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fined in section 5101 of title 49, United States Code) en-
tering the United States. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report on the results of the study. 
SEC. 7026. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Chapter 51 is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Transportation’’ each place it appears (other than the sec-
ond place it appears in section 5108(g)(2)(C), the first 
place it appears in section 5115(a), and in sections 
5116(g), 5116(i), and 5120(a)) and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
SEC. 7027. NATIONAL FIRST RESPONDER TRANSPORTATION 
INCIDENT RESPONSE SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide fund-
ing to the Operation Respond Institute to design, build, 
and operate a seamless first responder hazardous mate-
rials incident detection, preparedness, and response sys-
tem. 
(b) EXPANSION.—This system shall include an ex-
pansion of the Operation Respond Emergency Information 
System (OREIS).
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(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
through 2007. 
SEC. 7028. COMMON CARRIER PIPELINE SYSTEM. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
the economic, environmental, and homeland security ad-
vantages and disadvantages of operating a common carrier 
pipeline system in the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, and Alabama for the transportation of aromatic 
chemicals. 
(b) EVALUATION.—In conducting the study, the Sec-
retary shall evaluate the appropriateness of different Fed-
eral incentives for the construction and operation of such 
a pipeline system, including loan guarantees, other types 
of financial assistance, and various types of tax incentives. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2005, the 
Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the re-
sults of the study, including recommendations, if any, for 
legislation.
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TITLE 
VIII—TRANSPORTATION 
DISCRETIONARY 
SPENDING 
GUARANTEE 
SEC. 8001. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS FOR THE 
HIGHWAY AND MASS TRANSIT CATEGORIES. 
(a) 
LIMITS.—(1) 
Redesignate 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (9) of section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 as paragraphs (7) 
through (14), respectively, and strike paragraph (1) of 
such section 251(c) and insert the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(1) with respect to fiscal year 2004—
‘‘(A) 
for 
the 
highway 
category: 
$28,052,000,000 in outlays; 
‘‘(B) for the mass transit category: 
$1,436,000,000 in new budget authority and 
$6,271,000,000 in outlays; 
‘‘(2) with respect to fiscal year 2005—
‘‘(A) 
for 
the 
highway 
category: 
$34,215,000,000 in outlays; 
‘‘(B) for the mass transit category: 
$1,531,670,000 in new budget authority and 
$6,844,000,000 in outlays; 
‘‘(3) with respect to fiscal year 2006—
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‘‘(A) 
for 
the 
highway 
category: 
$36,814,000,000 in outlays; 
‘‘(B) for the mass transit category: 
$1,706,670,000 in new budget authority and 
$5,978,000,000 in outlays; 
‘‘(4) with respect to fiscal year 2007—
‘‘(A) 
for 
the 
highway 
category: 
$38,428,000,000 in outlays; 
‘‘(B) for the mass transit category: 
$1,823,220,000 in new budget authority and 
$7,456,000,000 in outlays; 
‘‘(5) with respect to fiscal year 2008—
‘‘(A) 
for 
the 
highway 
category: 
$39,815,000,000 in outlays; 
‘‘(B) for the mass transit category: 
$1,931,785,000 in new budget authority and 
$8,263,000,000 in outlays; 
‘‘(6) with respect to fiscal year 2009—
‘‘(A) 
for 
the 
highway 
category: 
$40,880,000,000 in outlays; 
‘‘(B) for the mass transit category: 
$2,062,755,000 in new budget authority and 
$8,817,000,000 in outlays;
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‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 250(c)(4) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
is amended—
‘‘(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century and 
all that follows through the colon and inserting: ‘‘the 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users:’’; 
and 
‘‘(2) in subparagraph (C), by—
‘‘(A) inserting ‘(and successor accounts)’ 
after ‘budget accounts’; and 
‘‘(B) striking ‘the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century’ and all that follows 
thereafter through the colon and inserting ‘the 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 
or for which appropriations are provided pursu-
ant to authorizations contained in that Act:’; 
and’’
SEC. 8002. ADJUSTMENTS TO ALIGN HIGHWAY SPENDING 
WITH REVENUES. 
Subparagraphs (B) through (E) of section 251(b)(1) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 are amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENT
TO
ALIGN
HIGHWAY 
SPENDING
WITH
REVENUES.—(i) When the
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President submits the budget under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, OMB 
shall calculate and the budget shall make ad-
justments to the highway category for the budg-
et year and each outyear as provided in clause 
(ii)(I)(cc). 
‘‘(ii)(I)(aa) OMB shall take the actual level 
of highway receipts for the year before the cur-
rent year and subtract the sum of the estimated 
level of highway receipts in subclause (II) plus 
any amount previously calculated under item 
(bb) for that year. 
‘‘(bb) OMB shall take the current estimate 
of highway receipts for the current year and 
subtract the estimated level of receipts for that 
year. 
