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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 267 
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation, and Housing 
and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2019 
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Department of Transpor-
tation, and Housing and Urban Development, and re-
lated agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, namely: 
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TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$113,535,000, of which not to exceed $3,001,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 
to exceed $1,040,000 shall be available for the immediate 
Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $20,428,000 
shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; 
not to exceed $10,265,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not 
to exceed $14,019,000 shall be available for the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to 
exceed $2,550,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to ex-
ceed $29,244,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed 
$2,142,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Af-
fairs; not to exceed $1,835,000 shall be available for the 
Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed 
$12,325,000 shall be available for the Office of Intel-
ligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to ex-
ceed $16,686,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Chief Information Officer: Provided, That the Secretary 
of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appro-
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priated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any 
other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided fur-
ther, That no appropriation for any office shall be in-
creased 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 ap-
proval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 shall 
be for allocation within the Department for official recep-
tion and representation expenses as the Secretary may de-
termine: Provided 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 fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall 
be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for 
Public Affairs. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 
$8,471,000, of which $2,218,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That there may be 
credited to this appropriation, to be available until ex-
pended, funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
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penses incurred for training: Provided further, That any 
reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or else-
where to the Research and Innovative Technology Admin-
istration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and 
Technology of the Department of Transportation. 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
For capital investments in surface transportation in-
frastructure, $1,000,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2021: 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, port authority, or a col-
laboration among such entities on a competitive basis for 
projects that will have a significant local or regional im-
pact: Provided further, That projects eligible for funding 
provided under this heading shall include, but not be lim-
ited 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; pas-
senger and freight rail transportation projects; and port 
infrastructure investments (including inland port infra-
structure and land ports of entry): Provided further, That 
of the amount made available under this heading, the Sec-
retary may use an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 for 
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the planning, preparation or design of projects eligible for 
funding under this heading: Provided further, That grants 
awarded under the previous proviso shall not be subject 
to a minimum grant size: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may use up to 20 percent of the funds made avail-
able under this heading for the purpose of paying the sub-
sidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for Fed-
eral credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United 
States Code, or sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public 
Law 94–210), as amended, if the Secretary finds that 
such use of the funds would advance the purposes of this 
paragraph: Provided further, That in distributing funds 
provided under this heading, the Secretary shall take such 
measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribu-
tion 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 
$5,000,000 and not greater than $25,000,000: Provided 
further, That not more than 10 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 
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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 30 percent of the 
funds provided under this heading shall be for projects lo-
cated 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 
projects conducted using funds provided under this head-
ing 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 competi-
tion to select the grants and credit assistance awarded 
under this heading: 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 Administra-
tion, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal 
Railroad Administration, and the Maritime Administra-
tion to fund the award and oversight of grants and credit 
assistance made under the National Infrastructure Invest-
ments program: Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided in the previous proviso may be used to hire addi-
tional personnel: Provided further, That the Secretary 
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shall consider and award projects based solely on the selec-
tion criteria from the fiscal year 2016 Notice of Funding 
Opportunity: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
not use the Federal share or an applicant’s ability to gen-
erate non-Federal revenue as a selection criteria in award-
ing projects: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity no later than 60 
days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
the Notice of Funding Opportunity shall require applica-
tion submissions 90 days after the publishing of such No-
tice: Provided further, That of the applications submitted 
under the previous two provisos, the Secretary shall make 
grants no later than 270 days after enactment of this Act 
in such amounts that the Secretary determines: Provided 
further, That such sums provided for national infrastruc-
ture investments for passenger rail transportation projects 
under title I of division C of the Consolidated and Further 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112– 
55; 125 Stat. 641), shall remain available for expenditure 
through fiscal year 2019 for the liquidation of valid obliga-
tions of active grants incurred in fiscal year 2012: Pro-
vided further, That such sums provided for national infra-
structure investments for port infrastructure projects 
under title VIII of division F of the Consolidated and Fur-
ther Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 
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113–6; 127 Stat. 432) shall remain available through fis-
cal year 2020 for the liquidation of valid obligations of 
active grants incurred in fiscal year 2013: Provided fur-
ther, That the 2 preceding provisos shall be applied as if 
they were in effect on September 30, 2018: Provided fur-
ther, That after calculating the distribution of obligation 
limitation for Federal-aid highways for fiscal year 2019 
under section 120(a), the obligation limitation shall be re-
duced by $52,000,000 to a total of $45,216,596,000: Pro-
vided further, That the reduction in the preceding proviso 
shall be applied to the obligation limitation determined 
under section 120(a)(4) for the TIFIA program (as de-
fined in section 601(a) of title 23, United States Code). 
NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE 
FINANCE BUREAU 
For necessary expenses of the National Surface 
Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 116, $2,987,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 
the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 
re-engineering business processes, $2,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2020. 
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CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 
including necessary upgrades to wide area network and 
information technology infrastructure, improvement of 
network perimeter controls and identity management, 
testing and assessment of information technology against 
business, security, and other requirements, implementa-
tion of Federal cyber security initiatives and information 
infrastructure enhancements, and implementation of en-
hanced security controls on network devices, $15,000,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2020. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$9,470,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, $7,879,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$1,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses for the Inter-
agency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center 
(IIPIC): Provided further, That there may be transferred 
to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, 
amounts transferred from other Federal agencies for ex-
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penses incurred under this heading for IIPIC activities not 
related to transportation infrastructure: Provided further, 
That the tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall 
be available to other Federal agencies for the permitting 
and review of major infrastructure projects not related to 
transportation only to the extent that other Federal agen-
cies provide funding to the Department as provided for 
under the previous proviso. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and cap-
ital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
$203,883,000, 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: Pro-
vided further, That the above limitation on operating ex-
penses 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 without majority approval of the Working 
Capital Fund Steering Committee 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 assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 
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and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees. 
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Re-
source Center, the provision of financial education out-
reach activities to eligible transportation-related small 
businesses, the monitoring of existing loans in the guaran-
teed loan program, and the modification of such loans of 
the Minority Business Resource Center, $249,000, as au-
thorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That notwith-
standing that section, these funds may be for business op-
portunities related to any mode of transportation. 
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND 
OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged 
business utilization and outreach activities, $3,488,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2020: 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) 
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, $175,000,000, to be de-
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rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, 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 basic essential air service minimum requirements 
shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement 
under subsection 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 
or any other Act shall be used to enter into a new contract 
with a community located less than 40 miles from the 
nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has nego-
tiated with the community over a local cost share: Pro-
vided further, That amounts authorized to be distributed 
for the essential air service program under subsection 
41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made 
available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: 
Provided further, That the Administrator may reimburse 
such amounts from fees credited to the account estab-
lished under section 45303 of title 49, United States Code. 
