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outside the United States if such incentive or induce-
ment is likely to reduce the number of employees of 
such business enterprise in the United States because 
United States production is being replaced by such 
enterprise outside the United States; 
(2) assistance for any program, project, or activ-
ity that contributes to the violation of internationally 
recognized workers rights, as defined in section 507(4) 
of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the recipient 
country, including any designated zone or area in 
that country: Provided, That the application of sec-
tion 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be com-
mensurate with the level of development of the recipi-
ent country and sector, and shall not preclude assist-
ance for the informal sector in such country, micro 
and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder agri-
culture; 
(3) any assistance to an entity outside the 
United States if such assistance is for the purpose of 
directly relocating or transferring jobs from the 
United States to other countries and adversely im-
pacts the labor force in the United States; or 
(4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, 
policy, or guidelines implemented pursuant to—
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(A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) 
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010; 
(B) the modification proposed by the Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation in Novem-
ber 2013 to the Corporation’s Environmental 
and Social Policy Statement relating to coal; or 
(C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High 
Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Ex-
port-Import Bank of the United States on De-
cember 12, 2013, 
when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or 
guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect of prohib-
iting, any coal-fired or other power-generation project 
the purpose of which is to: (i) provide affordable elec-
tricity in International Development Association 
(IDA)-eligible countries and IDA-blend countries; and 
(ii) increase exports of goods and services from the 
United States or prevent the loss of jobs from the 
United States.
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TITLE VIII 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Con-
sular Programs’’, $1,350,803,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016, of which $989,706,000 is for World-
wide Security Protection and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary of State may trans-
fer up to $35,000,000 of the total funds made available 
under this heading to any other appropriation of any de-
partment or agency of the United States, upon the concur-
rence of the head of such department or agency, to support 
operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and to carry 
out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: 
Provided further, That any such transfer shall be treated 
as a reprogramming of funds under subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 7015 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 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
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ant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
CONFLICT STABILIZATION OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Conflict Stabilization 
Operations’’, $15,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $56,900,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2016, which shall be for the Special Inspector General 
for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction 
oversight: Provided, That printing and reproduction costs 
shall not exceed amounts for such costs during fiscal year 
2014: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, any employee of SIGAR who completes 
at least 12 months of continuous service after the date of 
enactment of this Act or who is employed on the date on 
which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, shall ac-
quire competitive status for appointment to any position 
in the competitive service for which the employee possesses 
the required qualifications: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
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gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Embassy Security, 
Construction, and Maintenance’’, $260,800,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $250,000,000 shall be for 
Worldwide Security Upgrades, acquisition, and construc-
tion as authorized: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions to Inter-
national Organizations’’, $74,400,000: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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RELATED AGENCY 
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Broad-
casting Operations’’, $10,700,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985. 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, 
$125,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 
Assistance’’, $1,335,000,000, to remain available until ex-
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pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Transition Initia-
tives’’, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2016: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
COMPLEX CRISES FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, 
$30,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2016: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $2,114,266,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Glob-
al War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
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the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Refugee 
Assistance’’, $2,127,114,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $443,195,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining 
and 
Related 
Programs’’,
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$99,240,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, $328,698,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2016: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
Provided further, That funds may be used to pay assessed 
expenses of international peacekeeping activities in Soma-
lia and other peacekeeping requirements, subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That the total amount of 
United States contributions to support an assessed peace-
keeping operation shall not exceed the level described in the 
final proviso under the heading ‘‘Contributions for Inter-
national Peacekeeping Activities’’ in title I of this Act. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’, $866,420,000, to remain available until
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September 30, 2016: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 8001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated in this title are in addition to 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this 
Act for fiscal year 2015. 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND CONDITIONS 
SEC. 8002. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, 
the additional amounts appropriated by this title to appro-
priations accounts in this Act shall be available under the 
authorities and conditions applicable to such appropria-
tions accounts. 
TRANSFER AND ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY 
SEC. 8003. (a) Funds appropriated by this title in this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’, ‘‘Complex 
Crises Fund’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonprolifera-
tion, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 
‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
ing Program’’ may be transferred to, and merged with—
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(1) funds appropriated by this title under such 
headings; and 
(2) funds appropriated by this title under the 
headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and 
‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, not to exceed $25,000,000 from funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘For-
eign Military Financing Program’’ by this title in this Act 
may be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously 
made available under the heading ‘‘Global Security Contin-
gency Fund’’: Provided, That not later than 15 days prior 
to making any such transfer, the Secretary of State shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations on a country 
basis, including the implementation plan and timeline for 
each proposed use of such funds. 
