submitted by executive agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
capital investments as authorized by section 101(c) and 
219(b) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improve-
ment Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–432), 
$1,452,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $271,000,000 shall be for debt service 
obligations as authorized by section 102 of such Act: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to bring Amtrak served facilities and stations into 
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act: Pro-
vided further, That after an initial distribution of up to 
$200,000,000, which shall be used by the Corporation as 
a working capital account, all remaining funds shall be 
provided to the Corporation only on a reimbursable basis: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, not less than $500,000,000 shall be 
made available to fund high priority state-of-good-repair 
intercity infrastructure projects on infrastructure owned 
by the Corporation or States for the benefit of existing 
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intercity passenger rail services: Provided further, That of 
the amount provided under the preceding proviso, 
$80,000,000 may be used to subsidize operating losses of 
the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant 
request justifying the Federal support to the Secretary’s 
satisfaction; Provided further, That such projects shall 
only include capital projects within the meaning of Section 
24401(2)(A) of Title 49, United States Code: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall approve funding for these 
projects only after receiving and reviewing a grant request 
for each project developed by Amtrak in conjunction with 
any state partners: Provided further, That the Federal 
share payable of the costs for such a project shall not ex-
ceed 80 percent: Provided further, That at least 30 days 
prior to the obligation of funds for such a project, the Sec-
retary shall provide to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations written notification of the approval of 
the project: Provided further, That the Secretary may re-
tain up to one-half of 1 percent of the funds provided 
under this heading to fund the costs of project manage-
ment oversight of capital projects funded by grants pro-
vided under this heading, as authorized by subsection 
101(d) of division B of Public Law 110–432: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall approve funding for capital 
expenditures, including advance purchase orders of mate-
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rials, for the Corporation only after receiving and review-
ing a grant request for each specific capital project justi-
fying the Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfaction: 
Provided further, Except as otherwise provided herein, 
none of the funds under this heading may be used to sub-
sidize operating losses of the Corporation: Provided fur-
ther, That except as otherwise provided herein, none of 
the funds under this heading may be used for capital 
projects not approved by the Secretary of Transportation 
or on the Corporation’s fiscal year 2013 business plan: 
Provided further, That in addition to the project manage-
ment oversight funds authorized under section 101(d) of 
division B of Public Law 110–432, the Secretary may re-
tain up to an additional $3,000,000 of the funds provided 
under this heading to fund expenses associated with imple-
menting section 212 of division B of Public Law 110–432, 
including the amendments made by section 212 to section 
24905 of title 49, United States Code. 
NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the funds made available for Next Generation 
High Speed Rail, as authorized by sections 1103 and 7201 
of Public Law 105–178, $1,973,000 are hereby perma-
nently rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be can-
celled from amounts that were designated by the Congress 
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as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent 
Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the funds made available for the Northeast Cor-
ridor Improvement Program, as authorized by Public Law 
94–210, $4,419,000 are hereby permanently rescinded: 
Provided, That no amounts may be cancelled from 
amounts that were designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Reso-
lution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, funds provided in this Act for the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation shall immediately cease 
to be available to said Corporation in the event that the 
Corporation contracts to have services provided at or from 
any location outside the United States. For purposes of 
this section, the word ‘‘services’’ shall mean any service 
that was, as of July 1, 2006, performed by a full-time 
or part-time Amtrak employee whose base of employment 
is located within the United States. 
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SEC. 151. The Secretary of Transportation may re-
ceive and expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts 
and similar items, from non-United States Government 
sources to repair damages to or replace United States 
Government owned automated track inspection cars and 
equipment as a result of third-party liability for such dam-
ages, and any amounts collected under this section shall 
be credited directly to the Safety and Operations account 
of the Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain 
available until expended for the repair, operation and 
maintenance of automated track inspection cars and 
equipment in connection with the automated track inspec-
tion program. 
SEC. 152. Notwithstanding any other provisions of 
law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation 
is authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock 
heretofore sold to the Department to redeem or repur-
chase such stock upon the payment to the Department of 
an amount determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 153. 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 
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a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the sys-
tem: Provided further, That Amtrak shall notify House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days 
of waiving such cap and delineate the reasons for such 
waiver. 