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 
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for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to ap-
prove assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining 
to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this 
Act, except for activities underway on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements 
have completed the normal reprogramming process for 
Congressional notification. 
SEC. 102. The Secretary shall post on the Web site 
of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all 
meetings of the Council on Credit and Finance, including 
the agenda for each meeting, and require the Council on 
Credit and Finance to record the decisions and actions 
of each meeting. 
SEC. 103. In addition to authority provided by section 
327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s 
Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide 
partial or full payments in advance and accept subsequent 
reimbursements from all Federal agencies from available 
funds for transit benefit distribution services that are nec-
essary to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation 
fringe benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150 
and section 3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, That 
the Department shall maintain a reasonable operating re-
serve in the Working Capital Fund, to be expended in ad-
vance to provide uninterrupted transit benefits to Govern-
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ment employees: Provided further, That such reserve will 
not exceed one month of benefits payable and may be used 
only for the purpose of providing for the continuation of 
transit benefits: Provided further, That the Working Cap-
ital Fund will be fully reimbursed by each customer agen-
cy from available funds for the actual cost of the transit 
benefit. 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper-
ations and research activities related to commercial space 
transportation, administrative expenses for research and 
development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the 
operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 
subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold 
to the public, the lease or purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made 
available by Public Law 112–95, $10,410,758,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2020, of which 
$9,833,400,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,843,427,000 
shall be available for air traffic organization activities; not 
to exceed $1,334,377,000 shall be available for aviation 
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safety activities; not to exceed $24,981,000 shall be avail-
able for commercial space transportation activities; not to 
exceed $816,562,000 shall be available for finance and 
management activities; not to exceed $61,796,000 shall be 
available for NextGen and operations planning activities; 
not to exceed $114,312,000 shall be available for security 
and hazardous materials safety; and not to exceed 
$215,303,000 shall be available for staff offices: Provided, 
That not to exceed 5 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 appropria-
tion by more than 5 percent: Provided further, That any 
transfer in excess of 5 percent shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under section 405 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures 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 an-
nual update to the report submitted to Congress in De-
cember 2004 pursuant to section 221 of Public Law 108– 
176: Provided further, That the amount herein appro-
priated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after 
March 31 that such report has not been submitted to the 
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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: Provided 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 aviation safety standards: Provided further, That none 
of the funds in this Act shall be available for new appli-
cants for the second career training program: Provided 
further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for the Federal Aviation Administration 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, as off-
setting collections, funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authori-
ties, and private sources for expenses incurred in the pro-
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vision of agency services, including receipts for the mainte-
nance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for 
issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including 
airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for 
tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or al-
teration forms: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, not less than $168,000,000 
shall be used to fund direct operations of the current 254 
air traffic control towers in the contract tower program, 
including the contract tower cost share program, and any 
airport that is currently qualified or that will qualify for 
the program during the fiscal year: 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: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act or any other Act may 
be used to eliminate the Contract Weather Observers pro-
gram at any airport: Provided further, That of the amount 
appropriated under this heading, up to $6,000,000 shall 
be used for providing matching funds to qualified commer-
cial entities seeking to demonstrate or validate tech-
nologies that the Federal Aviation Administration con-
siders essential to the safe integration of unmanned air-
craft systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System at 
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Federal Aviation Administration designated UAS test 
sites: Provided further, That not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall identify essen-
tial integration technologies that could be demonstrated 
or validated at test sites designated in accordance with 
the preceding proviso. 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 
improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 
airspace systems and experimental facilities and equip-
ment, 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 acqui-
sition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction 
and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations 
for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration stationed at remote localities where such accom-
modations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or 
transfer of aircraft from funds available under this head-
ing, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certifi-
cation; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
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Fund, $3,000,000,000, of which $512,823,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2020, $2,362,977,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2021, and 
$124,200,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other 
public authorities, and private sources, for expenses in-
curred in the establishment, improvement, and moderniza-
tion of national airspace systems: Provided further, That 
no later than March 31, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall transmit to the Congress an investment plan for the 
Federal Aviation Administration which includes funding 
for each budget line item for fiscal years 2020 through 
2024, with total funding for each year of the plan con-
strained to the funding targets for those years as esti-
mated 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 construction of experimental facilities and 
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 
$191,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
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Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 
2021: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation 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 airport planning and development, and noise com-
patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 
of title 49, United States Code, and under other law au-
thorizing 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 inspection activities and administration of airport safe-
ty programs, including those related to airport operating 
certificates under section 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 ex-
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pended: Provided, That none of the funds under this head-
ing shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the obligations for which are in excess of 
$3,350,000,000 in fiscal year 2019, notwithstanding sec-
tion 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 sys-
tems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other 
airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk ex-
plosive detection systems: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
the Government’s share of allowable project costs under 
paragraph (2) for subgrants or paragraph (3) of that sec-
tion shall be 95 percent for a project at other than a large 
or medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a 
multi-phased construction project for which the project 
sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the con-
struction project: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, of funds limited under this 
heading, not more than $112,600,000 shall be available 
for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be 
available for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, 
not less than $33,210,000 shall be available for Airport 
Technology Research, and $10,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, shall be available and transferred to 
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‘‘Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry 
out the Small Community Air Service Development Pro-
gram: Provided further, That in addition to airports eligi-
ble under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code, 
such program may include the participation of an airport 
that serves a community or consortium that is not larger 
than a small hub airport, according to FAA hub classifica-
tions effective at the time the Office of the Secretary 
issues a request for proposals. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Air-
ports’’, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chap-
ter 471 and subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, 
United States Code, $750,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2021: Provided, That amounts 
made available under this heading shall be derived from 
the general fund, and such funds shall not be subject to 
apportionment formulas, special apportionment categories, 
or minimum percentages under chapter 471: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall distribute funds provided 
under this heading as discretionary grants to airports: 
Provided further, That the amount made available under 
this heading shall not be subject to any limitation on obli-
gations for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set 
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forth in any Act: Provided further, That the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration may retain up to 
0.5 percent of the funds provided under this heading to 
fund the award and oversight by the Administrator of 
grants made under this heading. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under 
the federally funded research and development center con-
tract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development dur-
ing fiscal year 2019. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring air-
port sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration 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 pro-
hibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotia-
tions 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 
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land without cost to the Federal Aviation Administration 
for air traffic control facilities. 
SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 
satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 
49 U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in such ac-
count 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. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of 
title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration employee unless such employee actually per-
formed work during the time corresponding to such pre-
mium pay. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation 
Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certifi-
cate through use of a Government-issued credit card. 
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SEC. 116. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for retention bonuses for an employee 
of the Federal Aviation Administration without the prior 
written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Adminis-
tration of the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available under this Act or 
any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue 
to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner 
or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request 
to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion, a blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft reg-
istration number from any display of the Federal Aviation 
Administration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry 
data that is made available to the public, except data made 
available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial 
flights of that owner or operator. 
SEC. 118. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than eight political 
and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration. 
SEC. 119. None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 
44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the Federal 
Aviation Administration provides to the House and Senate 
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Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all 
fees related to aeronautical navigation products and ex-
plains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order 
13642. 
SEC. 119A. None of the funds in this Act may be 
used to close a regional operations center of the Federal 
Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the 
Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in 
advance. 
SEC. 119B. None of the funds appropriated or lim-
ited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions 
or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in 
Teterboro, New Jersey. 
SEC. 119C. None of the funds provided under this 
Act may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration to withhold from consideration and 
approval any new application for participation in the Con-
tract Tower Program, or for reevaluation of Cost-share 
Program participants, as long as the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration has received an application from the airport, 
and as long as the Administrator determines such tower 
is eligible using the factors set forth in the Federal Avia-
tion Administration report, Establishment and Dis-
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continuance Criteria for Airport Traffic Control Towers 
(FAA–APO–90–7 as of August, 1990). 
SEC. 119D. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available in this Act may be 
obligated or expended to limit the use of an Organization 
Designation Authorization’s (ODA) delegated functions 
documented in its procedures manual on a type certifi-
cation project unless the Administrator documents a sys-
temic airworthiness noncompliance performance issue as 
a result of inspection or oversight that the safety of air 
commerce requires a limitation with regard to a specific 
authorization or where an ODA’s capability has not been 
previously established in terms of a new compliance meth-
od or design feature: Provided, That in such cases the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall work with the ODA 
holder if requested to develop the capability to execute 
that function safely, efficiently and effectively. 
SEC. 119E. (a) TERMINAL
AERODROME
FORE-
CAST.—The Administrator shall permit an air carrier op-
eration under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, to operate to a destination determined to be under 
visual flight rules without a Terminal Aerodrome Forecast 
or Meteorological Aerodrome Report if a current Area 
Forecast, supplemented by other local weather observa-
tions or reports, is available, and an alternate airport that 
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has an available Terminal Aerodrome Forecast and weath-
er report is specified. The air carrier shall have approved 
procedures for dispatch and en route weather evaluation 
and shall operate under instrument flight rules en route 
to the destination. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Without a written finding of neces-
sity, based on objective and historical evidence of immi-
nent threat to safety, the Administrator shall not promul-
gate any operation specification, policy, or guidance docu-
ment that is more restrictive than, or requires procedures 
that are not expressly stated in, the regulations. 
SEC. 119F. Of the funds provided under the heading 
‘‘Grants-in-aid for Airports’’, up to $3,500,000 shall be 
for 
necessary 
expenses, 
including 
an 
independent 
verification regime, to provide reimbursement to airport 
sponsors that do not provide gateway operations and pro-
viders of general aviation ground support services located 
at those airports closed during a temporary flight restric-
tion (TFR) for any residence of the President that is des-
ignated or identified to be secured by the United States 
Secret Service, and for direct and incremental financial 
losses incurred while such airports are closed solely due 
to the actions of the Federal Government: Provided, That 
no funds shall be obligated or distributed to airport spon-
sors that do not provide gateway operations and providers 
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of general aviation ground support services until an inde-
pendent audit is completed: Provided further, That losses 
incurred as a result of violations of law, or through fault 
or negligence, of such operators and service providers or 
of third parties (including airports) are not eligible for re-
imbursements: Provided further, That obligation and ex-
penditure of funds are conditional upon full release of the 
United States Government for all claims for financial 
losses resulting from such actions. 
REPORT ON NEXTGEN IMPLEMENTATION 
SEC. 119G. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation 
of NextGen at commercial service airports in the United 
States. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) The number and percentage of commercial 
service airports in the United States that have fully 
implemented NextGen. 
(2) The percentage completion of NextGen im-
plementation at each commercial service airport in 
the United States. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD TO DETERMINE 
PERCENTAGE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEXTGEN.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall de-
velop a standard for determining under subsection 
(b)(2) the percentage completion of NextGen imple-
mentation at commercial service airports in the 
United States based on factors that may include an 
accounting of efficiency benefits achieved, the degree 
of NextGen technology and infrastructure installed, 
and the extent of controller training on NextGen. 
(2) INCLUSION IN REPORT.—The Administrator 
shall include in the report submitted under sub-
section (a) the standard developed under paragraph 
(1). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration. 
(2) NEXTGEN.—The term ‘‘NextGen’’ means 
the Next Generation Air Transportation System. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $446,444,304, together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 
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administration and operation of the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration. In addition, $3,248,000 shall be transferred 
to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance 
with section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Funds available for the implementation or execution 
of Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States 
Code, and the provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act shall not exceed total obligations of 
$45,268,596,000 for fiscal year 2019: Provided, That the 
Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by 
title 23, United States Code, 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 serv-
icing of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion 
of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such 
credit instruments: Provided further, That such fees are 
available until expended to pay for such costs: Provided 
further, That such amounts are in addition to administra-
tive expenses that are also available for such purpose, and 
are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limita-
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tion on administrative expenses under section 608 of title 
23, United States Code. 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, 
$46,007,596,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain avail-
able until expended. 
HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS 
There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation $3,300,000,000: Provided, That the 
amounts made available under this heading shall be de-
rived from the general fund, shall be in addition to any 
funds provided for fiscal year 2019 in this or any other 
Act for ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’ under chapter 1 of title 
23, United States Code, and shall not affect the distribu-
tion or amount of funds provided in any other Act: Pro-
vided further, That section 1101(b) of Public Law 114– 
94 shall apply to funds made available under this heading: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, $2,389,200,000 shall be set aside for activi-
ties eligible under section 133(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United 
States Code, $15,800,000 shall be set aside for activities 
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eligible under the Puerto Rico Highway Program as de-
scribed in section 165(b)(2)(C) of such title, $5,000,000 
shall be set aside for activities eligible under the Terri-
torial Highway Program, as described in section 165(c)(6) 
of such title, $90,000,000 shall be set aside for the elimi-
nation of hazards and installation of protective devices at 
railway-highway crossings, as described in section 
130(e)(1)(A) of such title, and $800,000,000 shall be set 
aside for a bridge replacement and rehabilitation program 
for States: Provided further, That for purposes of this 
heading, the term ‘‘State’’ means any of the 50 States 
or the District of Columbia: Provided further, That the 
funds made available under this heading for activities eli-
gible under section 133(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United States 
Code, shall be suballocated in the manner described in sec-
tion 133(d) of such title, except that the set-aside de-
scribed in section 133(h) of such title shall not apply to 
funds made available under this heading: Provided further, 
That the funds made available under this heading for (1) 
activities eligible under section 133(b)(1)(A) of such title 
(2) the elimination of hazards and installation of protec-
tive devices at railway-highway crossings, and (3) a bridge 
replacement and rehabilitation program shall be adminis-
tered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of such title and 
shall remain available through September 30, 2022: Pro-
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vided further, That the funds made available under this 
heading for activities eligible under section 133(b)(1)(A) 
of title 23, United States Code, shall be apportioned to 
the States in the same ratio as the obligation limitation 
for fiscal year 2019 is distributed among the States in 
section 120(a)(5) of this Act: Provided further, That, ex-
cept as provided in the following proviso, the funds made 
available under this heading for activities eligible under 
the Puerto Rico Highway Program and activities eligible 
under the Territorial Highway Program shall be adminis-
tered as if allocated under sections 165(b) and 165(c), re-
spectively, of such title and shall remain available through 
September 30, 2022: Provided further, That the funds 
made available under this heading for activities eligible 
under the Puerto Rico Highway Program shall not be sub-
ject to the requirements of sections 165(b)(2)(A) or 
165(b)(2)(B) of such title: Provided further, That the 
funds made available under this heading for the elimi-
nation of hazards and installation of protective devices at 
railway-highway crossings shall be apportioned to the 
States as described in sections 130(f)(1) and (f)(2) of such 
title: Provided further, That at least one-half of the funds 
made available to a State under this heading for the elimi-
nation of hazards and installation of protective devices at 
railway-highway crossings shall be available for the instal-
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lation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings: 
Provided further, That the funds made available under this 
heading for the elimination of hazards and installation of 
protective devices at railway-highway crossings shall be 
subject to the special rule described in section 130(e)(2) 
of such title: Provided further, That projects carried out 
with funds made available under this heading for the 
elimination of hazards and installation of protective de-
vices at railway-highway crossings shall be (1) subject to 
sections 130(b), (c), and (j) of such title, (2) included in 
the annual report described in section 130(g) of such title, 
and (3) subject to the Federal share requirement de-
scribed in section 130(f)(3) of such title: Provided further, 
That the funds made available under this heading for the 
elimination of hazards and installation of protective de-
vices at railway-highway crossings shall be (1) available 
for matching, as described in section 130(h) of such title, 
subject to the requirements of such section, (2) available 
for incentive payments, as described in section 130(i) of 
such title, subject to the requirements of such section, and 
(3) subject to the limitation in section 130(k) of such title: 
Provided further, That the funds made available under this 
heading for a bridge replacement and rehabilitation pro-
gram shall be used for highway bridge replacement or re-
habilitation projects on public roads: Provided further, 
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That except as provided in the following proviso the funds 
made available under this heading for a bridge replace-
ment and rehabilitation program shall be used in areas 
of a State that have a population of 200,000 or fewer indi-
viduals: Provided further, That if a State has no bridges 
located in areas with a population of 200,000 or fewer 
individuals, or if a State has no bridge replacement or re-
habilitation needs in areas of the State with a population 
of 200,000 or fewer individuals, the funds made available 
under this heading for a bridge replacement and rehabili-
tation program may be used for highway bridge replace-
ment or rehabilitation projects on public roads in any area 
of the State: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
distribute funds made available under this heading for the 
bridge replacement and rehabilitation program to each 
State by the proportion that the percentage of total deck 
area of bridges classified as in poor condition in each State 
bears to the sum of the percentages of total deck area 
of bridges classified as in poor condition in all States: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of this heading for the 
bridge replacement and rehabilitation program, the Sec-
retary shall (1) calculate population based on the latest 
available data from the decennial census conducted under 
section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code, and (2) 
calculate the percentages of total deck area of bridges clas-
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sified as in poor condition based on the National Bridge 
Inventory as of December 31, 2017. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2019, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall— 
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways— 
(A) amounts authorized for administrative 
expenses and programs by section 104(a) of 
title 23, United States Code; and 
(B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics; 
(2) not distribute an amount from the obliga-
tion limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal 
to the unobligated balance of amounts— 
(A) made available from the Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) for Federal-aid highway and highway 
safety construction programs for previous fiscal 
years the funds for which are allocated by the 
Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary 
under sections 202 or 204 of title 23, United 
States Code); and 
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(B) for which obligation limitation was 
provided in a previous fiscal year; 
(3) determine the proportion that— 
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal- 
aid highways, less the aggregate of amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
this subsection; bears to 
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and 
highway safety construction programs (other 
than sums authorized to be appropriated for 
provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) 
through (11) of subsection (b) and sums au-
thorized to be appropriated for section 119 of 
title 23, United States Code, equal to the 
amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for 
such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the 
amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of this subsection; 
(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each 
of the programs (other than programs to which 
paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Sec-
retary under the Fixing America’s Surface Trans-
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(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU-
THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— 
(1) revise a distribution of the obligation limita-
tion made available under subsection (a) if an 
amount distributed cannot be obligated during that 
fiscal year; and 
(2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those 
States able to obligate amounts in addition to those 
previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving 
priority to those States having large unobligated bal-
ances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
Public Law 112–141) and 104 of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO 
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
highways shall apply to contract authority for trans-
portation research programs carried out under— 
(A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States 
Code; and 
(B) title VI of the Fixing America’s Sur-
face Transportation Act. 
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(2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made 
available under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) remain available for a period of 4 fis-
cal years; and 
(B) 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 distribution of obligation limitation 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute 
to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized 
for the program under section 202 of title 23, 
United States Code) that— 
(A) are authorized to be appropriated for 
such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway pro-
grams; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be 
allocated to the States (or will not be appor-
tioned to the States under section 204 of title 
23, United States Code), and will not be avail-
able for obligation, for such fiscal year because 
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of the imposition of any obligation limitation for 
such fiscal year. 
