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States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and unfair 
methods of competition by domestic and foreign air carriers 
and ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and 
foreign air carriers with respect to item (1) of this proviso. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation 
Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$26,324,500: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees estab-
lished by the Chairman of the Surface Transportation 
Board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting 
collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses 
under this heading: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a 
dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are re-
ceived during fiscal year 2008, to result in a final appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at no more than 
$25,074,500. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 180. During the current fiscal year applicable 
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall 
be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire
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of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liabil-
ity insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign coun-
tries on official department business; and uniforms or al-
lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901– 
5902). 
SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for the 
Department of Transportation shall be available for services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for 
an Executive Level IV. 
SEC. 182. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political 
and Presidential appointees in the Department of Trans-
portation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered by 
this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside 
the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 183. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 184. (a) No recipient of funds made available in 
this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined 
in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State department of 
motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record 
as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided in 18 
U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721.
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(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
not withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee 
if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 
SEC. 185. Funds received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal 
Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
penses incurred for training may be credited respectively 
to the Federal Highway Administration’s ‘‘Federal-Aid 
Highways’’ account, the Federal Transit Administration’s 
‘‘Research and University Research Centers’’ account, and 
to the Federal Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Op-
erations’’ account, except for State rail safety inspectors 
participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 
SEC. 186. Funds provided or limited in this Act under 
the appropriate accounts within the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, the Federal Railroad Administration and the 
Federal Transit Administration shall be made available for 
the eligible programs, projects and activities at the level of 
98 percent of the corresponding amounts identified in the 
explanatory statement accompanying this Act for the 
‘‘Delta Regional Transportation Development Program’’, 
‘‘Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities’’, ‘‘Federal 
Lands’’, ‘‘Interstate Maintenance Discretionary’’, ‘‘Trans-
portation, Community and System Preservation Program’’,
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‘‘Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program’’, ‘‘Rail- 
highway crossing hazard eliminations’’, ‘‘Alternatives anal-
ysis’’, and ‘‘Bus and bus facilities’’: Provided, That 
amounts authorized within the Federal Highway Adminis-
tration for fiscal year 2008 for the Interstate Maintenance 
Discretionary program under section 118(c) of title 23, 
United States Code, the Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal 
Facilities program under section 147 of title 23, United 
States Code (excluding the set-aside for projects on the Na-
tional Highway System authorized by section 147(b) of 
such title), the Public Lands Highways Discretionary pro-
gram under section 202(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United States 
Code, and the Transportation, Community and System 
Preservation program under section 1117 of Public Law 
109–59 in excess of the amounts so set aside by the first 
clause of this section for such programs, projects and activi-
ties in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act 
are rescinded: Provided further, That amounts authorized 
within the Federal Railroad Administration for fiscal year 
2008 for Rail-highway Crossing Hazard Eliminations 
under section 104(d)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code 
(excluding the set-aside for certain improvements author-
ized by section 104(d)(2)(E) of such title), in excess of the 
amounts so set aside by the first clause of this section for
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such programs, projects and activities in the explanatory 
statement accompanying this Act are rescinded. 
SEC. 187. Notwithstanding any other provisions of 
law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is 
authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock here-
tofore sold to the Department to redeem or repurchase such 
stock upon the payment to the Department of an amount 
determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 188. None of the funds in this Act to the Depart-
ment of Transportation may be used to make a grant unless 
the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full busi-
ness days before any discretionary grant award, letter of 
intent, or full funding grant agreement totaling $500,000 
or more is announced by the department or its modal ad-
ministrations from: (1) any discretionary grant program 
of the Federal Highway Administration including the emer-
gency relief program; (2) the airport improvement program 
of the Federal Aviation Administration; or (3) any pro-
gram of the Federal Transit Administration other than the 
formula grants and fixed guideway modernization pro-
grams: Provided, That the Secretary gives concurrent noti-
fication to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions for any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emergency
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relief program: Provided further, That no notification shall 
involve funds that are not available for obligation. 
SEC. 189. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor 
fees and other funds received by the Department of Trans-
portation from travel management centers, charge card pro-
grams, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous 
sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Depart-
ment of Transportation and allocated to elements of the De-
partment of Transportation using fair and equitable cri-
teria and such funds shall be available until expended. 
SEC. 190. Amounts made available in this or any other 
Act that the Secretary determines represent improper pay-
ments by the Department of Transportation to a third 
party contractor under a financial assistance award, which 
are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available— 
(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by 
the Department of Transportation in recovering im-
proper payments; and 
(2) to pay contractors for services provided in re-
covering improper payments or contractor support in 
the implementation of the Improper Payments Infor-
mation Act of 2002: Provided, That amounts in excess 
of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)— 
(A) shall be credited to and merged with the 
appropriation from which the improper pay-