533 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis of sub-
titles for title 49, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing the item relating to subtitle IX and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘IX. Multimodal Freight Transportation .................................70101’’. 
(c) REPEALS.—Sections 1117 and 1118 of MAP–21 
(Public Law 112–141), and the items relating to such sec-
tions in the table of contents in section 1(c) of such Act, 
are repealed. 
TITLE IX—NATIONAL SURFACE 
TRANSPORTATION AND INNO-
VATIVE FINANCE BUREAU 
SEC. 9001. NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND IN-
NOVATIVE FINANCE BUREAU. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 116. National Surface Transportation and Innova-
tive Finance Bureau 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a National Surface Transportation 
and Innovative Finance Bureau in the Department. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Bureau shall 
be— 
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‘‘(1) to administer the application processes for 
programs within the Department in accordance with 
subsection (d); 
‘‘(2) to promote innovative financing best prac-
tices in accordance with subsection (e); 
‘‘(3) to reduce uncertainty and delays with re-
spect to environmental reviews and permitting in ac-
cordance with subsection (f); 
‘‘(4) to reduce costs and risks to taxpayers in 
project delivery and procurement in accordance with 
subsection (g); and 
‘‘(5) to carry out subtitle IX of this title. 
‘‘(c) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Bureau shall be 
headed by an Executive Director, who shall be ap-
pointed in the competitive service by the Secretary, 
with the approval of the President. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Executive Director shall— 
‘‘(A) report to the Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Policy; 
‘‘(B) be responsible for the management 
and oversight of the daily activities, decisions, 
operations, and personnel of the Bureau; 
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‘‘(C) support the Council on Credit and Fi-
nance established under section 117 in accord-
ance with this section; and 
‘‘(D) carry out such additional duties as 
the Secretary may prescribe. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION
OF CERTAIN APPLICATION 
PROCESSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau shall admin-
ister the application processes for the following pro-
grams: 
‘‘(A) The infrastructure finance programs 
authorized under chapter 6 of title 23. 
‘‘(B) The railroad rehabilitation and im-
provement financing program authorized under 
sections 501 through 503 of the Railroad Revi-
talization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 
(45 U.S.C. 821–823). 
‘‘(C) Amount allocations authorized under 
section 142(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
‘‘(D) The nationally significant freight and 
highway projects program under section 117 of 
title 23. 
‘‘(2) 
CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that the congressional notifi-
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cation requirements for each program referred to in 
paragraph (1) are followed in accordance with the 
statutory provisions applicable to the program. 
‘‘(3) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the reporting requirements for each program 
referred to in paragraph (1) are followed in accord-
ance with the statutory provisions applicable to the 
program. 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—In administering the ap-
plication processes for the programs referred to in 
paragraph (1), the Executive Director of the Bureau 
shall coordinate with appropriate officials in the De-
partment and its modal administrations responsible 
for administering such programs. 
‘‘(5) STREAMLINING APPROVAL PROCESSES.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 
and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report that— 
‘‘(A) evaluates the application processes 
for the programs referred to in paragraph (1); 
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‘‘(B) identifies administrative and legisla-
tive actions that would improve the efficiency of 
the application processes without diminishing 
Federal oversight; and 
‘‘(C) describes how the Secretary will im-
plement administrative actions identified under 
subparagraph (B) that do not require an Act of 
Congress. 
‘‘(6) PROCEDURES AND TRANSPARENCY.— 
‘‘(A) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall, 
with respect to the programs referred to in 
paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) establish procedures for analyzing 
and evaluating applications and for uti-
lizing the recommendations of the Council 
on Credit and Finance; 
‘‘(ii) establish procedures for address-
ing late-arriving applications, as applicable, 
and communicating the Bureau’s decisions 
for accepting or rejecting late applications 
to the applicant and the public; and 
‘‘(iii) document major decisions in the 
application evaluation process through a 
decision memorandum or similar mecha-
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nism that provides a clear rationale for 
such decisions. 