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under 
paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the dis-
tribution of obligation authority under subsection 
(a)(5). 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each 
State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any 
purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 
sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur-
suant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, 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 obliga-
tion limitation for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs. 
SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, 
under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America re-
quirement for Federal-aid highways projects, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall make an informal public no-
tice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such 
waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Sec-
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retary shall provide an annual report to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers 
granted under the Buy America requirements. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds provided in this Act to 
the Department of Transportation may be used to provide 
credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any 
application approval to provide credit assistance under 
sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the 
Secretary of Transportation provides notification in writ-
ing to the following committees: the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations; the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works and the Committee on Bank-
ing, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives: Provided, That such notifica-
tion shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the 
project sponsor; a description of the project; whether cred-
it assistance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guar-
antee, or line of credit; and the amount of credit assist-
ance. 
SEC. 124. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to make a grant for a project under section 117 of title 
23, United States Code, unless the Secretary, at least 60 
days before making a grant under that section, provides 
written notification to the House and Senate Committees 
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on Appropriations of the proposed grant, including an 
evaluation and justification for the project and the amount 
of the proposed grant award: Provided, That the written 
notification required in the previous proviso shall be made 
no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 125. (a) A State or territory, as defined in sec-
tion 165 of title 23, United States Code, may use for any 
project eligible under section 133(b) of title 23 or section 
165 of title 23 and located within the boundary of the 
State or territory any earmarked amount, and any associ-
ated obligation limitation: Provided, That the Department 
of Transportation for the State or territory for which the 
earmarked amount was originally designated or directed 
notifies the Secretary of Transportation of its intent to 
use its authority under this section and submits a quar-
terly report to the Secretary identifying the projects to 
which the funding would be applied. Notwithstanding the 
original period of availability of funds to be obligated 
under this section, such funds and associated obligation 
limitation shall remain available for obligation for a period 
of 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the Sec-
retary of Transportation is notified. The Federal share of 
the cost of a project carried out with funds made available 
under this section shall be the same as associated with 
the earmark. 
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(b) In this section, the term ‘‘earmarked amount’’ 
means— 
(1) congressionally directed spending, as de-
fined in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate, identified in a prior law, report, or joint ex-
planatory statement, which was authorized to be ap-
propriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years 
prior to the current fiscal year, and administered by 
the Federal Highway Administration; or 
(2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule 
XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory 
statement, which was authorized to be appropriated 
or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to 
the current fiscal year, and administered by the Fed-
eral Highway Administration. 
(c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exer-
cised only for those projects or activities that have obli-
gated less than 10 percent of the amount made available 
for obligation as of October 1 of the current fiscal year, 
and shall be applied to projects within the same general 
geographic area within 50 miles for which the funding was 
designated, except that a State or territory may apply 
such authority to unexpended balances of funds from 
projects or activities the State or territory certifies have 
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been closed and for which payments have been made under 
a final voucher. 
(d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports 
of the information provided by the States and territories 
each quarter to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
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 implemen-
tation, execution and administration of motor carrier safe-
ty operations and programs pursuant to section 31110 of 
title 49, United States Code, as amended by the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act, $284,000,000, to 
be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
Mass Transit Account), together with advances and reim-
bursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, the sum of which shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That funds available for imple-
mentation, execution or administration of motor carrier 
safety operations and programs authorized under title 49, 
United States Code, shall not exceed total obligations of 
$284,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and 
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Programs’’ for fiscal year 2019, of which $9,073,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2021, 
is for the research and technology program, and of which 
$34,824,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2021, is for information management. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
sections 31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, 
United States Code, as amended by the Fixing America’s 
Surface Transportation Act, $382,800,000, to be derived 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Tran-
sit Account) and to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That funds available for the implementation or exe-
cution of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed 
total obligations of $382,800,000 in fiscal year 2019 for 
‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’; of which $304,300,000 
shall be available for the motor carrier safety assistance 
program, $32,500,000 shall be available for the commer-
cial driver’s license program implementation program, 
$44,000,000 shall be available for the high priority activi-
ties program, and $2,000,000 shall be made available for 
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commercial motor vehicle operators grants, of which 
$1,000,000 is to be made available from prior year unobli-
gated contract authority provided for Motor Carrier Safe-
ty grants in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century (Public Law 105–178), SAFETEA–LU (Public 
Law 109–59), or other appropriations or authorization 
acts. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR 
CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. 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. 
SEC. 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin-
istration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 vio-
lations by certified mail, registered mail, or another man-
ner of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by 
the persons responsible for the violations. 
SEC. 132. To the maximum extent practicable, the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall ensure 
the safe and timely completion of the flexible sleeper berth 
pilot program of the Administration. 
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NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of 
the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety 
authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI 
of title 49, United States Code, $190,000,000, of which 
$40,000,000 shall remain available through September 
30, 2020. 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, section 4011 of the 
FAST Act (Public Law 114–94), and chapter 303 of title 
49, United States Code, $152,100,000, to be derived from 
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) and to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for the planning or execution of programs the total obliga-
tions for which, in fiscal year 2019, are in excess of 
$152,100,000, of which $146,700,000 shall be for pro-
grams authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,400,000 
shall be for the National Driver Register authorized under 
chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
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ther, That within the $152,100,000 obligation limitation 
for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2020, and shall be in addi-
tion to the amount of any limitation imposed on obliga-
tions for future years. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 
4001(a)(6) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor-
tation 
Act, 
to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
$610,208,000, to be derived from the Highway 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 2019, are in excess of 
$610,208,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 
402, 404, and 405, and section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing 
America’s 
Surface 
Transportation 
Act, 
of 
which 
$270,400,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ 
under 23 U.S.C. 402; $283,000,000 shall be for ‘‘National 
Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; 
$30,200,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement 
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Program’’ under 23 U.S.C. 404; and $26,608,000 shall 
be 
for 
‘‘Administrative 
Expenses’’ 
under 
section 
4001(a)(6) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor-
tation Act: 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 ‘‘National Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 
405 for ‘‘Impaired Driving Countermeasures’’ (as de-
scribed in subsection (d) of that section) shall be available 
for technical assistance to the States: Provided further, 
That with respect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provision under 23 
U.S.C. 405(a)(8), any amounts transferred to increase the 
amounts made available under section 402 shall include 
the obligation authority for such amounts: Provided fur-
ther, That the Administrator shall notify the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations of any exercise of 
the authority granted under the previous proviso or under 
23 U.S.C. 405(a)(8) within 5 days. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made 
available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration, out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 
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23, United States Code, to pay for travel and related ex-
penses 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 pro-
grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for 
which obligation authority was made available in previous 
public laws but only to the extent that the obligation au-
thority has not lapsed or been used. 