SEC. 154. The unobligated balance of funds provided 
under sections 1101(a)(18) and 1307 of Public Law 109– 
59 shall be used for the elimination of hazards at railway- 
highway crossings described in section 104(d)(2) of title 
23, United States Code, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 
53 of title 49, United States Code, $100,000,000: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds provided or limited in this 
Act may be used to create a permanent office of transit 
security under this heading: Provided further, That upon 
submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2014 Presi-
dent’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall trans-
mit to Congress the annual report on New Starts, includ-
ing proposed allocations of funds for fiscal year 2014. 
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FORMULA AND BUS GRANTS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon enactment of surface transportation 
authorization legislation, funds available in fiscal year 
2013 for the implementation or execution of transit for-
mula and bus grant programs authorized under title 49, 
United States Code, as amended by such authorization, 
shall not exceed total obligations of $8,360,565,000 from 
the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund. 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon enactment of surface transportation 
authorization legislation, $9,400,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended and to be derived from the Mass Tran-
sit Account of the Highway Trust Fund, for payment of 
obligations incurred in carrying out mass transit programs 
authorized under title 49, United States Code, as amended 
by such authorization. 
RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTERS 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5306, 
5312–5315, 5322, and 5506, $44,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That $6,500,000 is 
available to carry out the transit cooperative research pro-
gram under section 5313 of title 49, United States Code, 
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$3,000,000 is available for the National Transit Institute 
under section 5315 of title 49, United States Code, and 
$4,000,000 is available for the university transportation 
centers program under section 5506 of title 49, United 
States Code: Provided further, That $20,000,000 is avail-
able to carry out innovative research and demonstrations 
of national significance under section 5312 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 5309 of 
title 49, United States Code, $1,816,993,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $127,566,794 shall be 
available to carry out section 5309(e) of such title. 
GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA 
TRANSIT AUTHORITY 
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area 
Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of divi-
sion B of Public Law 110–432, $150,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall approve grants for capital and preventive mainte-
nance expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area 
Transit Authority only after receiving and reviewing a re-
quest for each specific project: Provided further, That 
prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall deter-
mine that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Au-
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thority has placed the highest priority on those invest-
ments that will improve the safety of the system: Provided 
further, That the Secretary, in order to ensure safety 
throughout the rail system, may waive the requirements 
of section 601(e)(1) of title VI of Public Law 110–432 
(112 Stat. 4968) for fiscal year 2013. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 
apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 
made available for obligation, or to any other authority 
previously made available for obligation. 
SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the 
Federal Transit Administration’s discretionary program 
appropriations headings for projects specified in this Act 
or identified in reports accompanying this Act not obli-
gated by September 30, 2015, and other recoveries, shall 
be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the 
purposes for which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2012, under 
any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, 
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that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred 
to and administered under the most recent appropriation 
heading for any such section. 
SEC. 163. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, unobligated funds made available for new fixed guide-
way system projects under the heading ‘‘Federal Transit 
Administration, Capital Investment Grants’’ in any appro-
priations Act prior to this Act may be used during this 
fiscal year to satisfy expenses incurred for such projects. 
SEC. 164. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, unobligated funds or recoveries under section 5309 
of title 49, United States Code, that are available to the 
Secretary of Transportation for reallocation shall be di-
rected to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes 
for which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 165. In addition to the amounts made available 
under section 5327(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 
the Secretary may use, for program management activities 
described in section 5327(c)(2), 1.5 percent of the amount 
made available to carry out section 5316 of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided, That funds made available 
for program management oversight shall be used to over-
see the compliance of a recipient or subrecipient of Fed-
eral transit assistance consistent with activities identified 
under section 5327(c)(2) and for purposes of enforcement. 
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SEC. 166. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available in this Act shall 
be available to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(6)(B) and 
(C). 
SEC. 167. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available in this Act shall 
be used to enter into a full funding grant agreement for 
a project with a New Starts share greater than 60 percent. 