(c) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) 
and (b) may only be exercised to address unanticipated con-
tingencies. 
(d) Of the funds made available in this title under the 
heading 
‘‘Bilateral 
Economic 
Assistance’’, 
up 
to 
$380,000,000 may be made available to support inter-
national peacekeeping requirements only if the Secretary of 
State submits a determination to the Committees on Appro-
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priations that additional funds are necessary to support 
such requirements above the amounts provided under the 
heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping Ac-
tivities’’ in title I of this Act and under the heading ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ in this title and title IV of this Act, 
and that it is in the national security interest of the United 
States to do so: Provided, That such funds may only be 
made available for the purposes described in the determina-
tion and shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available pursuant to this subsection 
shall be used in accordance with the terms and conditions 
under the heading ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ in this title. 
(e) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) 
and (b) shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided, That such transfer authority is in 
addition to any transfer authority otherwise available 
under any other provision of law, including section 610 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which may be exercised 
by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this title.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $5,626,000, to remain available until expended, 
for oversight of activities funded by this title and adminis-
tered by the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Global Health Pro-
grams’’, $312,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in countries directly af-
fected by, or at risk of being affected by, such outbreak: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 
Assistance’’, $1,436,273,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for assistance for countries affected by, or at risk
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of being affected by, the Ebola virus disease outbreak: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $711,725,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak and to address 
economic and stabilization requirements resulting from 
such outbreak: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining 
and 
Related 
Programs’’, 
$5,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, 
for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 
9 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for efforts 
to mitigate the risk of illicit acquisition of the Ebola virus
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and to promote biosecurity practices associated with Ebola 
virus disease outbreak response efforts: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
SEC. 9001. (a) Funds appropriated by this title in this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Inter-
national Disaster Assistance’’, and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, funds ap-
propriated by this title under such headings and under the 
headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ in 
this Act to carry out the purposes of this title: Provided, 
That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development 
(USAID), as appropriate, shall consult with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations prior to exercising the transfer au-
thority provided by this subsection. 
(b) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, up to 
$1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Repatriation Loans Pro-
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gram Account’’ in Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
for the cost of direct loans, which may remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such costs, including cost 
of modifying such loans, shall be defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, 
That such funds are available to subsidize an additional 
amount of gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect loans not to exceed $1,899,335. 
(c) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the 
heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, up to $50,000,000 may 
be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘International Organizations and Pro-
grams’’ to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola 
virus disease outbreak. 
(d) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the 
heading ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, up to 
$35,300,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated under the headings ‘‘International Organiza-
tions and Programs’’ and ‘‘Contributions to International 
Organizations’’ to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the 
Ebola virus disease outbreak: Provided, That no such funds 
that are made available for a United States contribution 
to the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Re-
sponse may be obligated until the Secretary of State reports
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to the Committees on Appropriations that an assessment 
for such mission has been received and reviewed by the De-
partment of State. 
(e) The transfer authorities of this section are in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority provided by law. 
(f) No funds shall be transferred pursuant to this sec-
tion unless at least 15 days prior to making such transfer 
the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as appro-
priate, notifies the Committees on Appropriations in writ-
ing of the details of any such transfer. 
(g) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds 
transferred pursuant to the authorities of this section are 
not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be 
transferred back to such headings: Provided, That any 
transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to sub-
section (f) of this section. 
REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY 
SEC. 9002. Funds appropriated by this title under the 
headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘International Dis-
aster Assistance’’, and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be 
used to reimburse accounts administered by the United 
States Agency for International Development and the De-
partment of State for obligations incurred to prevent, pre-
pare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak 
prior to the enactment of this Act.
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NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 9003. Funds appropriated by this title shall not 
be available for obligation unless the Secretary of State or 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, as appropriate, notifies the appro-
priate congressional committees in writing at least 15 days 
in advance of such obligation: Provided, That the require-
ment of this section shall not apply to funds made available 
by this title under the heading ‘‘International Disaster As-
sistance’’. 
REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 9004. The Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations not later than 30 days after enactment 
of this Act a report on the proposed uses of funds on a coun-
try and project basis, for which the obligation of funds is 
anticipated: Provided, That such report shall be updated 
and submitted to the Committee on Appropriations every 
30 days until September 30, 2016, and every 180 days 
thereafter until all funds have been fully expended, and 
shall include information detailing how the estimates and 
assumptions contained in the previous reports have 
changed, and obligations and expenditures on a country 
and project basis.
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COMPTROLLER GENERAL OVERSIGHT 
SEC. 9005. Of the funds appropriated by this title 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, up to 
$500,000 may be made available to the Comptroller General 
of the United States, and shall remain available until ex-
pended, for oversight of activities supported and reimburse-
ments made pursuant to section 9002 of this title with funds 
appropriated by this title: Provided, That the Secretary of 
State and the Comptroller General shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating such 
funds. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2015’’. 
DIVISION K—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING 
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RE-
LATED 
AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2015 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$105,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,696,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to
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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 further, 
That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be avail-
able for the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Af-
fairs. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the As-
sistant 
Secretary 
for 
Research 
and 
Technology, 
$13,000,000, of which $8,218,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017: 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-
penses incurred for training: Provided further, That any 
reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or else-
where to the Research and Innovative Technology Adminis-
tration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to the
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Tech-
nology of the Department of Transportation. 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
For capital investments in surface transportation in-
frastructure, $500,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2017: Provided, That the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall distribute funds provided under this heading 
as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, local gov-
ernment, transit agency, or a collaboration among such en-
tities on a competitive basis for projects that will have a 
significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or 
a region: Provided further, That projects eligible for funding 
provided under this heading shall include, but not be 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; passenger 
and freight rail transportation projects; and port infra-
structure investments (including inland port infrastruc-
ture): Provided further, That the Secretary may use up to 
20 percent of the funds made available under this heading 
for the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative 
costs of projects eligible for Federal credit assistance under 
chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, if the Secretary 
finds that such use of the funds would advance the purposes 
of this paragraph: Provided further, That in distributing
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funds provided under this heading, the Secretary shall take 
such measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic dis-
tribution of funds, an appropriate balance in addressing 
the needs of urban and rural areas, and the investment in 
a variety of transportation modes: Provided further, That 
a grant funded under this heading shall be not less than 
$10,000,000 and not greater than $200,000,000: Provided 
further, That not more than 25 percent of the funds made 
available under this heading may be awarded to projects 
in a single State: Provided further, That the Federal share 
of the costs for which an expenditure is made under this 
heading shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 80 
percent: Provided further, That the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to projects that require a contribution of Federal funds 
in order to complete an overall financing package: Provided 
further, That not less than 20 percent of the funds provided 
under this heading shall be for projects located in rural 
areas: Provided further, That for projects located in rural 
areas, the 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 heading must comply with the 
requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 
United States Code: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall conduct a new competition to select the grants and
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credit assistance awarded under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary may retain up to $20,000,000 of 
the funds provided under this heading, and may transfer 
portions of those funds to the Administrators of the Federal 
Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administra-
tion, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal 
Maritime Administration, to fund the award and oversight 
of grants and credit assistance made under the National 
Infrastructure Investments program. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 
the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 
re-engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2016. 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 
including necessary upgrades to wide area network and in-
formation technology infrastructure, improvement of net-
work perimeter controls and identity management, testing 
and assessment of information technology against business, 
security, and other requirements, implementation of Fed-
eral cyber security initiatives and information infrastruc-
ture enhancements, implementation of enhanced security 
controls on network devices, and enhancement of cyber secu-
1353 
rity workforce training tools, $5,000,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2016. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$9,600,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex-
pended, $6,000,000. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital 
outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
$181,500,000 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 Cap-
ital Fund without majority approval of the Working Cap-
ital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That no assessments may be levied
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against any program, budget activity, subactivity or project 
funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and 
the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such 
Committees. 
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $333,000, as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That these funds are available to subsidize total 
loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not 
to exceed $18,367,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the guaranteed loan program, $592,000. 
