in the same ratio as 
the obligation limitation for fiscal year 2010 is distributed among 
the States in section 120(a)(6) of this Act, and made available 
for the restoration, repair, construction, and other activities eligible 
under paragraph (b) of section 133 of title 23, United States Code: 
Provided further, That funds apportioned under this section shall 
be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code: Provided further, That the Federal share pay-
able on account of any project or activity carried out with funds 
apportioned under this section shall be 80 percent: Provided further, 
That funding provided under this section shall be in addition to 
any and all funds provided for fiscal year 2010 in this or any 
other Act for ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’ and shall not affect the dis-
tribution of funds provided for ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’ in any other 
Act: Provided further, That the amounts made available under 
this section shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations 
for Federal-aid highways or highway safety construction programs 
set forth in any Act: Provided further, That section 1101(b) of 
Public Law 109–59 shall apply to funds apportioned under this 
section. 
SEC. 123. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his 
statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Federal- 
aid highway projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall make 
an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent 
to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall provide an annual report to the Appropriations 
Committees of the Congress on any waivers granted under the 
Buy America requirements. 
SEC. 124. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds made available, limited, or otherwise affected 
by this Act shall be used to approve or otherwise authorize the 
imposition of any toll on any segment of highway located on the 
Federal-aid system in the State of Texas that— 
(1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, is not tolled; 
(2) is constructed with Federal assistance provided under 
title 23, United States Code; and 
(3) is in actual operation as of the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) NUMBER OF TOLL LANES.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any segment of highway on the Federal-aid system described 
in that subsection that, as of the date on which a toll is 
imposed on the segment, will have the same number of non- 
toll lanes as were in existence prior to that date. 
(2) HIGH-OCCUPANCY
VEHICLE
LANES.—A high-occupancy 
vehicle lane that is converted to a toll lane shall not be subject 
to this section, and shall not be considered to be a non-toll
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lane for purposes of determining whether a highway will have 
fewer non-toll lanes than prior to the date of imposition of 
the toll, if— 
(A) high-occupancy vehicles occupied by the number 
of passengers specified by the entity operating the toll 
lane may use the toll lane without paying a toll, unless 
otherwise specified by the appropriate county, town, munic-
ipal or other local government entity, or public toll road 
or transit authority; or 
(B) each high-occupancy vehicle lane that was con-
verted to a toll lane was constructed as a temporary lane 
to be replaced by a toll lane under a plan approved by 
the appropriate county, town, municipal or other local 
government entity, or public toll road or transit authority. 
SEC. 125. (a) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 
129 of division K of Public Law 110–161 (121 Stat. 2388), the 
item relating to ‘‘Route 5 Overpass and River Center, St. Mary’s 
County, MD’’ in the table of projects for such section 129 is deemed 
to be amended by striking ‘‘Route 5 Overpass and River Center, 
St. Mary’s County, MD’’ and inserting ‘‘Safety Improvements and 
Traffic Calming Measures along Route 5 at St. Mary’s County, 
MD’’. 
(b) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 186 
of title I of division I of Public Law 111–8 (123 Stat. 947), the 
item relating to ‘‘US 422 River Crossing Complex Project, King 
of Prussia, PA’’ in the table of projects under the heading ‘‘Transpor-
tation, Community, and System Preservation Program’’ is deemed 
to be amended by striking ‘‘US 422 River Crossing Complex Project, 
King of Prussia, PA’’ and inserting ‘‘For closed loop signal control 
system and other improvements for Trooper Road in Lower Provi-
dence and West Norriton Townships, Montgomery County, PA’’. 
(c) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 186 of 
title I of division I of Public Law 111–8 (123 Stat. 947), the item 
relating to ‘‘Improving the West Bank River Front, IL’’ in the 
table of projects under the heading ‘‘Transportation, Community, 
and System Preservation Program’’ is deemed to be amended by 
striking ‘‘Improving the West Bank River Front, IL’’ and inserting 
‘‘East Bank River Front and Bikeway Improvements, IL’’. 
(d) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 186 
of title I of division K of Public Law 110–161 (121 Stat. 2406), 
as amended by section 129(d) of division I of Public Law 111– 
8 (123 Stat. 947), the item relating to ‘‘Repair of Side Streets 
and Relocation of Water Mains resulting from rerouting of traffic 
and reconstruction of 159th Street in Harvey, IL’’ in the table 
of projects under the heading ‘‘Transportation, Community, and 
System Preservation Program’’ is deemed to be amended by striking 
‘‘Repair of Side Streets and Relocation of Water Mains resulting 
from rerouting of traffic and reconstruction of 159th Street in 
Harvey, IL’’ and inserting ‘‘Intersection Improvements on Crawford 
Avenue and 203rd Street in the Village of Olympia Fields, IL’’. 