SEC. 168. The Secretary shall conduct a formal adju-
dication in accordance with section 554 of title 5, United 
States Code, requiring any transit agency that during fis-
cal year 2008 was both initially granted a 60-day period 
to come into compliance with part 604, and then granted 
an exception from such part in this fiscal year to present 
evidence why it cannot come into compliance with such 
part: Provided, That any determination arising from the 
adjudication shall be sent to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations for consideration: Provided fur-
ther, That this section shall be obviated if there is an ar-
rangement between such transit agency and charter bus 
providers that the Secretary considers appropriate in ac-
cordance with section 5323(d) of title 49, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 169. For purposes of applying the project jus-
tification and local financial commitment criteria of 49 
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U.S.C. 5309(d) to a New Starts project, the Secretary 
may consider the costs and ridership of any connected 
project in an instance in which private parties are making 
significant financial contributions to the construction of 
the connected project; additionally, the Secretary may con-
sider the significant financial contributions of private par-
ties to the connected project in calculating the non-Federal 
share of net capital project costs for the New Starts 
project. 
SEC. 169A. Of the funds made available for the For-
mula Grants program, as authorized by Public Law 97- 
424, as amended, $70,867,394 are hereby permanently re-
scinded: Provided, That of the funds made available for 
the Formula Grants program, as authorized by Public 
Law 91-43, as amended, $699,307 are hereby perma-
nently rescinded: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available for the Formula Grants program as authorized 
by Public Law 95-599, as amended, $928,838 are hereby 
permanently rescinded: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available for the University Transportation 
Research program, as authorized by Public Law 91-453, 
as amended, and by Public Law 102-240, as amended, 
$292,554 are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds made available for the Job Access 
and Reverse Commute program, as authorized by Public 
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Law 105-178, as amended, $14,661,719 are hereby per-
manently rescinded: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available for the Capital Investment Grants pro-
gram, as authorized by Public Law 105-178, as amended, 
$11,429,055 are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available for the Research, 
Training, and Human Resources program, as authorized 
by Public Law 95-599, as amended, $247,579 are hereby 
permanently rescinded: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available for the Interstate Transfer Grants 
program, as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 103(e)(4), 
$2,661,568 are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available for the Wash-
ington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, as authorized 
by section 14 of Public Law 96-184, as amended, and by 
Public Law 101-551, as amended, $523,000 are hereby 
permanently rescinded: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available for the Urban Discretionary Grants 
program, as authorized by Public Law 88-365, as amend-
ed, $578,353 are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided 
further, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts 
that were designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 
budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
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SEC. 169B. None of the funds in this Act may be 
available to advance a new fixed guideway capital project 
to final design or a full funding grant agreement as de-
fined by 49 U.S.C. 5309 for the Metropolitan Transit Au-
thority of Harris County, Texas if the proposed capital 
project is constructed on or planned to be constructed on 
Richmond Avenue west of Montrose Boulevard or on Post 
Oak Boulevard north of Richmond Avenue in Houston, 
Texas. 
SEC. 169C. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, fuel for vehicle operations, including the cost of utili-
ties used for the propulsion of electrically driven vehicles, 
shall be treated as an associated capital maintenance item 
for purposes of grants made under section 5307 of title 
49, United States Code, in fiscal year 2013. Amounts 
made under this heading shall be limited to $100,000,000. 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT 
CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with-
in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available 
to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make 
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 
year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be 
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necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the 
Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses for operations, maintenance, 
and capital asset renewal of those portions of the St. Law-
rence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the 
Saint 
Lawrence 
Seaway 
Development 
Corporation, 
$33,000,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance 
Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99–662. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security 
needs of the United States, $184,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $145,753,000, of which 
$11,500,000 shall remain available until expended for 
maintenance and repair of training ships at State Mari-
time Academies, and of which $2,400,000 shall remain 
available through September 30, 2014 for Student Incen-
tive Program payments at State Maritime Academies, and 
of which not less than $14,000,000 shall remain available 
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until expended for capital improvements at the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy: Provided, That 
amounts apportioned for the United States Merchant Ma-
rine Academy shall be available only upon allotments made 
personally by the Secretary of Transportation or the As-
sistant Secretary for Budget and Programs: Provided fur-
ther, That the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent 
and the Director of the Office of Resource Management 
of the United State Merchant Marine Academy may not 
be allotment holders for the United States Merchant Ma-
rine Academy, and the Administrator of the Maritime Ad-
ministration shall hold all allotments made by the Sec-
retary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for 
Budget and Programs under the previous proviso: Pro-
vided further, That 50 percent of the funding made avail-
able for the United States Merchant Marine Academy 
under this heading shall be available only after the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Superintendent and the 
Maritime Administrator, completes a plan detailing by 
program or activity how such funding will be expended at 
the Academy, and this plan is submitted to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of ob-
solete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the 
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Maritime Administration, $4,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the necessary administrative expenses of the 
maritime guaranteed loan program, $3,750,000 shall be 
paid to the appropriation for ‘‘Operations and Training’’, 
Maritime Administration. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, the Maritime Administration is authorized to fur-
nish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in 
connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving 
Government property under control of the Maritime Ad-
ministration: Provided, That payments received therefor 
shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the 
cost thereof and shall be available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That rental payments under any such lease, 
contract, or occupancy for items other than such utilities, 
services, or repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as 
miscellaneous receipts. 