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource 
Center outreach activities, $3,099,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2016: Provided, That notwithstanding 
49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for business oppor-
tunities 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
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49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $155,000,000, to be derived 
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That in determining between 
or among carriers competing to provide service to a commu-
nity, the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy re-
quirements of the carriers: Provided further, That basic es-
sential air service minimum requirements shall not include 
the 15-passenger capacity requirement under subsection 
41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, 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 air-
port before the Secretary has negotiated with the commu-
nity over a local cost share: Provided further, That amounts 
authorized to be distributed for the essential air service pro-
gram 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 Ad-
ministrator may reimburse such amounts from fees credited 
to the account established under section 45303 of title 49, 
United States Code.
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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 
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve 
assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds 
appropriated to the modal administrations in this Act, ex-
cept for activities underway on the date of enactment of 
this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have com-
pleted the normal reprogramming process for Congressional 
notification. 
SEC. 102. The Secretary or his designee may engage 
in activities with States and State legislators to consider 
proposals related to the reduction of motorcycle fatalities. 
SEC. 103. Notwithstanding section 3324 of title 31, 
United States Code, in addition to authority provided by 
section 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Depart-
ment’s Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to pro-
vide payments in advance to vendors that are necessary to 
carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe 
benefit program under Executive Order 13150 and section 
3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, That the Depart-
ment shall include adequate safeguards in the contract with 
the vendors to ensure timely and high-quality performance 
under the contract.
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SEC. 104. The Secretary shall post on the Web site of 
the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings 
of the Credit Council, including the agenda for each meet-
ing, and require the Credit Council to record the decisions 
and actions of each meeting. 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, including operations 
and research activities related to commercial space trans-
portation, administrative expenses for research and develop-
ment, establishment of air navigation facilities, the oper-
ation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, sub-
sidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to 
the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only, in addition to amounts made available 
by 
Public 
Law 
112–95, 
$9,740,700,000 
of 
which 
$8,595,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,396,654,000 
shall be available for air traffic organization activities; not 
to exceed $1,218,458,000 shall be available for aviation safe-
ty activities; not to exceed $16,605,000 shall be available 
for commercial space transportation activities; not to exceed 
$756,047,000 shall be available for finance and manage-
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ment activities; not to exceed $60,089,000 shall be available 
for NextGen and operations planning activities; and not to 
exceed $292,847,000 shall be available for staff offices: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed 2 percent of any budget activity, 
except for aviation safety budget activity, may be trans-
ferred to any budget activity under this heading: Provided 
further, That no transfer may increase or decrease any ap-
propriation by more than 2 percent: Provided further, That 
any transfer in excess of 2 percent shall be treated as a 
reprogramming 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 fis-
cal year hereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual 
update to the report submitted to Congress in December 
2004 pursuant to section 221 of Public Law 108–176: Pro-
vided further, That the amount herein appropriated shall 
be reduced by $100,000 for each day after March 31 that 
such report has not been submitted to the Congress: Pro-
vided 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 air-
craft certification staff in a format similar to the one uti-
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lized for the controller staffing plan, including stated attri-
tion 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 Con-
gress: 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 applicants for the second ca-
reer training program: Provided further, That none of the 
funds in this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation 
Administration to finalize or implement any regulation 
that would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifi-
cally authorized by law after the date of the enactment of 
this Act: Provided further, That there may be credited to 
this appropriation as offsetting collections funds received 
from States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, 
other public authorities, and private sources for expenses 
incurred in the provision of agency services, including re-
ceipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation 
facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of cer-
tificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station cer-
tificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing major 
repair or alteration forms: Provided further, That of the
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funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$144,500,000 shall be for the contract tower program, of 
which not less than $9,500,000 is for the contract 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: Provided further, That 
none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for the 
Federal Aviation Administration to issue a job announce-
ment for air traffic control specialists that renders ineligible 
by reason of age any applicant who had been included in 
the air traffic control specialist applicant inventory as of 
January 15, 2014, and who was born between February 
9, 1983, and October 1, 1984. 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
acquisition, establishment, technical support services, im-
provement 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 nec-
essary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service test-
ing, including construction of test facilities and acquisition 
of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and fur-
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nishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers 
and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration sta-
tioned at remote localities where such accommodations are 
not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft 
from funds available under this heading, including aircraft 
for aviation regulation and certification; to be derived from 
the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $2,600,000,000, of 
which $460,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2015, and $2,140,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2017: Provided, That there may be credited 
to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private 
sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment, im-
provement, and modernization of national airspace sys-
tems: Provided further, That upon initial submission to the 
Congress of the fiscal year 2016 President’s budget, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress a 
comprehensive capital investment plan for the Federal 
Aviation Administration which includes funding for each 
budget line item for fiscal years 2016 through 2020, with 
total funding for each year of the plan constrained to the 
funding targets for those years as estimated and approved 
by the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further, 
That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by 
$100,000 per day for each day after the initial submission
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of the fiscal year 2016 President’s budget that such report 
has not been submitted to Congress. 