(e) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 129 
of division K of Public Law 110–161 (121 Stat. 2388), the item 
relating to ‘‘Study Improvements to 109th Avenue, Winfield, IN’’ 
in the table of projects for such section 129 is deemed to be amended 
by striking ‘‘Winfield, IN’’ and inserting ‘‘Town of Winfield, City 
of Crown Point, Lake County, IN’’.
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(f) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 186 of 
title I of division I of Public Law 111–8 (123 Stat. 947), the item 
relating to ‘‘Ronald Reagan Parkway (Middle and Southern seg-
ments), Boone County, IN’’ in the table of projects under the heading 
‘‘Transportation, Community, and System Preservation Program’’ 
is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Boone County’’ and inserting 
‘‘Hendricks County’’. 
(g) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 186 
of title I of division I of Public Law 111–8 (123 Stat. 947), the 
item relating to ‘‘Onville Road Intersection and Road-Widening 
Project, Prince William County, VA’’ in the table of projects under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Lands’’ is deemed to be amended by striking 
‘‘Prince William’’ and inserting ‘‘Stafford’’. 
(h) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 186 
of title I of division I of Public Law 111–8 (123 Stat. 947), the 
item relating to ‘‘U.S. 59/Alabama Grade Separation Project, St. 
Joseph, MO’’ in the table of projects under the heading ‘‘Interstate 
Maintenance Discretionary’’ is deemed to be amended by striking 
‘‘U.S. 59/Alabama Grade Separation Project, St. Joseph, MO’’ and 
inserting ‘‘I-29 Interchange Reconstruction in St. Joseph, MO’’. 
(i) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 186 of 
title I of division I of Public Law 111–8 (123 Stat. 947), the item 
relating to ‘‘Decking and Sidewalk Replacement on the Central 
Avenue Overpass, South Charleston, WV’’ in the table of projects 
under the heading ‘‘Interstate Maintenance Discretionary’’ is 
deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Decking and Sidewalk Replace-
ment on the Central Avenue Overpass, South Charleston, WV’’ 
and inserting ‘‘General Interstate Maintenance, WV’’. 
(j) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 125 of 
title I of division I of Public Law 111–8 (123 Stat. 928), the item 
relating to ‘‘Wapsi Great Western Line Trail, Mitchell County, 
IA’’ is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Mitchell County’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Mitchell and Howard Counties’’. 
(k) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 125 
of title I of division I of Public Law 111–8 (123 Stat. 928), the 
item relating to ‘‘Highway 169 Corridor Project Environmental 
Assessment, Preliminary Engineering and Planning, Humboldt, IA’’ 
is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Corridor Project Environ-
mental Assessment, Preliminary Engineering and Planning, Hum-
boldt, IA’’ and inserting ‘‘Construction, Humboldt and Webster 
Counties, IA’’. 
(l) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 125 of 
title I of division I of Public Law 111–8 (123 Stat. 928), the item 
relating to ‘‘Highway 53 Interchanges, WI’’ is deemed to be amended 
by striking ‘‘Interchanges’’ and inserting ‘‘Intersections’’. 
SEC. 126. Item 4866A in the table contained in section 1702 
of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109–59) is amended by striking 
‘‘Repair and restore’’ and inserting ‘‘Removal of and enhancements 
around’’. 
SEC. 127. Item 3923 in the table contained in section 1702 
of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109–59) is amended by striking 
‘‘to 4 lanes from I–10 to West U.S. 90’’. 
SEC. 128. Funds made available for ‘‘Brentwood Boulevard/ 
SR 4 Improvements, Brentwood, CA’’ under section 129 of Public
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Law 110–161 shall be made available for ‘‘John Muir Parkway 
Project, Brentwood, CA’’. 
SEC. 129. The table contained in section 1702 of the Safe, 
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy 
for Users (119 Stat. 1256) is amended in item number 3138 by 
striking the project description and inserting ‘‘Elimination of high-
way-railway crossings and rehabilitation of rail along the KO rail-
road to Osborne’’. 
SEC. 130. Funds made available for ‘‘City of Tuscaloosa Down-
town Revitalization Project—University Blvd and Greensboro 
Avenue, AL’’ under section 125 of Public Law 111–8 shall be made 
available for ‘‘City of Tuscaloosa Downtown Revitalization Project— 
University Blvd’’. 
SEC. 131. The table contained in section 1702 of the Safe, 
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy 
for Users (119 Stat. 1256) is amended by striking the project 
description for item number 4573 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Design and construct interchange on I–15 in Mesquite’’. 
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, 
execution and administration of motor carrier safety operations 
and programs pursuant to section 31104(i) of title 49, United States 
Code, and sections 4127 and 4134 of Public Law 109–59, 
$239,828,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other 
than the Mass Transit Account), together with advances and 
reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, the sum of which shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That none of the funds derived from the High-
way Trust Fund in this Act shall be available for the implementa-
tion, execution or administration of programs, the obligations for 
which are in excess of $239,828,000, for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety 
Operations and Programs’’ of which $8,543,000, to remain available 
for obligation until September 30, 2012, is for the research and 
technology program and $1,000,000 shall be available for commer-
cial motor vehicle operator’s grants to carry out section 4134 of 
Public Law 109–59: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, none of the funds under this heading for 
outreach and education shall be available for transfer: Provided 
further, That the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall 
transmit to Congress a report on March 30, 2010, and September 
30, 2010, on the agency’s ability to meet its requirement to conduct 
compliance reviews on high-risk carriers.