SEC. 142. In addition to the amounts made available 
under the heading, ‘‘Operations and Research (Liquida-
tion of Contract Authorization) (Limitation on Obliga-
tions) (Highway Trust Fund)’’ for carrying out the provi-
sions of section 403 of title 23, United States Code, 
$4,000,000 shall be available to continue a high visibility 
enforcement paid-media campaign regarding highway-rail 
grade crossing safety in collaboration with the Federal 
Railroad Administration. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $221,698,000, of 
which $15,900,000 shall remain available until expended. 
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RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $40,600,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
FINANCING PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sec-
tions 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and 
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as 
amended, such authority shall exist as long as any such 
direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding. 
FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR STATE OF GOOD 
REPAIR 
For necessary expenses related to Federal-State 
Partnership for State of Good Repair Grants as author-
ized by section 24911 of title 49, United States Code, 
$300,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may withhold up to one percent 
of the amount provided under this heading for the costs 
of award and project management oversight of grants car-
ried out under section 24911 of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue the 
Notice of Funding Opportunity that encompasses funds 
provided under this heading in this Act and previously 
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unawarded funds provided under this heading in fiscal 
year 2017 by Public Law 115–31 and fiscal year 2018 
by Public Law 115–141, no later than 30 days after enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall announce the selection of projects to receive awards 
for the funds in the previous proviso no later than 180 
days after enactment of this Act. 
CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY 
IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses related to Consolidated Rail 
Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grants, as au-
thorized by section 24407 of title 49, United States Code, 
$255,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That section 24405(f) of title 49, United States 
Code, shall not apply to projects for the implementation 
of positive train control systems otherwise eligible under 
section 24407(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That amounts available under this heading 
for projects selected for commuter rail passenger transpor-
tation may be transferred by the Secretary, after selection, 
to the appropriate agencies to be administered in accord-
ance with chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall not limit eligible 
projects from consideration for funding for planning, engi-
neering, environmental, construction, and design elements 
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of the same project in the same application: Provided fur-
ther, That unobligated balances remaining after 4 years 
from the date of enactment may be used for any eligible 
project under section 24407(c) of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That the Secretary may withhold 
up to one percent of the amount provided under this head-
ing for the costs of award and project management over-
sight of grants carried out under section 24407 of title 
49, United States Code: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity that 
encompasses previously unawarded funds provided under 
this heading in fiscal year 2018 by Public Law 115–141 
and funds provided under this heading in this Act no later 
than 30 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall announce the selection of projects 
to receive awards for the funds in the previous proviso no 
later than 120 days after enactment of this Act. 
RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT 
For necessary expenses related to Restoration and 
Enhancement Grants, as authorized by section 24408 of 
title 49, United States Code, $10,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary 
may withhold up to one percent of the funds provided 
under this heading to fund the costs of award and project 
management and oversight: Provided further, That the 
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Secretary shall issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity 
for funds provided under this heading no later than 30 
days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall announce the selection of projects to 
receive awards for the funds in the previous proviso no 
later than 120 days after enactment of this Act. 
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as au-
thorized by section 11101(a) of the Fixing America’s Sur-
face Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114– 
94), $650,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half 
of 1 percent of the funds provided under both this heading 
and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the National Rail-
road Passenger Corporation’’ heading to fund the costs 
of project management and oversight of activities author-
ized by section 11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114– 
94: Provided further, That in addition to the project man-
agement oversight funds authorized under section 
11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114–94, the Sec-
retary may retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of the 
funds provided under this heading to fund expenses associ-
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ated with the Northeast Corridor Commission established 
under section 24905 of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ heading, not less 
than $50,000,000 shall be made available to bring Am-
trak-served facilities and stations into compliance with the 
Americans with Disabilities Act: Provided further, That of 
the amounts made available under this heading and the 
heading ‘‘National Network Grants to the National Rail-
road Passenger Corporation’’, not more than $500,000 
may be made available to provide a discount of not less 
than 15 percent on passenger fares to veterans (as defined 
in section 101 of title 38, United States Code). 
NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the National Network as author-
ized by section 11101(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114–94), 
$1,291,600,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may retain up to an additional 
$2,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to 
fund expenses associated with the State-Supported Route 
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Committee established under section 24712 of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That at least 
$50,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading 
shall be available for the development, installation and op-
eration of railroad safety technology, including the imple-
mentation of a positive train control system, on State-sup-
ported routes as defined under section 24102(13) of title 
49, United States Code, on which positive train control 
systems are not required by law or regulation: Provided 
further, That not less than $50,000,000 of the amount 
provided under this heading shall be for capital expenses 
related to safety improvements, maintenance, and the non- 
Federal match for discretionary Federal grant programs 
to enable continued passenger rail operations on long-dis-
tance routes (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, 
United States Code) on which Amtrak is the sole tenant 
of the host railroad and positive train control systems are 
not required by law (including regulations): Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided under this heading 
shall be used by Amtrak to give notice under subsection 
(a) or (b) of section 24706 of title 49, United States Code, 
with respect to long-distance routes (as defined in section 
24102 of title 49, United States Code) on which Amtrak 
is the sole tenant of the host railroad and positive train 
control systems are not required by law (including regula-
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tions), or otherwise initiate discontinuance of, reduce the 
frequency of, suspend, or substantially alter the schedule 
or route of rail service on any portion of such route oper-
ated in fiscal year 2018, including implementation of serv-
ice permitted by section 24305(a)(3)(A) of title 49, United 
States Code, in lieu of rail service. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. None of the funds provided to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any 
overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual em-
ployee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak may waive 
the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees 
when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap 
poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the 
system: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak 
shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations within 60 days of enactment of this Act, a 
summary of all overtime payments incurred by the Cor-
poration for 2018 and the three prior calendar years: Pro-
vided further, That such summary shall include the total 
number of employees that received waivers and the total 
overtime payments the Corporation paid to those employ-
ees receiving waivers for each month for 2018 and for the 
three prior calendar years. 
