(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘the Safety 
and Operations account of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Surface 
Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau ac-
count.’’ 
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, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehi-
cles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made 
available by Public Law 112–95, $10,185,482,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2019, of which 
$8,859,900,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,691,814,000 
shall be available for air traffic organization activities; not 
to exceed $1,309,749,000 shall be available for aviation 
safety activities; not to exceed $21,587,000 shall be avail-
able for commercial space transportation activities; not to 
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exceed $777,506,000 shall be available for finance and 
management activities; not to exceed $59,951,000 shall be 
available for NextGen and operations planning activities; 
not to exceed $112,622,000 shall be available for security 
and hazardous materials safety; and not to exceed 
$212,253,000 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 
Congress: Provided further, That not later than March 31 
of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator shall 
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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-
vision of agency services, including receipts for the mainte-
nance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for 
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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 $162,000,000 
shall be for the contract tower program, including the con-
tract tower cost share program: 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. 
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 
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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 
Fund, $2,855,000,000, of which $493,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2019, $2,247,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2020, and 
$115,000,000 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 2019 through 
2023, 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. 
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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, 
$170,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 
2020: 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) 
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 
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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-
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 2018, 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 
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any other provision of law, of funds limited under this 
heading, not more than $111,863,000 shall be available 
for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be 
available for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, 
and not less than $33,210,000 shall be available for Air-
port Technology Research. 
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 2017. 
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 FAA for air traffic control facili-
ties. 
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 nine 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 application for participation in the Contract 
Tower Program, or for reevaluation of Cost-share Pro-
gram participants, pending as of January 1, 2016, as long 
as the Federal Aviation Administration has received an 
application from the airport, and as long as the Adminis-
trator determines such tower is eligible using the factors 
set forth in the Federal Aviation Administration report, 
Establishment and Discontinuance Criteria for Airport 
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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 an Organization Designa-
tion Authorization holder from utilizing authorized dele-
gated functions, unless the FAA documents, through sur-
veillance, oversight or accident/incident finding, a systemic 
airworthiness noncompliance performance issue on the 
part of the ODA holder with regard to a specific function 
or where an ODA’s capability has not been previously es-
tablished in terms of a new compliance method or design 
feature: Provided, that where the FAA has limited the au-
thority of the ODA the FAA shall work with the ODA 
holder to develop the capability to execute that function 
safely and effectively. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $439,443,925, together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 
administration and operation of the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration. In addition, $3,248,000 shall be transferred 
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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 
$44,234,212,000 for fiscal year 2018: 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-
tion on administrative expenses under section 608 of title 
23, United States Code. 
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(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, 
$44,973,212,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain avail-
able until expended. 
(RESCISSION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned 
among the States under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, a total of $800,000,000 is hereby perma-
nently rescinded on November 30, 2017: Provided, That 
such rescission shall not apply to funds distributed in ac-
cordance with sections 104(b)(3) and 130(f) of title 23, 
United States Code; section 133(d)(1)(A) of such title; the 
first sentence of section 133(d)(3)(A) of such title, as in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP– 
21 (Public Law 112–141); sections 133(d)(1) and 163 of 
such title, as in effect on the day before the date of enact-
ment of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59); and sec-
tion 104(b)(5) of such title, as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141): 
Provided further, That such rescission shall not apply to 
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funds that are exempt from the obligation limitation or 
subject to special no-year obligation limitation: Provided 
further, That the amount to be rescinded from a State 
shall be determined by multiplying the total amount of the 
rescission by the ratio that the unobligated balances sub-
ject to the rescission as of September 30, 2017, for the 
State; bears to the unobligated balances subject to the re-
scission as of September 30, 2017, for all States: Provided 
further, That the amount to be rescinded under this sec-
tion from each program to which the rescission applies 
within a State shall be determined by multiplying the re-
scission amount calculated for such State by the ratio that 
the unobligated balance as of September 30, 2017, for 
such program in such State; bears to the unobligated bal-
ances as of September 30, 2017, for all programs to which 
the rescission applies in such State. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2018, 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 
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(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 
(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) 
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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-
portation Act and title 23, United States Code, or 
apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 
204 of that title, by multiplying— 
(A) the proportion determined under para-
graph (3); by 
(B) the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for each such program for such fiscal 
year; and 
(5) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the 
amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Fed-
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(10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 
of those fiscal years); 
(11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 
U.S.C. 118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that 
funds obligated in accordance with that section were 
not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time 
at which the funds were initially made available for 
obligation; and 
(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 
(but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018, 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000). 