‘‘(cc) OMB shall add one-half of the sum 
of the amount calculated under items (aa) and 
(bb) to the obligation limitations set forth in 
the section 8103 of the Transportation Equity 
Act: A Legacy for Users and, using current es-
timates, calculate the outlay change resulting 
from the change in obligations for the budget 
year and the first outyear and the outlays flow-
ing therefrom through subsequent fiscal years.
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After making the calculations under the pre-
ceding sentence, OMB shall adjust the amount 
of obligations set forth in that section for the 
budget year and the first outyear by adding 
one-half of the sum of the amount calculated 
under items (aa) and (bb) to each such year. 
‘‘(II) The estimated level of highway re-
ceipts for the purposes of this clause are—
‘‘(aa) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2004, 
$29,172,000,000; 
‘‘(bb) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2005, 
$33,898,000,000; 
‘‘(cc) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2006, 
$35,393,000,000; 
‘‘(dd) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2007, 
$36,615,000,000; 
‘‘(ee) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2008, 
$37,770,000,000; and 
‘‘(ff) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2009, 
$38,857,000,000. 
‘‘(III) In this clause, the term ‘highway re-
ceipts’ means the governmental receipts cred-
ited to the highway account of the Highway 
Trust Fund.
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‘‘(C) In addition to the adjustment required by 
subparagraph (B), when the President submits the 
budget under section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code, for fiscal year 2007, 2008, or 2009, OMB 
shall calculate and the budget shall include for the 
budget year and each outyear an adjustment to the 
limits on outlays for the highway category and the 
mass transit category equal to—
‘‘(i) the outlays for the applicable category 
calculated assuming obligation levels consistent 
with the estimates prepared pursuant to sub-
paragraph (D), as adjusted, using current tech-
nical assumptions; minus 
‘‘(ii) the outlays for the applicable category 
set forth in the subparagraph (D) estimates, as 
adjusted. 
‘‘(D)(i) When OMB and CBO submit their final 
sequester report for fiscal year 2006, that report 
shall include an estimate of the outlays for each of 
the categories that would result in fiscal years 2007 
through 2010 from obligations at the levels specified 
in section 8103 of the Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users using current assumptions. 
‘‘(ii) When the President submits the budget 
under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code,
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for fiscal year 2008, 2009, or 2010, OMB shall ad-
just the estimates made in clause (i) by the adjust-
ments by subparagraphs (B) and (C). 
‘‘(E) OMB shall consult with the Committees 
on the Budget and include a report on adjustments 
under subparagraphs (B) and (C) in the preview re-
port.’’. 
SEC. 8003. LEVEL OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS. 
(a) HIGHWAY CATEGORY.—For the purposes of sec-
tion 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985, the level of obligation limitations 
for the highway category is—
(1) for fiscal year 2004, $34,309,000,000; 
(2) for fiscal year 2005, $35,160,000,000; 
(3) for fiscal year 2006, $37,417,000,000; 
(4) for fiscal year 2007, $38,787,000,000; 
(5) for fiscal year 2008, $40,077,000,000; and 
(6) for fiscal year 2009, $41,467,000,000. 
(b) MASS TRANSIT CATEGORY.—For the purposes of 
section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, the level of obligation limita-
tions for the mass transit category is—
(1) for fiscal year 2004, $7,265,900,000; 
(2) for fiscal year 2005, $7,646,300,000; 
(3) for fiscal year 2006, $8,482,000,000;
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(4) for fiscal year 2007, $9,042,000,000; 
(5) for fiscal year 2008, $9,639,000,000; and 
(6) for fiscal year 2009, $10,277,000,000. 
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘obligation limi-
tations’’ means the sum of budget authority and obligation 
limitations. 
SEC. 8004. ENFORCEMENT OF GUARANTEE. 
Clause 3 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century’’ and inserting ‘‘Transportation 
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For 
purposes of this clause, any obligation limitation re-
lating to surface transportation projects under sec-
tion 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century and section 1702 of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users shall be as-
sumed to be administered on the basis of sound pro-
gram management practices that are consistent with 
past practices of the administering agency permit-
ting States to decide High Priority Project funding 
priorities within State program allocations.’’.
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SEC. 8005. TRANSFER OF FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRA-
TIVE EXPENSES. 
For purposes of clauses 2 and 3 of rule XXI of the 
House of Representatives, it shall be in order to transfer 
funds, in amounts specified in annual appropriation Acts 
to carry out the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
Users (including the amendments made by that Act), from 
the Federal Transit Administration’s administrative ex-
penses account to other mass transit budget accounts 
under section 250(c)(4)(C) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE IX—RAIL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 9001. HIGH-SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT.—
(1) AMENDMENTS.—Section 26101 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended—
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘planning’’ and inserting ‘‘development’’; 
(B) in the heading of subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘PLANNING’’ and inserting ‘‘DEVELOP-
MENT’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘corridor planning’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘corridor devel-
opment’’; 
(D) in subsection (b)(1)—