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SEC. 151. It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) long-distance passenger rail routes provide 
much-needed transportation access for 4,700,000 
riders in 325 communities in 40 States and are par-
ticularly important in rural areas; and 
(2) long-distance passenger rail routes and 
services should be sustained to ensure connectivity 
throughout the National Network (as defined in sec-
tion 24102 of title 49, United States Code). 
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, $113,165,000: Pro-
vided, 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 upon 
submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2020 Presi-
dent’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall trans-
mit to Congress the annual report on New Starts, includ-
ing proposed allocations for fiscal year 2020. 
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TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal 
Public Transportation Assistance Program in this ac-
count, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 
5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 
5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Trans-
portation Act, section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, 
and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, $9,900,000,000, 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 implementation or execution of pro-
grams authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 
5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, 
and 5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, section 20005(b) of Public Law 112– 
141, and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, shall not exceed total obligations of 
$9,939,380,030 in fiscal year 2019: Provided further, That 
the Federal share of the cost of activities carried out under 
49 U.S.C. section 5312 shall not exceed 80 percent, except 
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that if there is substantial public interest or benefit, the 
Secretary may approve a greater Federal share. 
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for buses and bus facilities 
grants under section 5339 of title 49, United States Code, 
state of good repair grants under section 5337 of such 
title, high density state apportionments under section 
5340(d) of such title, and the bus testing facilities under 
sections 5312 and 5318 of such title, $800,000,000 to re-
main 
available 
until 
expended: 
Provided, 
That 
$400,000,000 shall be available for grants as authorized 
under section 5339 of such title, of which $209,104,000 
shall be available for the buses and bus facilities formula 
grants as authorized under section 5339(a) of such title, 
$161,446,000 shall be available for the buses and bus fa-
cilities competitive grants as authorized under section 
5339(b) of such title, and $29,450,000 shall be available 
for the low or no emission grants as authorized under sec-
tion 5339(c) of such title: Provided further, That 
$362,000,000 shall be available for the state of good re-
pair grants as authorized under section 5337 of such title: 
Provided further, That $30,000,000 shall be available for 
the high density state apportionments as authorized under 
section 5340(d) of such title: Provided further, That 
$2,000,000 shall be available for the bus testing facility 
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as authorized under section 5318 of such title: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 5318(a) of such 
title, $6,000,000 shall be available for the operation and 
maintenance of bus testing facilities by institutions of 
higher education selected pursuant to section 5312(h) of 
such title: Provided further, That the Secretary shall enter 
into a contract or cooperative agreement with, or make 
a grant to, each institution of higher education selected 
pursuant to section 5312(h) of such title, to operate and 
maintain a facility to conduct the testing of low or no 
emission vehicle new bus models using the standards es-
tablished pursuant to section 5318(e)(2) of such title: Pro-
vided further, That the term ‘‘low or no emission vehicle’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 5312(e)(6) of 
such title: Provided further, That the Secretary shall pay 
80 percent of the cost of testing a low or no emission vehi-
cle new bus model at each selected institution of higher 
education: Provided further, That the entity having the ve-
hicle tested shall pay 20 percent of the cost of testing: 
Provided further, That a low or no emission vehicle new 
bus model tested that receives a passing aggregate test 
score in accordance with the standards established under 
section 5318(e)(2) of such title, shall be deemed to be in 
compliance with the requirements of section 5318(e) of 
such title: Provided further, That amounts made available 
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by this heading shall be derived from the general fund: 
Provided further, That the amounts made available under 
this heading shall not be subject to any limitation on obli-
gations for transit programs set forth in any Act. 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314, 
$5,000,000, of which up to $1,500,000 shall be for a coop-
erative agreement through which the Federal Transit Ad-
ministration assists small-urban, rural and tribal public 
transit recipients and planning organizations with applied 
innovation and capacity-building: Provided, That the as-
sistance provided under this heading not duplicate the ac-
tivities of 49 U.S.C. 5311(b) or 49 U.S.C. 5312. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway 
capital investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, 
United States Code, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act, $2,552,687,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$1,315,670,000 shall be available for projects authorized 
under section 5309(d) of title 49, United States Code, 
$543,500,000 shall be available for projects authorized 
under section 5309(e) of title 49, United States Code, 
$568,000,000 shall be available for projects authorized 
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under section 5309(h) of title 49, United States Code, and 
$100,000,000 shall be available for projects authorized 
under section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall continue to administer the capital investment grants 
program in accordance with the procedural and sub-
stantive requirements of section 5309 of title 49, United 
States Code, and of section 3005(b) of the Fixing Amer-
ica’s Surface Transportation Act. 
GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA 
TRANSIT AUTHORITY 
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area 
Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of divi-
sion B of Public Law 110–432, $150,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Transportation shall approve grants for capital and pre-
ventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington 
Metropolitan 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 certify that the Washington Metropolitan Area Tran-
sit Authority is making progress to improve its safety 
management system in response to the Federal Transit 
Administration’s 2015 safety management inspection: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall determine that 
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the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has 
placed the highest priority on those investments that will 
improve the safety of the system before approving such 
grants: Provided further, That the Secretary, in order to 
ensure safety throughout the rail system, may waive the 
requirements of section 601(e)(1) of division B of Public 
Law 110–432. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams 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. 
SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2018, 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. 162. Of the unobligated amounts made available 
for fiscal years 2005 or prior fiscal years to ‘‘Transit For-
mula Grants’’, a total of $46,560,000 is hereby perma-
nently rescinded. 
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SEC. 163. None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be used for the implementation or further-
ance of new policies detailed in the ‘‘Dear Colleague’’ let-
ter distributed by the Federal Transit Administration to 
capital investment grant program project sponsors on 
June 29, 2018. 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT 
CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with-
in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available 
to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make 
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 
year limitations, as provided by section 104 of the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be 
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the 
Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, 
maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities on those 
portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, 
and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Develop-
ment Corporation, $36,000,000, to be derived from the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 
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99–662: Provided, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, not less than $16,000,000 shall be 
used on capital asset renewal activities. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security 
needs of the United States, $300,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $149,442,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2020, of which $71,000,000 shall 
be for the operations of the United States Merchant Ma-
rine Academy, and of which $18,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for the maintenance and repair, 
equipment, and capital improvements at the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy: Provided, That not later than 
January 12, 2020, the Administrator of the Maritime Ad-
ministration shall transmit to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations the annual report on sexual as-
sault and sexual harassment at the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 
3507 of Public Law 110–417: Provided further, That of 
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the amounts made available under this heading, 
$3,000,000 shall be for the Maritime Environment and 
Technology Assistance program authorized under section 
50307 of title 46, United States Code: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$7,000,000, shall remain available until expended for the 
Short Sea Transportation Program (America’s Marine 
Highways) to make grants for the purposes authorized 
under sections 55601(b)(1) and (3) of title 46, United 
States Code: Provided further, That available balances 
under this heading for the Short Sea Transportation Pro-
gram (America’s Marine Highways) from prior year recov-
eries shall be available to carry out activities authorized 
under sections 55601(b)(1) and (3) of title 46, United 
States Code: Provided further, That from funds provided 
under the previous two provisos, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall make grants no later than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act in such amounts as the Secretary 
determines: Provided further, That any unobligated bal-
ances available from previous appropriations for programs 
and activities supporting State Maritime Academies shall 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for 
‘‘Maritime Administration, State Maritime Academy Op-
erations’’ and shall be made available for the same pur-
poses. 