‘‘(B) REVIEW.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Comptroller 
General of the United States shall review 
the compliance of the Secretary with the 
requirements of this paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) 
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Comptroller 
General 
may 
make 
rec-
ommendations to the Secretary in order to 
improve compliance with the requirements 
of this paragraph. 
‘‘(iii) REPORT.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Comptroller General shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate a report on the re-
sults of the review conducted under clause 
(i), including findings and recommenda-
tions for improvement. 
‘‘(e) INNOVATIVE FINANCING BEST PRACTICES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Bureau shall work 
with the modal administrations within the Depart-
ment, the States, and other public and private inter-
ests to develop and promote best practices for inno-
vative financing and public-private partnerships. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—The Bureau shall carry out 
paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) by making Federal credit assistance 
programs more accessible to eligible recipients; 
‘‘(B) by providing advice and expertise to 
State and local governments that seek to lever-
age public and private funding; 
‘‘(C) by sharing innovative financing best 
practices and case studies from State and local 
governments with other State and local govern-
ments that are interested in utilizing innovative 
financing methods; and 
‘‘(D) by developing and monitoring— 
‘‘(i) best practices with respect to 
standardized State public-private partner-
ship authorities and practices, including 
best practices related to— 
‘‘(I) accurate and reliable as-
sumptions for analyzing public-private 
partnership procurements; 
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‘‘(II) procedures for the handling 
of unsolicited bids; 
‘‘(III) policies with respect to 
noncompete clauses; and 
‘‘(IV) other significant terms of 
public-private 
partnership 
procure-
ments, as determined appropriate by 
the Bureau; 
‘‘(ii) standard contracts for the most 
common types of public-private partner-
ships for transportation facilities; and 
‘‘(iii) analytical tools and other tech-
niques to aid State and local governments 
in determining the appropriate project de-
livery model, including a value for money 
analysis. 
‘‘(3) TRANSPARENCY.—The Bureau shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure transparency of a project re-
ceiving credit assistance under a program iden-
tified in subsection (d)(1) and procured as a 
public-private partnership by— 
‘‘(i) requiring the project sponsor of 
such project to undergo a value for money 
analysis or a comparable analysis prior to 
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deciding to advance the project as a public- 
private partnership; 
‘‘(ii) requiring the analysis required 
under subparagraph (A) and other key 
terms of the relevant public-private part-
nership agreement, to be made publicly 
available by the project sponsor at an ap-
propriate time; 
‘‘(iii) not later than 3 years after the 
completion of the project, requiring the 
project sponsor of such project to conduct 
a review regarding whether the private 
partner is meeting the terms of the rel-
evant public private partnership agreement 
for the project; and 
‘‘(iv) providing a publicly available 
summary of the total level of Federal as-
sistance in such project. 
‘‘(B) develop guidance to implement this 
paragraph that takes into consideration vari-
ations in State and local laws and requirements 
related to public-private partnerships. 
‘‘(4) SUPPORT
TO
PROJECTS
SPONSORS.—At 
the request of a State or local government, the Bu-
reau shall provide technical assistance to the State 
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or local government regarding proposed public-pri-
vate partnership agreements for transportation fa-
cilities, including assistance in performing a value 
for money analysis or comparable analysis. 
‘‘(5) FIXED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT PROCEDURES 
REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
the Senate a report that— 
‘‘(A) evaluates the differences between tra-
ditional design-bid-build, design-build, and pub-
lic-private 
partnership 
procurements 
for 
projects carried out under the fixed guideway 
capital investment program authorized under 
section 5309; 
‘‘(B) identifies, for project procured as 
public-private partnerships whether the review 
and approval process under the program re-
quires modification to better suit the unique na-
ture of such procurements; and 
‘‘(C) describes how the Secretary will im-
plement any administrative actions identified 
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under subparagraph (B) that do not require an 
Act of Congress. 