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 acqui-
sition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $156,750,000, to 
be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and 
to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, 
That there may be credited to this appropriation as offset-
ting collections, funds received from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, 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) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
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-
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chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 
of title 49, United States Code, and under other law author-
izing 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 in-
spection activities and administration of airport safety pro-
grams, including those related to airport operating certifi-
cates under section 44706 of title 49, United States Code, 
$3,200,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds under this heading shall be 
available for the planning or execution of programs the obli-
gations for which are in excess of $3,350,000,000 in fiscal 
year 2015, notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That none of the 
funds under this heading shall be available for the replace-
ment of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of ter-
minal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that 
are necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 47109(a) of 
title 49, United States Code, the Government’s share of al-
lowable project costs under paragraph (2) for subgrants or 
paragraph (3) of that section shall be 95 percent for a 
project at other than a large or medium hub airport that
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is a successive phase of a multi-phased construction project 
for which the project sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 
2011 for the construction project: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, of funds lim-
ited under this heading, not more than $107,100,000 shall 
be obligated for administration, not less than $15,000,000 
shall be available for the Airport Cooperative Research Pro-
gram, not less than $29,750,000 shall be available for Air-
port Technology Research, and $5,500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, shall be available and transferred to 
‘‘Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry 
out the Small Community Air Service Development Pro-
gram. 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the amounts authorized for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2015, and prior years under section 48112 
of title 49, United States Code, all unobligated balances are 
permanently rescinded. 
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
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Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during 
fiscal year 2015. 
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 prohi-
bition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations 
between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agree-
ment on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to grant 
assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land 
without cost to the FAA 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 account 
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 appro-
priation current at the time of collection, to be merged with 
and available for the same purposes of such appropriation.
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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 Admin-
istration employee unless such employee actually performed 
work during the time corresponding to such premium 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. 
SEC. 116. The Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor 
of an airport that received scheduled or unscheduled air 
service from a large certified air carrier (as defined in part 
241 of title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, or such other 
regulations as may be issued by the Secretary under the 
authority of section 41709) an amount equal to the min-
imum apportionment specified in 49 U.S.C. 47114(c), if 
the Secretary determines that airport had more than 10,000 
passenger boardings in the preceding calendar year, based 
on data submitted to the Secretary under part 241 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 117. 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 Administra-
tion of the Department of Transportation.
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SEC. 118. Subparagraph (D) of section 47124(b)(3) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘ben-
efit.’’ and inserting ‘‘benefit, with the maximum allowable 
local cost share capped at 20 percent.’’. 
SEC. 119. 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 im-
plement any limitation on the ability of any owner or oper-
ator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a 
blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft registration 
number from any display of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration’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. 119A. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than 9 political and 
Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration. 
SEC. 119B. 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 FAA pro-
vides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical
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navigation products and explains how such fees are con-
sistent with Executive Order 13642. 
SEC. 119C. None of the funds appropriated or limited 
by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or 
prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, 
New Jersey. 
SEC. 119D. 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 Adminis-
trator notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations not less than 90 full business days in advance. 
SEC. 119E. Section 916 of Public Law 112–95 is 
amended by striking ‘‘Advanced Materials in Transport 
Aircraft’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Advanced Materials and 
Structures’’. 
SEC. 119F. Subsection 47109(c)(2) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding before the period ‘‘, ex-
cept that at a primary non-hub airport located in a State 
as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection that is with-
in 15 miles of another State as set forth in paragraph (1) 
of this subsection, the Government’s share shall be an aver-
age of the Government share applicable to any project in 
each of the States’’.