(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 
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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. 
(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 
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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 
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-
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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-
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 in this Act to the De-
partment of Transportation may be used to provide credit 
assistance unless not less than 3 days before any applica-
tion approval to provide credit assistance under sections 
603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary 
of Transportation provides notification in writing to the 
following committees: the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on 
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Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives: Provided, That such notification shall in-
clude, but not be limited to, the name of the project spon-
sor; a description of the project; whether credit assistance 
will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line 
of credit; and the amount of credit assistance. 
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 
on Appropriations of the proposed grant, including an 
evaluation and justification for the project and the amount 
of the proposed grant award. 
SEC. 125. For this fiscal year, the Federal Highway 
Administration shall reinstate Interim Approval IA-5, re-
lating to the provisional use of an alternative lettering 
style on certain highway guide signs, as it existed before 
its termination, as announced in the Federal Register on 
January 25, 2016 [(81 Fed. Reg. 4083)]. 
SEC. 126. Section 127(t) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading by inserting 
‘‘NORTH DAKOTA AND’’ before ‘‘IDAHO’’; 
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(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
inserting ‘‘North Dakota or’’ before ‘‘Idaho’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘Idaho State 
law’’ and inserting ‘‘the law of the relevant State’’. 
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, $283,000,000, 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 
$283,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and 
Programs’’ for fiscal year 2018, of which $9,073,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020, 
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is for the research and technology program, and of which 
$34,824,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2020, is for information management. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
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, $374,800,000, 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 $374,800,000 in fiscal year 2018 for 
‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’; of which $298,900,000 
shall be available for the motor carrier safety assistance 
program, $31,800,000 shall be available for the commer-
cial driver’s license program implementation program, 
$43,100,000 shall be available for the high priority activi-
ties program, and $1,000,000 shall be available for the 
commercial motor vehicle operators grant program: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts provided for Commer-
cial Vehicle Information Systems Network Development or 
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other Motor Carrier Safety grants in the Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178), 
SAFETEA-LU (Public Law 109–59), or other appropria-
tion or authorization acts prior to Fiscal Year 2017, 
$100,000,000 in additional obligation limitation is pro-
vided for a highly automated commercial vehicle research 
and development program, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 
31108, and shall remain available until September 30, 
2022: Provided further, That the activities funded by the 
previous proviso may be accomplished through direct ex-
penditure, direct research activities, grants, cooperative 
agreements, contracts, intra or interagency agreements, 
other agreements with private and public organizations, 
and transfers to other Federal agencies for activities 
under this heading: Provided further, That such funds as 
necessary for payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out this section shall be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to be avail-
able until expended. 
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. 
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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. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Department of Transportation 
by this Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended 
to implement, administer, or enforce the requirements of 
section 31137 of title 49, United States Code, or any regu-
lation issued by the Secretary pursuant to such section, 
with respect to the use of electronic logging devices by op-
erators of commercial motor vehicles, as defined in section 
31132(1) of such title, transporting livestock as defined 
in section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assist-
ance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471) or insects. 
SEC. 133. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act or any other Act may be 
used to amend, revise or otherwise modify by rulemaking, 
guidance, or interpretation the regulations in effect on De-
cember 4, 2015 relating to safety fitness determinations 
for motor carriers until the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Transportation makes the certifications set 
out in section 5223(a) of Public Law 114–94. 
SEC. 134. FEDERAL AUTHORITY. 
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 14501(c) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘paragraphs 
(2) and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3) and 
(4)’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(5) as paragraphs (3) through (6) respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State, political sub-
division of a State, or political authority of 2 or 
more States may not enact or enforce a law, 
regulation, or other provision having the force 
and effect of law prohibiting employees whose 
hours of service are subject to regulation by the 
Secretary under section 31502 from working to 
the full extent permitted or at such times as 
permitted under such section, or imposing any 
additional obligations on motor carriers if such 
employees work to the full extent or at such 
times as permitted under such section, includ-
ing any related activities regulated under part 
395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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‘‘(B) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Noth-
ing in this paragraph may be construed to limit 
the provisions of paragraph (1).’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated) by strik-
ing ‘‘Paragraph (1)—’’ and inserting ‘‘Paragraphs 
(1) and (2)—’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (4)(A) (as redesignated) by 
striking ‘‘Paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘Paragraphs 
(1) and (2)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall have the force and effect as if enacted 
on the date of enactment of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration Authorization Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–305). 
