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(2) no application for the importation of such model of 
shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the 
Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that 
the shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily adapt-
able to sporting purposes. 
SEC. 542. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 
of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 543. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, 
or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a 
loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of 
a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the pre-
ceding 24 months, unless an agency has considered suspension 
or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that 
this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of 
the Government. 
SEC. 544. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, 
or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a 
loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid 
Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial 
and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, 
and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an 
agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax 
liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment 
of the corporation and made a determination that this further 
action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 
SEC. 545. All agencies and departments funded under this 
Act shall send to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate at the end of the fiscal year 
a report containing a complete inventory of the total number of 
vehicles owned, permanently retired, and purchased during fiscal 
year 2012 as well as the total cost of the vehicle fleet, including 
maintenance, fuel, storage, purchasing, and leasing. 
SEC. 546. None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act for fiscal year 2012 may be used to implement, administer, 
or enforce, prior to January 1, 2012, the rule entitled ‘‘Wage Method-
ology for the Temporary Non-agricultural Employment H–2B Pro-
gram’’ published by the Department of Labor in the Federal Register 
on January 19, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 3452 et seq.). 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce, Justice, Science, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012’’.
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DIVISION C—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$102,481,000, of which not to exceed $2,618,000 shall be available 
for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $984,000 
shall be available for the Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; 
not to exceed $19,515,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
General Counsel; not to exceed $10,107,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; 
not to exceed $10,538,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed 
$2,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Sec-
retary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $25,469,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administra-
tion; not to exceed $2,020,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,595,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed $1,369,000 
shall be available for the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Busi-
ness Utilization; not to exceed $10,778,000 for the Office of Intel-
ligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to exceed 
$14,988,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Information 
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, $500,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2013: 
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,
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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 the Secretary shall give priority to projects which dem-
onstrate transportation benefits for existing systems or improve 
interconnectivity between modes: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may use up to 35 percent of the funds made available 
under this heading 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 in distributing funds pro-
vided 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 not less than $120,000,000 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 min-
imum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase 
the Federal share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further, 
That projects conducted using funds provided under this heading 
must comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 
31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall conduct a new competition to select the grants 
and credit assistance awarded under this heading: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may retain up to $20,000,000 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 Adminis-
tration and the Federal Maritime Administration, to fund the award 
and oversight of grants and credit assistance made under the 
National Infrastructure Investments program: 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. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the 
Department 
of 
Transportation’s 
financial 
systems 
and 
re- 
engineering business processes, $4,990,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2013. 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, including 
improvement of network perimeter controls and identity manage-
ment, testing and assessment of information technology against
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business, security, and other requirements, implementation of Fed-
eral cyber security initiatives and information infrastructure 
enhancements, implementation of enhanced security controls on 
network devices, and enhancement of cyber security workforce 
training tools, $10,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2013. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $9,384,000. 
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, $9,000,000. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays 
of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $172,000,000 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 majority approval of the Working Capital Fund Steering Com-
mittee and approval of the Secretary: Provided further, 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. 
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $333,000, 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, $589,000. 
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center 
outreach activities, $3,068,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2013: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these 
funds may be used for business opportunities related to any mode 
of transportation.