‘‘(f) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau shall take such 
actions as are appropriate and consistent with the 
goals and policies set forth in this title and title 23, 
including with the concurrence of other Federal 
agencies as required under this title and title 23, to 
improve delivery timelines for projects. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—The Bureau shall carry out 
paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) by serving as the Department’s liai-
son to the Council on Environmental Quality; 
‘‘(B) by coordinating Department-wide ef-
forts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness 
of the environmental review and permitting 
process; 
‘‘(C) by coordinating Department efforts 
under section 139 of title 23; 
‘‘(D) by supporting modernization efforts 
at Federal agencies to achieve innovative ap-
proaches to the permitting and review of 
projects; 
‘‘(E) by providing technical assistance and 
training to field and headquarters staff of Fed-
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eral agencies on policy changes and innovative 
approaches to the delivery of projects; 
‘‘(F) by identifying, developing, and track-
ing metrics for permit reviews and decisions by 
Federal agencies for projects under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969; and 
‘‘(G) by administering and expanding the 
use of Internet-based tools providing for— 
‘‘(i) the development and posting of 
schedules for permit reviews and permit 
decisions for projects; and 
‘‘(ii) the sharing of best practices re-
lated to efficient permitting and reviews 
for projects. 
‘‘(3) SUPPORT TO PROJECT SPONSORS.—At the 
request of a State or local government, the Bureau, 
in coordination with the other appropriate modal 
agencies within the Department, shall provide tech-
nical assistance with regard to the compliance of a 
project sponsored by the State or local government 
with the requirements of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act 1969 and relevant Federal envi-
ronmental permits. 
‘‘(g) PROJECT PROCUREMENT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau shall promote 
best practices in procurement for a project receiving 
assistance under a program identified in subsection 
(d)(1) by developing, in coordination with the Fed-
eral Highway Administration and other modal agen-
cies as appropriate, procurement benchmarks in 
order to ensure accountable expenditure of Federal 
assistance over the life cycle of such project. 
‘‘(2) PROCUREMENT BENCHMARKS.—The pro-
curement benchmarks developed under paragraph 
(1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable— 
‘‘(A) establish maximum thresholds for ac-
ceptable project cost increases and delays in 
project delivery; 
‘‘(B) establish uniform methods for States 
to measure cost and delivery changes over the 
life cycle of a project; and 
‘‘(C) be tailored, as necessary, to various 
types of project procurements, including design- 
bid-build, design-build, and public private part-
nerships. 
‘‘(h) ELIMINATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF DUPLI-
CATIVE OFFICES.— 
‘‘(1) ELIMINATION
OF
OFFICES.—The Sec-
retary may eliminate any office within the Depart-
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ment if the Secretary determines that the purposes 
of the office are duplicative of the purposes of the 
Bureau, and the elimination of such office shall not 
adversely affect the obligations of the Secretary 
under any Federal law. 
‘‘(2) CONSOLIDATION OF OFFICES.—The Sec-
retary may consolidate any office within the Depart-
ment into the Bureau that the Secretary determines 
has duties, responsibilities, resources, or expertise 
that support the purposes of the Bureau. 
‘‘(3) 
STAFFING
AND
BUDGETARY
RE-
SOURCES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the Bureau is adequately staffed 
and funded. 
‘‘(B) 
STAFFING.—The 
Secretary 
may 
transfer to the Bureau a position within the 
Department from any office that is eliminated 
or consolidated under this subsection if the Sec-
retary determines that the position is necessary 
to carry out the purposes of the Bureau. 
‘‘(C) BUDGETARY RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(i) TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS
FROM 
ELIMINATED
OR
CONSOLIDATED
OF-
FICES.—The Secretary may transfer to the 
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Bureau funds allocated to any office that 
is eliminated or consolidated under this 
subsection to carry out the purposes of the 
Bureau. 