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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $426,100,000, 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, not to exceed $3,248,000 shall 
be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission in 
accordance with section 104 of title 23, United States Code. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Funds available for the implementation or execution 
of programs of Federal-aid Highways and highway safety 
construction programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, 
United States Code, and the provisions of Public Law 112– 
141 shall not exceed total obligations of $40,256,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2015: 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 servicing of Federal credit 
instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal
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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 administrative expenses that are also available 
for such purpose, and are not subject to any obligation limi-
tation or the limitation 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 Highways and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, 
$40,995,000,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available 
until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2015, 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 obligation 
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 Account) for 
Federal-aid Highways and highway safety con-
struction programs for previous fiscal years the 
funds for which are allocated by the Secretary 
(or apportioned by the Secretary under section 
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 dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
subsection; bears to 
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
appropriated for the Federal-aid Highways and 
highway safety construction programs (other 
than sums authorized to be appropriated for pro-
visions of law described in paragraphs (1) 
through (12) of subsection (b) and sums author-
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ized to be appropriated for section 119 of title 
23, United States Code, equal to the amount re-
ferred to in subsection (b)(13) for such fiscal 
year), less the aggregate of the amounts not dis-
tributed 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 para-
graph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary 
under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Cen-
tury Act and title 23, United States Code, or appor-
tioned 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-
eral-aid Highways and highway safety construction
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programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 
under title 23, United States Code (other than the 
amounts apportioned for the National Highway Per-
formance Program in section 119 of title 23, United 
States Code, that are exempt from the limitation 
under subsection (b)(13) and the amounts appor-
tioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the 
proportion that— 
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the programs that are apportioned under title 
23, United States Code, to each State for such 
fiscal year; bears to 
(B) the total of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for the programs that are ap-
portioned under title 23, United States Code, to 
all States for such fiscal year. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 
The obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall 
not apply to obligations under or for— 
(1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 
(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation As-
sistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 
2714); 
(3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 
1981 (95 Stat. 1701);
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(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 
Stat. 2119); 
(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As-
sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); 
(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
Stat. 2027); 
(7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect on June 8, 1998); 
(8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of 
those fiscal years); 
(9) Federal-aid Highways programs for which 
obligation authority was made available under the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 
Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to 
remain available until expended, but only to the ex-
tent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or 
been used; 
(10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but
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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 ob-
ligated in accordance with that section were not sub-
ject to a limitation on obligations at the time at 
which the funds were initially made available for ob-
ligation; and 
(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 2013 and 2014, but only 
in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those 
fiscal years); and 
(13) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 
(but, for fiscal year 2015, 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 pre-
viously distributed during that fiscal year, giving pri-
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ority 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 Pub-
lic 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) division E of the Moving Ahead for 
Progress in the 21st Century Act. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made 
available under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal 
years; and 
(B) be in addition to the amount of any 
limitation imposed on obligations for Federal- 
aid Highways and highway safety construction 
programs for future fiscal years. 
(e) REDISTRIBUTION
OF
CERTAIN
AUTHORIZED 
FUNDS.—
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(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 Highways pro-
grams; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be al-
located to the States (or will not be apportioned 
to the States under section 204 of title 23, 
United States Code), and will not be available 
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 distribu-
tion 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
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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: Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be subject to the obligation lim-
itation for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety con-
struction 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 Secretary 
of Transportation shall make an informal public notice and 
comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and 
the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Secretary shall pro-
vide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy 
America requirements. 
SEC. 123. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subsection (b), none of the funds made available, limited, 
or otherwise affected by this Act shall be used to approve 
or otherwise authorize the imposition of any toll on any 
segment of highway located on the Federal-aid system in 
the State of Texas that— 
(1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, is not 
tolled;
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$313,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety 
Grants’’; of which $218,000,000 shall be available for the 
motor carrier safety assistance program, $30,000,000 shall 
be available for commercial driver’s license program im-
provement grants, $32,000,000 shall be available for border 
enforcement grants, $5,000,000 shall be available for per-
formance and registration information system management 
grants, $25,000,000 shall be available for the commercial 
vehicle information systems and networks deployment pro-
gram, and $3,000,000 shall be available for safety data im-
provement grants: Provided further, That, of the funds 
made available herein for the motor carrier safety assist-
ance program, $32,000,000 shall be available for audits of 
new entrant motor carriers. 
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 Pub-
lic Law 110–28. 
SEC. 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis-
tration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 viola-
tions by certified mail, registered mail, or another manner 
of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by the 
persons responsible for the violations.