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, $180,075,000, of which 
$20,000,000 shall remain available through September 
30, 2019. 
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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 Fix-
ing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, and 
chapter 
303 
of 
title 
49, 
United 
States 
Code, 
$149,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to re-
main available until expended: 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 2018, are in excess of $149,000,000, of which 
$143,700,000 shall be for programs authorized under 23 
U.S.C. 403 and $5,300,000 shall be for the National Driv-
er Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That within the 
$149,000,000 obligation limitation for operations and re-
search, $20,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019, and shall be in addition to the amount 
of any limitation imposed on obligations for future years. 
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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, 
$597,629,000, 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 2018, are in excess of 
$597,629,000 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 
$261,200,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ 
under 23 U.S.C. 402; $280,200,000 shall be for ‘‘National 
Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; 
$29,900,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement 
Program’’ under 23 U.S.C. 404; $26,329,000 shall be for 
‘‘Administrative Expenses’’ under section 4001(a)(6) of 
the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act: Pro-
vided further, That none of these funds shall be used for 
construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for of-
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fice furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private 
buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $500,000 of the funds made available for ‘‘National 
Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405 for ‘‘Im-
paired Driving Countermeasures’’ (as described in sub-
section (d) of that section) shall be available for technical 
assistance to the States: Provided further, That with re-
spect 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 
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. 
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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. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to obligate or award funds for the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National 
Roadside Survey. 
SEC. 143. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to mandate global positioning system 
(GPS) tracking in private passenger motor vehicles with-
out providing full and appropriate consideration of privacy 
concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter II. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $218,298,000, of 
which $15,900,000 shall remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $40,100,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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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: Provided, 
That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, 
no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall 
be made using Federal funds for the credit risk premium 
during fiscal year 2018, except for federal funds awarded 
in accordance with section 3028(c) of Public Law 114– 
94. 
FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR STATE OF GOOD 
REPAIR 
For necessary expenses related to Federal-State 
Partnership for State of Good Repair grants as authorized 
by section 24911 of title 49, United States Code, 
$500,000,000, 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 in selecting an applicant for 
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a grant, the Secretary shall first give preference to eligible 
projects for which the environmental impact statement re-
quired under the National Environmental Policy Act and 
design work is already complete at the time of the grant 
application review, or to projects that address major crit-
ical assets which have conditions that pose a substantial 
risk now or in the future to the reliability of train service. 
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, 
$25,000,000, 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 24407 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
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– 
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94), $328,000,000, 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-
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. 
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-
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ized by section 11101(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114–94), 
$1,100,000,000, 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 
Committee established under section 24712 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
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 each quarter within 30 days of such quarter 
of the calendar year on waivers granted to employees and 
amounts paid above the cap for each month within such 
quarter and delineate the reasons each waiver was grant-
ed: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall 
report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
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tions by March 1, 2018, a summary of all overtime pay-
ments incurred by the Corporation for 2017 and the three 
prior calendar years: Provided further, That such sum-
mary shall include the total number of employees that re-
ceived waivers and the total overtime payments the Cor-
poration paid to those employees receiving waivers for 
each month for 2017 and for the three prior calendar 
years. 
SEC. 151. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for high-speed rail in the State of Cali-
fornia or for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, 
nor may any be used by the Federal Railroad Administra-
tion to administer a grant agreement with the California 
High-Speed Rail Authority that contains a tapered match-
ing requirement. 
SEC. 152. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be used by the Surface Transportation Board 
to take any actions with respect to the construction of a 
high speed rail project in California unless the permit is 
issued by the Board with respect to the project in its en-
tirety. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 
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53 of title 49, United States Code, $110,794,692: 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 2019 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 2019. 
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, and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112– 
141, and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, $10,300,000,000, 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, 
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