‘‘(ii) TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS
ALLO-
CATED TO ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The 
Secretary shall transfer to the Bureau 
funds allocated to the administrative costs 
of processing applications for the programs 
referred to in subsection (d)(1). 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report that— 
‘‘(A) lists the offices eliminated under 
paragraph (1) and provides the rationale for 
elimination of the offices; 
‘‘(B) lists the offices consolidated under 
paragraph (2) and provides the rationale for 
consolidation of the offices; and 
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‘‘(C) describes the actions taken under 
paragraph (3) and provides the rationale for 
taking such actions. 
‘‘(i) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) LAWS
AND
REGULATIONS.—Nothing in 
this section may be construed to change a law or 
regulation with respect to a program referred to in 
subsection (d)(1). 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to abrogate the responsibil-
ities of an agency, operating administration, or of-
fice within the Department otherwise charged by a 
law or regulation with other aspects of program ad-
ministration, oversight, and project approval or im-
plementation for the programs and projects subject 
to this section. 
‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 
definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) BUREAU.—The term ‘Bureau’ means the 
National Surface Transportation and Innovative Fi-
nance Bureau of the Department. 
‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ 
means the Department of Transportation. 
‘‘(3) 
MULTIMODAL
PROJECT.—The 
term 
‘multimodal project’ means a project involving the 
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participation of more than one modal administration 
or secretarial office within the Department. 
‘‘(4) PROJECT.—The term ‘project’ means a 
highway 
project, 
public 
transportation 
capital 
project, freight or passenger rail project, or 
multimodal project.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘116. National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau.’’. 
SEC. 9002. COUNCIL ON CREDIT AND FINANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 49, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 117. Council on Credit and Finance 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a Council on Credit and Finance in 
accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be com-
posed of the following members: 
‘‘(A) The Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Policy. 
‘‘(B) The Chief Financial Officer and As-
sistant Secretary for Budget and Programs. 
‘‘(C) The General Counsel of the Depart-
ment of Transportation. 
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‘‘(D) The Assistant Secretary for Trans-
portation Policy. 
‘‘(E) The Administrator of the Federal 
Highway Administration. 
‘‘(F) The Administrator of the Federal 
Transit Administration. 
‘‘(G) The Administrator of the Federal 
Railroad Administration. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS.—The Secretary 
may designate up to 3 additional officials of the De-
partment to serve as at-large members of the Coun-
cil. 
‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
‘‘(A) CHAIRPERSON.—The Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Policy shall serve 
as the chairperson of the Council. 
‘‘(B) VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Chief Fi-
nancial Officer and Assistant Secretary for 
Budget and Programs shall serve as the vice 
chairperson of the Council. 
‘‘(4) EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR.—The Executive 
Director of the National Surface Transportation and 
Innovative Finance Bureau shall serve as a non-
voting member of the Council. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Council shall— 
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‘‘(1) review applications for assistance sub-
mitted under the programs referred to in section 
116(d)(1); 
‘‘(2) make recommendations to the Secretary 
regarding the selection of projects to receive assist-
ance under the programs referred to in section 
116(d)(1); 
‘‘(3) review, on a regular basis, projects that re-
ceived assistance under the programs referred to in 
section 116(d)(1); and 
‘‘(4) carry out such additional duties as the 
Secretary may prescribe.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘117. Council on Credit and Finance.’’. 
TITLE X—SPORT FISH RESTORA-
TION 
AND 
RECREATIONAL 
BOATING SAFETY 
SEC. 10001. ALLOCATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 3 of the Dingell-John-
son Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777b) is 
amended by striking ‘‘57 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘58.012 
percent’’. 