H. R. 3288—19 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 
31102, 31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 31313 of title 49, 
United States Code, and sections 4126 and 4128 of Public Law 
109–59, $310,070,000, 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 implementation or execution of programs, the 
obligations for which are in excess of $310,070,000, for ‘‘Motor 
Carrier Safety Grants’’; of which $212,070,000 shall be available 
for the motor carrier safety assistance program to carry out sections 
31102 and 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code; $25,000,000 
shall be available for the commercial driver’s license improvements 
program to carry out section 31313 of title 49, United States Code; 
$32,000,000 shall be available for the border enforcement grants 
program to carry out section 31107 of title 49, United States Code; 
$5,000,000 shall be available for the performance and registration 
information system management program to carry out sections 
31106(b) and 31109 of title 49, United States Code; $25,000,000 
shall be available for the commercial vehicle information systems 
and networks deployment program to carry out section 4126 of 
Public Law 109–59; $3,000,000 shall be available for the safety 
data improvement program to carry out section 4128 of Public 
Law 109–59; and $8,000,000 shall be available for the commercial 
driver’s license information system modernization program to carry 
out section 31309(e) of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds made available for the motor carrier safety 
assistance program, $29,000,000 shall be available for audits of 
new entrant motor carriers: Provided further, That $1,610,661 in 
unobligated balances are permanently rescinded. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the amounts made available under this heading in prior 
appropriations Acts, $6,415,501 in unobligated balances are perma-
nently rescinded.
H. R. 3288—20 
NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the amounts made available under this heading in prior 
appropriations Acts, $3,232,639 in unobligated balances are perma-
nently rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 135. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act shall be 
subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section 350 of 
Public Law 107–87 and section 6901 of Public Law 110–28, 
including that the Secretary submit a report to the House and 
Senate Appropriations Committees annually on the safety and secu-
rity of transportation into the United States by Mexico-domiciled 
motor carriers. 
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 under subtitle 
C of title X of Public Law 109–59 and chapter 301 and part C 
of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, $140,427,000, of 
which $35,543,000 shall remain available through September 30, 
2011: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be obligated or expended to plan, finalize, or implement any 
rulemaking to add to section 575.104 of title 49 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations any requirement pertaining to a grading 
standard that is different from the three grading standards 
(treadwear, traction, and temperature resistance) already in effect. 
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, $105,500,000 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 2010, are in excess 
of $105,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403: Pro-
vided further, That within the $105,500,000 obligation limitation 
for operations and research, $26,908,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2011 and shall be in addition to the amount 
of any limitation imposed on obligations for future years.
H. R. 3288—21 
NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out chapter 
303 of title 49, United States Code, $4,000,000, 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 implementation 
or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal 
year 2010, are in excess of $4,000,000 for the National Driver 
Register authorized under such chapter. 
NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER MODERNIZATION 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘National Driver Register’’ 
as authorized by chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, 
$3,350,000, to remain available through September 30, 2011: Pro-
vided, That the funding made available under this heading shall 
be used to carry out the modernization of the National Driver 
Register. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(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. 402, 405, 406, 408, and 410 and sections 
2001(a)(11), 2009, 2010, and 2011 of Public Law 109–59, to remain 
available until expended, $619,500,000 to be derived from the High-
way 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 2010, are in excess of $619,500,000 for programs 
authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 406, 408, and 410 and sections 
2001(a)(11), 2009, 2010, and 2011 of Public Law 109–59, of which 
$235,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ under 23 
U.S.C. 402; $25,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Occupant Protection Incentive 
Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; $124,500,000 shall be for ‘‘Safety 
Belt Performance Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 406, and such obligation 
limitation shall remain available until September 30, 2011 in 
accordance with subsection (f) of such section 406 and shall be 
in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations 
for such grants for future fiscal years; $34,500,000 shall be for 
‘‘State Traffic Safety Information System Improvements’’ under 23 
U.S.C. 408; $139,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving 
Countermeasures Incentive Grant Program’’ under 23 U.S.C. 410; 
$18,500,000 shall be for ‘‘Administrative Expenses’’ under section 
2001(a)(11) of Public Law 109–59; $29,000,000 shall be for ‘‘High 
Visibility Enforcement Program’’ under section 2009 of Public Law
H. R. 3288—22 
109–59; $7,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Motorcyclist Safety’’ under section 
2010 of Public Law 109–59; and $7,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Child 
Safety and Child Booster Seat Safety Incentive Grants’’ under sec-
tion 2011 of Public Law 109–59: Provided further, That none of 
these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remod-
eling 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 section 410 
‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grants’’ shall be avail-
able for technical assistance to the States: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $750,000 of the funds made available for the ‘‘High 
Visibility Enforcement Program’’ shall be available for the evalua-
tion required under section 2009(f) of Public Law 109–59. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 140. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or limita-
tion on the use of funds made available under section 403 of 
title 23, United States Code, 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 for multiple years 
but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed 
or been used. 