SEC. 171. None of the funds available or appro-
priated in this Act shall be used by the United States De-
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partment of Transportation or the United States Maritime 
Administration to negotiate or otherwise execute, enter 
into, facilitate or perform fee-for-service contracts for ves-
sel disposal, scrapping or recycling, unless there is no 
qualified domestic ship recycler that will pay any sum of 
money to purchase and scrap or recycle a vessel owned, 
operated or managed by the Maritime Administration or 
that is part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Such 
sales offers must be consistent with the solicitation and 
provide that the work will be performed in a timely man-
ner at a facility qualified within the meaning of section 
3502 of Public Law 106–398. Nothing contained herein 
shall affect the Maritime Administration’s authority to 
award contracts at least cost to the Federal Government 
and consistent with the requirements of 16 U.S.C. 
5405(c), section 3502, or otherwise authorized under the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline 
and 
Hazardous 
Materials 
Safety 
Administration, 
$23,030,000, of which $639,000 shall be derived from the 
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Pipeline Safety Fund: Provided, That $1,500,000 shall be 
transferred to ‘‘Pipeline Safety’’ in order to fund ‘‘Pipeline 
Safety Information Grants to Communities’’ as authorized 
under section 60130 of title 49, United States Code. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous 
materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration, $42,546,000, of which 
$1,725,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2015: Provided, That up to $800,000 in fees collected 
under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general 
fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided fur-
ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to 
be available until expended, funds received from States, 
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri-
vate sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports 
publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses in-
curred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions 
and approval functions. 
PIPELINE SAFETY 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) 
(PIPELINE SAFETY DESIGN REVIEW FUND) 
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of 
the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out 
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a pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 
60107, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibil-
ities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $111,252,000, of 
which $18,573,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
ability Trust Fund and shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2015; and of which $90,679,000 shall be de-
rived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which 
$48,191,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2015; and of which $2,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be derived as provided in this Act from 
the Pipeline Safety Design Review Fund, as authorized 
in 49 U.S.C. 60117(n): Provided, That not less than 
$1,058,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall 
be for the one-call State grant program. 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 
5128(b), $188,000, to be derived from the Emergency 
Preparedness Fund, to remain available until September 
30, 2014: Provided, That not more than $28,318,000 shall 
be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2013 from 
amounts made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 
5128(b)-(c): Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i), 5128(b), or 5128(c) 
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shall be made available for obligation by individuals other 
than the Secretary of Transportation, or his designee. 
RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY 
ADMINISTRATION 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Research and Innova-
tive Technology Administration, $13,500,000: Provided, 
That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be 
available until expended, funds received from States, coun-
ties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private 
sources for expenses incurred for training. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, as amended, $84,499,000: Provided, 
That the Inspector General shall have all necessary au-
thority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspec-
tor General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to inves-
tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 
the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity 
that is subject to regulation by the Department: Provided 
further, That the funds made available under this heading 
may be used to investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of 
title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive prac-
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tices and unfair methods of competition by domestic and 
foreign air carriers and ticket agents; and (2) the compli-
ance of domestic and foreign air carriers with respect to 
item (1) of this proviso: Provided further, That no funding 
through expenditure transfers shall be made between ei-
ther the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal 
Aviation Administration, the Federal Transit Administra-
tion, or the National Transportation Safety Board, and 
the Office of Inspector General: Provided further, That: 
(1) the Inspector General shall have the authority to audit 
and investigate the Metropolitan Washington Airports Au-
thority (MWAA); (2) in carrying out these audits and in-
vestigations the Inspector General shall have all the au-
thorities described under section 6 of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act (5 U.S.C. App.); (3) MWAA Board Members, em-
ployees, contractors, and subcontractors shall cooperate 
and comply with requests from the Inspector General, in-
cluding providing testimony and other information; (4) 
The Inspector General shall be permitted to observe closed 
executive sessions of the MWAA Board of Directors; (5) 
MWAA shall pay the expenses of the Inspector General, 
including staff salaries and benefits and associated oper-
ating costs, which shall be credited to this appropriation 
and remain available until expended; and (6) if MWAA 
fails to make funds available to the Inspector General 
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within 30 days after a request for such funds is received, 
then the Inspector General shall notify the Secretary of 
Transportation who shall not approve a grant for MWAA 
under section 47107(b) of title 49, United States Code, 
until such funding is made available for the Inspector 
General. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transpor-
tation Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $31,250,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees 
established by the Chairman of the Surface Transpor-
tation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as off-
setting collections and used for necessary and authorized 
expenses under this heading: Provided further, That the 
sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be 
reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting col-
lections are received during fiscal year 2013, to result in 
a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at 
no more than $30,000,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 180. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall 
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be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of 
liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign 
countries on official department business; and uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901– 
5902). 
SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for 
the Department of Transportation shall be available for 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to 
the rate for an Executive Level IV. 
SEC. 182. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political 
and Presidential appointees in the Department of Trans-
portation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered 
by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail out-
side the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 183. (a) No recipient of funds made available 
in this Act shall disseminate personal information (as de-
fined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State depart-
ment of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle 
record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided 
in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 
2721. 
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(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any 
grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 
SEC. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway 
Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Fed-
eral Railroad Administration from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
for expenses incurred for training may be credited respec-
tively to the Federal Highway Administration’s ‘‘Federal- 
Aid Highways’’ account, the Federal Transit Administra-
tion’s ‘‘Research and University Research Centers’’ ac-
count, and to the Federal Railroad Administration’s 
‘‘Safety and Operations’’ account, except for State rail 
safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49 
U.S.C. 20105. 
SEC. 185. None of the funds in this Act to the De-
partment of Transportation may be used to make a grant 
unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 
3 full business days before any project competitively se-
lected to receive a discretionary grant award, any discre-
tionary grant award, letter of intent, or full funding grant 
agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more is announced by 
the department or its modal administrations from: 
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(1) any discretionary grant program of the Fed-
eral Highway Administration including the emer-
gency relief program; 
(2) the airport improvement program of the 
Federal Aviation Administration; 
(3) any program of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration; 
(4) any program of the Federal Transit Admin-
istration other than the formula grants and fixed 
guideway modernization programs; or 
(5) any funding provided under the headings 
‘‘National Infrastructure Investments’’ in this Act: 
Provided, That the Secretary gives concurrent notifi-
cation to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations for any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from 
the emergency relief program: Provided further, That 
no notification shall involve funds that are not avail-
able for obligation. 
SEC. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, 
minor fees and other funds received by the Department 
of Transportation from travel management centers, 
charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, 
and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropria-
tions of the Department of Transportation and allocated 
to elements of the Department of Transportation using 
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fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be avail-
able until expended. 
SEC. 187. Amounts made available in this or any 
other Act that the Secretary determines represent im-
proper payments by the Department of Transportation to 
a third-party contractor under a financial assistance 
award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be avail-
able— 
(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred 
by the Department of Transportation in recovering 
improper payments; and 
(2) to pay contractors for services provided in 
recovering improper payments or contractor support 
in the implementation of the Improper Payments In-
formation Act of 2002: Provided, That amounts in 
excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)— 
(A) shall be credited to and merged with 
the appropriation from which the improper pay-
ments were made, and shall be available for the 
purposes and period for which such appropria-
tions are available; or 
(B) if no such appropriation remains avail-
able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts: Provided further, That prior 
to the transfer of any such recovery to an ap-
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of the amount authorized for district court civil suit filing 
fees under section 1914 of title 28, United States Code. 