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STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of operations, support and 
training 
activities 
for 
State 
Maritime 
Academies, 
$340,200,000, of which $30,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for maintenance, repair, life exten-
sion, and capacity improvement of National Defense Re-
serve Fleet training ships in support of State Maritime 
Academies, as well as other expenses related to training 
mariners, as determined by the Secretary, of which 
$300,000,000, to remain available until expended shall be 
for the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program, 
including funds for construction, planning, administration, 
and design of school ships, of which $2,400,000 shall re-
main available through September 30, 2020, for the Stu-
dent Incentive Program, of which $1,800,000 shall remain 
available until expended for training ship fuel assistance, 
and of which $6,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020, for direct payments for State Maritime 
Academies. 
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS 
To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized 
under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, as 
amended by Public Law 113–281, $20,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
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SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of ob-
solete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the 
Maritime Administration, $5,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the guaran-
teed loan program, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Operations 
and Training’’, Maritime Administration. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Mari-
time Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and 
services and make necessary repairs in connection with 
any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government 
property under control of the Maritime Administration: 
Provided, That payments received therefor shall be cred-
ited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or 
occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or 
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repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous 
receipts. 
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline 
and 
Hazardous 
Materials 
Safety 
Administration, 
$23,710,000: Provided, That the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall issue a final rule to expand the applicability 
of comprehensive oil spill response plans within 45 days 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the 
amounts appropriated under this heading shall be reduced 
by $100,000 per day for each day that such rule has not 
been issued following the expiration of the period set forth 
in the previous proviso. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous 
materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration, $58,000,000, of which 
$7,570,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2021: Provided, That up to $800,000 in fees collected 
under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general 
fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided fur-
ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to 
remain available until expended, funds received from 
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States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
and private sources for expenses incurred for training, for 
reports publication and dissemination, and for travel ex-
penses incurred in the performance of hazardous materials 
exemptions and approvals functions. 
PIPELINE SAFETY 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of 
the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out 
a pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 
60107, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibil-
ities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $165,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2021, of which 
$23,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
Trust Fund; of which $134,000,000 shall be derived from 
the Pipeline Safety Fund; and of which $8,000,000 shall 
be derived from fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 60302 and 
deposited in the Underground Natural Gas Storage Facil-
ity Safety Account for the purpose of carrying out 49 
U.S.C. 60141: Provided, That not less than $1,058,000 
of the funds provided under this heading shall be for the 
one-call state grant program. 
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 
Notwithstanding the fiscal year limitation specified in 
49 U.S.C. 5116, not more than $28,318,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2021, from amounts made 
available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(h), 5128(b), and 5128(c): 
Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5116(h)(4), not 
more than 4 percent of the amounts made available from 
this account shall be available to pay administrative costs: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
by 49 U.S.C. 5116(h), 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall be made 
available for obligation by individuals other than the Sec-
retary of Transportation, or his or her designee. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, as amended, $92,600,000: Provided, 
That the Inspector General shall have all necessary au-
thority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspec-
tor General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to inves-
tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 
the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity 
that is subject to regulation by the Department of Trans-
portation: Provided further, That the funds made available 
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under this heading may be used to investigate, pursuant 
to section 41712 of title 49, United States Code: (1) un-
fair or deceptive practices and unfair methods of competi-
tion 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. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 180. (a) During the current fiscal year, applica-
ble appropriations to the Department of Transportation 
shall be available for maintenance and operation of air-
craft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; pur-
chase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating 
in foreign countries on official department business; and 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 
U.S.C. 5901–5902). 
(b) During the current fiscal year, applicable appro-
priations to the Department and its operating administra-
tions shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, op-
eration, and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems 
that advance the Department’s, or its operating adminis-
trations’, missions. 
(c) Any unmanned aircraft system purchased or pro-
cured by the Department prior to the enactment of this 
Act shall be deemed authorized. 
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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. (a) No recipient of funds made available 
in this Act shall disseminate personal information (as de-
fined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State depart-
ment 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. 
(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. 183. 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 out-
side the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway 
Administration and Federal Railroad Administration from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
and private sources for expenses incurred for training may 
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be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Adminis-
tration’s ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account and to the Fed-
eral Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’ 
account, except for State rail safety inspectors partici-
pating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 
SEC. 185. (a) None of the funds provided in this Act 
to the Department of Transportation may be used to make 
a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, or discretionary 
grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less 
than 3 full business days before any project competitively 
selected to receive any discretionary grant award, letter 
of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, 
line of credit commitment, or full funding grant agreement 
is announced by the Department or its modal administra-
tions: Provided, That the Secretary gives concurrent noti-
fication to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations for any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emer-
gency relief program: Provided further, That no notifica-
tion shall involve funds that are not available for obliga-
tion. 
(b) In addition to the notification required in sub-
section (a), none of the funds made available in this Act 
to the Department of Transportation may be used to make 
a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, cooperative agree-
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of Business Transformation; and $46,00,000 shall be 
available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: 
Provided, That funds provided under this heading may be 
used for necessary administrative and non-administrative 
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, 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; and 
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 adver-
tising and promotional activities that directly support pro-
gram activities funded in this title: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall provide the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations quarterly written notification re-
garding the status of pending congressional reports: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall provide in elec-
tronic form all signed reports required by Congress: Pro-
vided further, That not more than 10 percent of the funds 
made available under this heading for the Office of Chief 
Financial Officer for the financial transformation initia-
tive may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, for ap-
proval, a plan for expenditure that includes the financial 
and internal control capabilities to be delivered and the 
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