SEC. 142. Of the amounts made available under the heading 
‘‘Operations and Research (Liquidation of Contract Authorization) 
(Limitation on Obligations) (Highway Trust Fund)’’ in prior appro-
priations Acts, $2,299,000 in unobligated balances are permanently 
rescinded. 
SEC. 143. Of the amounts made available under the heading 
‘‘Highway Traffic Safety Grants (Liquidation of Contract Authoriza-
tion) (Limitation on Obligations) (Highway Trust Fund)’’ in prior 
appropriations Acts, $14,004,000 in unobligated balances are perma-
nently rescinded. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, 
not otherwise provided for, $172,270,000, of which $12,300,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, 
$37,613,000, to remain available until expended.
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RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to the 
Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations pursuant to 
section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform 
Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as amended, in such amounts 
and at such times as may be necessary to pay any amounts required 
pursuant to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations 
under sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to 
exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation 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 
2010. 
RAIL LINE RELOCATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of carrying out section 20154 of title 
49, United States Code, $34,532,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
RAILROAD SAFETY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of carrying out section 20158 of title 
49, United States Code, $50,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That to be eligible for assistance under this 
heading, an entity need not have developed plans required under 
subsection 20156(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, and section 
20157 of such title. 
CAPITAL ASSISTANCE FOR HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS AND 
INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for 
high-speed rail projects as authorized under section 26106 of title 
49, United States Code, capital investment grants to support inter-
city passenger rail service as authorized under section 24406 of 
title 49, United States Code, and congestion grants as authorized 
under section 24105 of title 49, United States Code, and to enter 
into cooperative agreements for these purposes as authorized, 
$2,500,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
$50,000,000 of funds provided under this paragraph are available 
to the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to 
fund the award and oversight by the Administrator of grants and 
cooperative agreements for intercity and high-speed rail: Provided 
further, That up to $30,000,000 of the funds provided under this 
paragraph are available to the Administrator for the purposes of 
conducting research and demonstrating technologies supporting the 
development of high-speed rail in the United States, including 
the demonstration of next-generation rolling stock fleet technology 
and the implementation of the Rail Cooperative Research Program 
authorized by section 24910 of title 49, United States Code: Provided 
further, That up to $50,000,000 of the funds provided under this 
paragraph may be used for planning activities that lead directly 
to the development of a passenger rail corridor investment plan 
consistent with the requirements established by the Administrator 
or a state rail plan consistent with chapter 227 of title 49, United 
States Code: Provided further, That the Secretary may retain a
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portion of the funds made available for planning activities under 
the previous proviso to facilitate the preparation of a service 
development plan and related environmental impact statement for 
high-speed corridors located in multiple States: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall issue interim guidance to applicants cov-
ering application procedures and administer the grants provided 
under this heading pursuant to that guidance until final regulations 
are issued: Provided further, That not less than 85 percent of 
the funds provided under this heading shall be for cooperative 
agreements that lead to the development of entire segments or 
phases of intercity or high-speed rail corridors: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall submit to Congress the national rail plan 
required by section 103(j) of title 49, United States Code, no later 
than September 15, 2010: Provided further, That at least 30 days 
prior to issuing a letter of intent or cooperative agreement pursuant 
to Section 24402(f) of title 49, United States Code, for a major 
corridor development program, the Secretary shall provide to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations written notifica-
tion consisting of a business and public investment case for the 
proposed corridor program which shall include: a comprehensive 
analysis of the monetary and non-monetary costs and benefits of 
the corridor development program; an assessment of ridership, pas-
senger travel time reductions, congestion relief benefits, environ-
mental benefits, economic benefits, and other public benefits; oper-
ating financial forecasts for the program; a full capital cost esti-
mation for the entire project, including the amount, source and 
security of non-Federal funds to complete the project; a summary 
of the grants management plan and an evaluation of the grantee’s 
ability to sustain the project: Provided further, That the Federal 
share payable of the costs for which a grant or cooperative agree-
ments is made under this heading shall not exceed 80 percent: 
Provided further, That in addition to the provisions of title 49, 
United States Code, that apply to each of the individual programs 
funded under this heading, subsections 24402(a)(2), 24402(f), 
24402(i), and 24403(a) and (c) of title 49, United States Code, 
shall also apply to the provision of funds provided under this 
heading: Provided further, That a project need not be in a State 
rail plan developed under Chapter 227 of title 49, United States 
Code, to be eligible for assistance under this heading: Provided 
further, That recipients of grants under this paragraph shall conduct 
all procurement transactions using such grant funds in a manner 
that provides full and open competition, as determined by the 
Secretary, in compliance with existing labor agreements. 