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(b) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson 
Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘For each’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘the balance’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘For each fiscal year through fiscal 
year 2021, the balance’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘multistate conserva-
tion grants under section 14’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘activities under section 14(e)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘18.5’’ 
percent and inserting ‘‘18.673 percent’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘18.5 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘17.315 percent’’; 
(D) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); 
(E) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(F) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) BOATING
INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVE-
MENT.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An amount equal to 4 
percent to the Secretary of the Interior for 
qualified projects under section 5604(c) of the 
Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 1322 
note) and section 7404(d) of the Sportfishing 
and Boating Safety Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 
777g–1(d)). 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Not more than 75 per-
cent of the amount under subparagraph (A) 
shall be available for projects under either of 
the sections referred to in subparagraph (A).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ‘‘for 
each’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘for each fiscal year 
through fiscal year 2021, the Secretary’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) SET-ASIDE FOR COAST GUARD ADMINIS-
TRATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From the annual ap-
propriation made in accordance with section 3, 
for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the 
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Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating may use no more than the 
amount specified in subparagraph (B) for the 
fiscal year for the purposes set forth in section 
13107(c) of title 46, United States Code. The 
amount specified in subparagraph (B) for a fis-
cal year may not be included in the amount of 
the annual appropriation distributed under sub-
section (a) for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—The available 
amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is— 
‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2016, $7,800,000; 
‘‘(ii) for fiscal year 2017, $7,900,000; 
‘‘(iii) for fiscal year 2018, $8,000,000; 
‘‘(iv) for fiscal year 2019, $8,100,000; 
‘‘(v) for fiscal year 2020, $8,200,000; 
and 
‘‘(vi) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2021, 
$8,300,000.’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘until the end of the fiscal year.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘until the end of the subsequent 
fiscal year.’’; and 
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(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
‘‘under subsection (e)’’ and inserting 
‘‘under subsection (c)’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(c) The Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘grants under section 14 of 
this title’’ and inserting ‘‘activities under sec-
tion 14(e)’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘57 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘58.012 percent’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall deduct from the amount to 
be apportioned under paragraph (1) the amounts used for 
grants under section 14(a).’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘those sub-
sections,’’ and inserting ‘‘those paragraphs,’’. 
(c) SUBMISSION
AND APPROVAL
OF PLANS
AND 
PROJECTS.—Section 6(d) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport 
Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777e(d)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘for appropriations’’ and inserting ‘‘from appro-
priations’’. 
(d) UNEXPENDED OR UNOBLIGATED FUNDS.—Sec-
tion 8(b)(2) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restora-
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tion Act (16 U.S.C. 777g(b)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘57 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘58.012 percent’’. 
(e) COOPERATION.—Section 12 of the Dingell-John-
son Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777k) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘57 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘58.012 percent’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘under section 4(b)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘under section 4(c)’’. 
(f) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—Section 14 of the Dingell- 
Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777m) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘of each 
annual appropriation made in accordance with the 
provisions of section 3’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
by striking ‘‘Of amounts made available under 
section 4(b) for each fiscal year—’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Not more than $1,200,000 of each annual 
appropriation made in accordance with the pro-
visions of section 3 shall be distributed to the 
Secretary of the Interior for use as follows:’’; 
and 
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(B) in paragraph (1)(D) by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a period. 
(g) REPEAL.—The Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Res-
toration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking section 15; and 
(2) by redesignating section 16 as section 15. 
SEC. 10002. RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY. 
Section 13107 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph 
(2) and subsection (c),’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject 
to subsection (c),’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the sum of (A) the 
amount made available from the Boat Safety 
Account for that fiscal year under section 15 of 
the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act 
and (B)’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking the subsection designation 
and paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c)(1)(A) The Secretary may use amounts made 
available each fiscal year under section 4(b)(2) of the Din-
gell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
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777c(b)(2)) for payment of expenses of the Coast Guard 
for investigations, personnel, and activities directly related 
to— 
‘‘(i) administering State recreational boating 
safety programs under this chapter; or 
‘‘(ii) coordinating or carrying out the national 
recreational boating safety program under this title. 
‘‘(B) Of the amounts used by the Secretary each fis-
cal year under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) not less than $2,000,000 is available to en-
sure compliance with chapter 43 of this title; and 
‘‘(ii) not more than $1,500,000 is available to 
conduct a survey of levels of recreational boating 
participation and related matters in the United 
States.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘No funds’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘On and after October 1, 2016, no 
funds’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘traditionally’’. 
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