SEC. 190. Funds appropriated in this Act to the 
modal administrations may be obligated for the Office of 
the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reim-
bursable agreements only when such amounts are for the 
costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide 
a direct benefit to the applicable modal administration or 
administrations. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans-
portation Appropriations Act, 2013’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT 
For necessary salaries and expenses for administra-
tion, management and operations of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, $518,068,000, of which 
not to exceed $3,572,000 shall be available for the imme-
diate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,206,000 
shall be for the Office of the Deputy Secretary and the 
Chief Operating Officer; not to exceed $1,711,000 shall 
be available for the Office of Hearings and Appeals; not 
to exceed $705,000 shall be available for the Office of 
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Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to ex-
ceed $47,627,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer; not to exceed $95,102,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to 
exceed $2,400,000 shall be available to the Office of Con-
gressional and Intergovernmental Relations; not to exceed 
$3,502,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Af-
fairs; not to exceed $247,535,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer; not to ex-
ceed $47,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Field 
Policy and Management; not to exceed $16,563,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the Chief Procurement Offi-
cer; not to exceed $3,127,000 shall be available for the 
Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; 
not to exceed $1,404,000 shall be available for the Center 
for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives; not to exceed 
$2,360,000 shall be available for the Office of Sustainable 
Housing and Communities; not to exceed $4,884,000 shall 
be available for the Office of Strategic Planning and Man-
agement; and not to exceed $38,870,000 shall be available 
for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Provided, 
That funds provided under this heading may be used for 
necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uni-
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forms, or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, funds appro-
priated under this heading may be used for advertising 
and promotional activities that support the housing mis-
sion area: Provided further, That the Secretary shall trans-
mit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions a detailed budget justification for each office within 
the Department, including an organizational chart for 
each operating area within the Department: Provided fur-
ther, That the budget justification shall include funding 
levels for the past 3 fiscal years for all offices: Provided 
further, that the budget submitted by the Department 
must also include a detailed justification for the incre-
mental funding increases, decreases and FTE fluctuations 
being requested by program, activity, or program element: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide the 
Committees on Appropriations quarterly written notifica-
tion regarding the status of pending congressional reports: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide all 
signed reports required by Congress electronically: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount 
made available under this paragraph for the immediate 
Office of the Secretary shall be available for official recep-
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tion and representation expenses as the Secretary may de-
termine. 
PROGRAM OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, $206,500,000. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Community Planning and Development, $103,500,000. 
HOUSING 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Housing, $396,500,000, of which at least $8,200,000 shall 
be for the Office of Risk and Regulatory Affairs. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Policy Development and Research, $22,326,000. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, $72,904,000. 
OFFICE OF HEALTHY HOMES AND LEAD HAZARD 
CONTROL 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, $6,816,000. 
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PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of ten-
ant-based rental assistance authorized under the United 
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 
et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not otherwise provided for, 
$15,134,283,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be available on October 1, 2012 (in addition to the 
$4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this head-
ing that became available on October 1, 2012), and 
$4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be available on October 1, 2013: Provided, That amounts 
made available under this heading are provided as follows: 
(1) $17,237,948,000 shall be available for re-
newals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual 
contributions contracts (including renewals of en-
hanced vouchers under any provision of law author-
izing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) 
and including renewal of other special purpose incre-
mental vouchers: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, from amounts provided 
under this paragraph and any carryover, the Sec-
retary for the calendar year 2013 funding cycle shall 
provide renewal funding for each public housing 
agency based on validated voucher management sys-
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tem (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior cal-
endar year and by applying an inflation factor as es-
tablished by the Secretary, by notice published in 
the Federal Register, and by making any necessary 
adjustments for the costs associated with the first- 
time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph in-
cluding tenant protection and HOPE VI vouchers: 
Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
under this paragraph may be used to fund a total 
number of unit months under lease which exceeds a 
public housing agency’s authorized level of units 
under contract, except for public housing agencies 
participating in the Moving to Work (MTW) dem-
onstration, which are instead governed by the terms 
and conditions of their MTW agreements: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall, to the extent nec-
essary to stay within the amount specified under this 
paragraph, pro rate each public housing agency’s al-
location otherwise established pursuant to this para-
graph: Provided further, That except as provided in 
the following provisos, the entire amount specified 
under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified 
under this Act) shall be obligated to the public hous-
ing agencies based on the allocation and pro rata 
method described above, and the Secretary shall no-
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