OPERATING GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER 
CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for the oper-
ation of intercity passenger rail, as authorized by section 101 of 
the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (divi-
sion B of Public Law 110–432), $563,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall not make the 
grants for the third and fourth quarter of the fiscal year available 
to the Corporation until an Inspector General who is a member 
of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 
determines that the Corporation and the Corporation’s Inspector
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General have agreed upon a set of policies and procedures for 
interacting with each other that are consistent with the letter 
and the spirit of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended: 
Provided further, That 1 year after such determination is made, 
the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 
shall appoint another member to evaluate the current operational 
independence of the Amtrak Inspector General: Provided further, 
That the Corporation shall reimburse each Inspector General for 
all costs incurred in conducting the determination and the evalua-
tion required by the preceding two provisos: Provided further, 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 to the Secretary, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Transportation, and the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations a plan to achieve savings through operating 
efficiencies including, but not limited to, modifications to food and 
beverage service and first class service: Provided further, That 
the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall 
provide semiannual reports to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations on the estimated savings accrued as a result 
of all operational reforms instituted by the Corporation and esti-
mations of possible future savings: Provided further, That not later 
than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall 
transmit, in electronic format, to the Secretary, the Inspector Gen-
eral of Department of Transportation, the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation the annual budget and business plan 
and the 5-Year Financial Plan for fiscal year 2010 required under 
section 204 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement 
Act of 2008: Provided further, That the budget, business plan, 
and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall also include a separate 
accounting of ridership, revenues, and capital and operating 
expenses for the Northeast Corridor; commuter service; long-dis-
tance Amtrak service; State-supported service; each intercity train 
route, including Autotrain; and commercial activities including con-
tract operations: Provided further, That the budget, business plan 
and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall include a description of work 
to be funded, along with cost estimates and an estimated timetable 
for completion of the projects covered by these plans: Provided 
further, That the Corporation shall provide semiannual reports 
in electronic format regarding the pending business plan, which 
shall describe the work completed to date, any changes to the 
business plan, and the reasons for such changes, and shall identify 
all sole source contract awards which shall be accompanied by 
a justification as to why said contract was awarded on a sole- 
source basis, as well as progress against the milestones and target 
dates of the 2009 performance improvement plan: Provided further, 
That the Corporation’s budget, business plan, 5-Year Financial 
Plan, and all subsequent supplemental plans shall be displayed
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on the Corporation’s website within a reasonable timeframe fol-
lowing their submission to the appropriate entities: Provided fur-
ther, That these plans shall be accompanied by a comprehensive 
fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock which shall address the 
Corporation’s detailed plans and timeframes for the maintenance, 
refurbishment, replacement, and expansion of the Amtrak fleet: 
Provided further, That said fleet plan shall establish year-specific 
goals and milestones and discuss potential, current, and preferred 
financing options for all such activities: Provided further, That 
none of the funds under this heading may be obligated or expended 
until the Corporation agrees to continue abiding by the provisions 
of paragraphs 1, 2, 5, 9, and 11 of the summary of conditions 
for the direct loan agreement of June 28, 2002, in the same manner 
as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That concurrent with the President’s budget request for fiscal year 
2011, the Corporation shall submit to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations a budget request for fiscal year 
2011 in similar format and substance to those submitted by execu-
tive agencies of the Federal Government. 
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 section 101(c) of the Passenger Rail Invest-
ment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 
110–432), $1,001,625,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $264,000,000 shall be for debt service obliga-
tions as authorized by section 102 of such Act: Provided, That 
grants after an initial allocation of $200,000,000 shall be provided 
to the Corporation only on a reimbursable basis: 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 oversight of capital projects funded by grants provided 
under this heading, as authorized by subsection 101(d) 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 Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfaction: 
Provided further, That none of the funds under this heading may 
be used to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation: 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 2010 business plan: Provided 
further, That in addition to the project management oversight funds 
authorized under section 101(d) of of division B of Public Law 
110–432, the Secretary may retain up to an additional one-half 
of one percent of the funds provided under this heading to fund 
expenses associated with implementing section 212 of 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. 151. The Secretary may purchase promotional items of 
nominal value for use in public outreach activities to accomplish
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the purposes of 49 U.S.C. 20134: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall prescribe guidelines for the administration of such purchases 
and use. 
SEC. 152. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds provided in this Act for the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation shall immediately cease to be available to said Corpora-
tion in the event that the Corporation contracts to have services 
provided at or from any location outside the United States. For 
purposes of this section, the word ‘‘services’’ shall mean any service 
that was, as of July 1, 2006, performed by a full-time or part- 
time Amtrak employee whose base of employment is located within 
the United States. 
SEC. 153. 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. 
SEC. 154. The Administrator of the Federal Railroad Adminis-
tration shall submit a report on April 1, 2010, and quarterly reports 
thereafter, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
detailing the Administrator’s efforts at improving the on-time 
performance of Amtrak intercity rail service operating on non- 
Amtrak owned property. Such reports shall compare the most recent 
actual on-time performance data to pre-established on-time perform-
ance goals that the Administrator shall set for each rail service, 
identified by route. Such reports shall also include whatever other 
information and data regarding the on-time performance of Amtrak 
trains the Administrator deems to be appropriate. 
SEC. 155. In the Explanatory Statement referenced in division 
I of Public Law 111–8 under the heading Railroad Research and 
Development the item relating to ‘‘San Gabriel trench grade separa-
tion project, Alameda Corridor, CA’’ is deemed to be amended 
by inserting ‘‘Alameda Corridor East Construction Authority Grade 
Separations, CA.’’. 
SEC. 156. In the Explanatory Statement referenced in division 
K of Public Law 110–161 under the heading Rail Line Relocation 
and Improvement Program the item relating to ‘‘Mt. Vernon railroad 
cut, NY’’ is deemed to be amended by inserting ‘‘Rail Line and 
Station Improvement and Rehabilitation, Mount Vernon, NY.’’. 
SEC. 157. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
provided in Public Law 111–8 for ‘‘Lincoln Avenue Grade Separa-
tion, Port of Tacoma, Washington’’ shall be made available for 
this project as therein described. 
SEC. 158. The Administrator of the Federal Railroad Adminis-
tration, in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Transpor-
tation (IDOT), may provide technical and financial assistance to 
IDOT and local and county officials to study the feasibility of 
10th Street, or other alternatives, in Springfield, Illinois, as a 
route for consolidated freight rail operations and/or combined freight 
and passenger rail operations within the city of Springfield.
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SEC. 159. (a) AMTRAK SECURITY EVALUATION.—No later than 
180 days after the enactment of this Act, Amtrak, in consultation 
with the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation 
Security Administration), shall submit a report to Congress that 
contains— 
(1) a comprehensive, system-wide, security evaluation; and 
(2) proposed guidance and procedures necessary to implement 
a new checked firearms program. 
(b) DEVELOPEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GUIDANCE AND 
PROCEDURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the enactment 
of this Act, Amtrak, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary, 
shall develop and implement guidance and procedures to carry 
out the duties and responsibilities of firearm storage and carriage 
in checked baggage cars and at Amtrak stations that accept checked 
baggage. 
(2) SCOPE.—The guidance and procedures developed under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) permit Amtrak passengers holding a ticket for a specific 
Amtrak route to place an unloaded firearm or starter pistol 
in a checked bag on such route if— 
(i) the Amtrak station accepts checked baggage for 
such route; 
(ii) the passenger declares to Amtrak, either orally 
or in writing, at the time the reservation is made or not 
later than 24 hours before departure, that the firearm 
will be placed in his or her bag and will be unloaded; 
(iii) the firearm is in a hard-sided container; 
(iv) such container is locked; and 
(v) only the passenger has the key or combination 
for such container; 
(B) permit Amtrak passengers holding a ticket for a specific 
Amtrak route to place small arms ammunition for personal 
use in a checked bag on such route if the ammunition is 
securely packed— 
(i) in fiber, wood, or metal boxes; or 
(ii) in other packaging specifically designed to carry 
small amounts of ammunition; and 
(C) include any other measures needed to ensure the safety 
and security of Amtrak employees, passengers, and infrastruc-
ture, including— 
(i) in fiber, wood, or metal boxes; or 
(ii) in other packaging specifically designed to carry 
small amounts of ammunition; and 
(c) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘checked baggage’’ 
refers to baggage transported that is accessible only to select 
Amtrak employees. 
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, $98,911,000: Provided, That of the funds avail-
able under this heading, not to exceed $1,809,000 shall be available
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for travel: Provided further, 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 of the 
amounts made available under this heading not to exceed $75,000 
shall be paid from appropriations made available by this Act and 
provided to the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector 
General through reimbursement to conduct the annual audits of 
financial statements in accordance with section 3521 of title 31, 
United States Code: Provided further, That upon submission to 
the Congress of the fiscal year 2011 President’s budget, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the annual 
report on new starts, including proposed allocations of funds for 
fiscal year 2011. 
FORMULA AND BUS GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provi-
sions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 
5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 and section 3038 of Public Law 105– 
178, as amended, $9,400,000,000 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 implementa-
tion or execution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 
5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 
5340 and section 3038 of Public Law 105–178, as amended, shall 
not exceed total obligations of $8,343,171,000 in fiscal year 2010. 
RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTERS 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5306, 5312– 
5315, 5322, and 5506, $65,670,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That $10,000,000 is available to carry out 
the transit cooperative research program under section 5313 of 
title 49, United States Code, $4,300,000 is available for the National 
Transit Institute under section 5315 of title 49, United States 
Code, and $7,000,000 is available for university transportation cen-
ters program under section 5506 of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided further, That $44,370,000 is available to carry out national 
research programs under sections 5312, 5313, 5314, and 5322 of 
title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That of the funds 
available to carry out section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, 
$5,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to develop standards 
for asset management plans, provide technical assistance to recipi-
ents engaged in the development or implementation of an asset 
management plan, improve data collection through the National 
Transit Database, and conduct a pilot program designed to identify 
the best practices of asset management.
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CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 5309 of title 49, 
United States Code, $2,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which no less than $200,000,000 is for section 5309(e) 
of such title: Provided, That $2,000,000 shall be transferred to 
the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General from 
funds set aside for the execution of oversight contracts pursuant 
to section 5327(c) of title 49, United States Code, for costs associated 
with audits and investigations of transit-related issues, including 
reviews of new fixed guideway systems. 
GRANTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS 
For grants to public transit agencies for capital investments 
that will reduce the energy consumption or greenhouse gas emis-
sions of their public transportation systems, $75,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2012: Provided, That priority shall 
be given to projects based on the total energy savings that are 
projected to result from the investments, and the projected energy 
savings as a percentage of the total energy usage of the public 
transit agency: Provided further, That the Secretary shall public 
criteria on which to base the competition for any grants awarded 
under this heading no sooner than 90 days after the enactment 
of this Act, require applications for funding provided under this 
heading to be submitted no sooner than 120 days after the publica-
tion of such criteria, and announce all projects selected to be funded 
from funds provided under this heading no sooner than September 
15, 2010. 
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 determine that the 
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has placed the 
highest priority on those investments that will improve the safety 
of the system, including but not limited to fixing the track signal 
system, replacing the 1000 series cars, installing guarded turnouts, 
buying equipment for wayside worker protection, and installing 
rollback protection on cars that are not equipped with this safety 
feature. 
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.
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SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated or limited by this Act under ‘‘Federal Transit Adminis-
tration, Capital Investment Grants’’ and for bus and bus facilities 
under ‘‘Federal Transit Administration, Formula and Bus Grants’’ 
for projects specified in this Act or identified in reports accom-
panying this Act not obligated by September 30, 2012, 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, 2009, 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobli-
gated funds made available for new fixed guideway system projects 
under the heading ‘‘Federal Transit Administration, Capital invest-
ment grants’’ in any appropriations Act prior to this Act may 
be used during this fiscal year to satisfy expenses incurred for 
such projects. 
SEC. 164. During fiscal year 2010, each Federal Transit 
Administration grant for a project that involves the acquisition 
or rehabilitation of a bus to be used in public transportation shall 
be funded for 90 percent of the net capital costs of a biodiesel 
bus or a factory-installed or retrofitted hybrid electric propulsion 
system and any equipment related to such a system: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall have the discretion to determine, through 
practicable administrative procedures, the costs attributable to the 
system and related-equipment. 
SEC. 165. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobli-
gated funds or recoveries under section 5309 of title 49, United 
States Code, that are available to the Secretary of Transportation 
for reallocation shall be directed to projects eligible to use the 
funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 166. (a) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 
186 of title I of division K of Public Law 110–161 (121 Stat. 
2406), the item relating to ‘‘Broward County Southwest Transit 
Facility’’ in the table of projects under the heading ‘‘Bus and Bus 
Facilities’’ is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Southwest’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Ravenswood’’. 
(b) The explanatory statement referenced in section 186 of 
title I of division I of Public Law 111–8 for ‘‘Alternatives analysis’’ 
under ‘‘Federal Transit Administration–Formula and Bus Grants’’ 
is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Hudson–Bergen Light Rail 
Extension Route 440, North Bergen, NJ’’ and inserting ‘‘Hudson– 
Bergen Light Rail Extension Route 440, Jersey City, NJ’’. 
(c) Funds made available for the ‘‘Phoenix/Regional Heavy 
Maintenance Facility, AZ’’, ‘‘Dial-a-Ride facility, Phoenix, AZ’’ and 
the ‘‘Phoenix Regional Heavy Bus Maintenance Facility, Arizona’’ 
through the Department of Transportation Appropriations Acts for 
Fiscal Years 2004, 2005 and 2008 that remain unobligated or unex-
pended shall be made available to the East Baseline Park-and- 
Ride Facility in Phoenix, Arizona. 
SEC. 167. Funds made available for Alaska or Hawaii ferry 
boats or ferry terminal facilities pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(B) 
may be used to construct new vessels and facilities, or to improve 
existing vessels and facilities, including both the passenger and 
vehicle-related elements of such vessels and facilities, and for repair
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facilities: Provided, That not more than $4,000,000 of the funds 
made available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(B) may be used 
by the City and County of Honolulu to operate a passenger ferry 
boat service demonstration project to test the viability of different 
intra-island ferry boat routes and technologies. 
SEC. 168. In determining the local share of the cost of the 
project authorized to be carried out under section 3043(c)(70) of 
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 
A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1644) for purposes 
of the rating process for New Starts projects, the Secretary shall 
consider any portion of the corridor advanced entirely with non- 
Federal funds. 
SEC. 169. The Secretary of Transportation shall provide rec-
ommendations to Congress, including legislative proposals, on how 
to strengthen its role in regulating the safety of transit agencies 
operating heavy rail on fixed guideway: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall include actions the Department of Transportation will 
take and what additional legislative authorities it may need in 
order to fully implement recommendations of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board directed at the Federal Transit Administration, 
including but not limited to recommendations related to crash-
worthiness, emergency access and egress, event recorders, and hours 
of service: Provided further, That the Secretary shall transmit to 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the House 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Senate 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs a report out-
lining these recommendations and a plan for their implementation 
by the Department of Transportation no later than 45 days after 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall not reallocate any funding made 
available for items 523, 267, and 131 of section 3044 of the Safe, 
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy 
for Users (Public Law 109–59). 
SEC. 171. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal 
year 2010, the total estimated amount of future obligations of 
the Government and contingent commitments to incur obligations 
covered by all outstanding full funding grant agreements entered 
into on or before September 30, 2009, and all outstanding letters 
of intent and early systems work agreements under subsection 
5309(g) of Title 49, United States Code, for major new fixed guide-
way capital projects may be not more than the sum of the amount 
authorized under subsections 5338(a)(3)(iv) and 5338(c) of such 
title for such projects and an amount equivalent to the last 3 
fiscal years of funding allocated under subsections 5309(m)(1)(A) 
and (m)(2)(A)(ii) of such title, for such projects, less an amount 
the Secretary reasonably estimates is necessary for grants under 
subsection 5309(b)(1) of such title for those of such projects that 
are not covered by a letter or agreement: Provided, That the Sec-
retary may enter into full funding grant agreements under sub-
section 5309(g)(2) of such title for major new fixed guideway capital 
projects that contain contingent commitments to incur obligations 
in such amounts as the Secretary determines are appropriate. 
SEC. 172. None of the funds provided or limited under this 
Act may be used to enforce regulations related to charter bus 
service under part 604 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
for any transit agency who during fiscal year 2008 was both initially
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shall be available for the personnel compensation and benefits 
of the Office of Administration; not to exceed $9,623,000 shall 
be available for the personnel compensation and benefits of the 
Office of Departmental Operations and Coordination; not to exceed 
$51,275,000 shall be available for the personnel compensation and 
benefits of the Office of Field Policy and Management; not to exceed 
$14,649,000 shall be available for the personnel compensation and 
benefits of the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer; not to 
exceed $35,197,000 shall be available for the personnel compensa-
tion and benefits of the remaining staff in the Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer; not to exceed $89,062,000 shall be available for 
the personnel compensation and benefits of the remaining staff 
in the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $3,296,000 
shall be available for the personnel compensation and benefits 
of the Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; not 
to exceed $1,393,000 shall be available for the personnel compensa-
tion and benefits for the Center for Faith-Based and Community 
Initiatives; not to exceed $2,400,000 shall be available for the per-
sonnel compensation and benefits for the Office of Sustainability; 
not to exceed $3,288,000 shall be available for the personnel com-
pensation and benefits for the Office of Strategic Planning and 
Management; and not to exceed $249,870,000 shall be available 
for non-personnel expenses of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development: Provided, That, funds provided under this 
heading may be used for necessary administrative and non-adminis-
trative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, 
or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for 
advertising and promotional activities that support the housing 
mission area: Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development is authorized to transfer funds appropriated 
for any office included in Administration, Operations and Manage-
ment to any other office included in Administration, Operations 
and Management only after such transfer has been submitted to, 
and received prior written approval by, the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That no appropria-
tion for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 
10 percent by all such transfers. 
PERSONNEL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Public and Indian Housing, $197,074,000. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Community Planning and Development mission 
area, $98,989,000.
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NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
For the United States share of the cost of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for the acquisi-
tion and construction of military facilities and installations 
(including international military headquarters) and for related 
expenses for the collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Area as authorized by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, 
and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $197,414,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for construction, 
including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, 
and alteration, as authorized by law, $273,236,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2014: Provided, That the amount appro-
priated in this paragraph shall be for the projects and activities, 
and in the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Family Housing 
Construction, Army’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Military Construction’’ 
in the explanatory statement of managers to accompany this Act. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation 
and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construc-
tion, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as 
authorized by law, $523,418,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps 
for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
$146,569,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Pro-
vided, That the amount appropriated in this paragraph shall be 
for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under 
the heading ‘‘Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Military Construction’’ in the explana-
tory statement of managers to accompany this Act. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY AND 
MARINE CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps 
for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 
minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance 
premiums, as authorized by law, $368,540,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for construc-
tion, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, exten-
sion, and alteration, as authorized by law, $66,101,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That the amount 
appropriated in this paragraph shall be for the projects and activi-
ties, and in the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Family